"Test technology and commercialization-past, present and future". Theme of AUTOTESTCON \´96

AUTOTESTCON ´96, jointly sponsored by AESS and the Instrumentation and Measurement Society (I&MS), was held September 16-19 in Dayton, OH, the birthplace of aviation. As the largest test conference, it provides a valuable forum for the exchange of information relating to automatic test systems (ATS). The conference has continued to grow both in attendance and in exhibition space. This year´s conference emphasized improving test system effectiveness in the presence of exploding computer technology and the changing military and commercial environment. The impact of DoD acquisition reform on test was also examined.