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Rugged, Modular, and Stackable: Consortium Launches Strategic Rebrand

Maintaining Proven Standards While Advancing the Future of Stackable Embedded Architectures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. October 16, 2025 – The PC/104 Consortium, a leading global organization in embedded computing standards since 1992, is proud to announce a strategic name change to the RMS Consortium. This rebranding marks a pivotal step in the Consortium’s evolution – one that reflects its continued commitment to proven specifications while capturing the broader space for additional innovation and development across new technologies and industries.

The name RMS represents the Consortium’s broadening scope as it supports Rugged, Modular, and Stackable computing solutions. This new identity reflects the full breadth of the organization’s current activities and its future direction, while preserving and expanding the foundational technologies that have long been trusted by defense, industrial, aerospace, transportation, and energy sectors worldwide.

“The PCI/104-Express and PCIe/104 standards are industry hallmarks used in applications around the world,” said Stephen St. Amant, President of the RMS Consortium. “Our specifications continue to evolve with a next-generation configuration already in development. The RMS rebrand creates space to accommodate and promote additional emerging, stackable architectures – such as UxV/35 – to further meet next-generation embedded computing technologies. Our work groups remain committed to meeting diverse performance, size, and ruggedization demands.”

By adopting a broader future-oriented identity for stackable architectures, the RMS Consortium aims to:

  • Reinforce its commitment to backward compatibility and longevity of existing standards.

  • Support development of new open standards in rugged, modular embedded systems.

  • Better represent the growing diversity of its members and the markets they serve.

  • Encourage broader participation from innovators working on next-generation designs.

The rebrand also aligns with efforts to modernize communications, improve outreach, and clarify the Consortium’s role in advancing rugged modular computing systems that span legacy and next-gen technologies.

“This is about continuity and expansion,” said David Givens, Vice President of the Consortium. “Our members rely on stable standards – and they’re also looking for a clear path to the future. RMS reflects both.”

As the new website and brand identity continue to roll out, member support, technical committees, and specification support remain uninterrupted.

For more information about the RMS Consortium and its standards, visit www.rmsconsortium.org.

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