In 1997 a more recent standard, PXI, was launched, it is of a similar archetecture to VXI, but has a smaller form factor and is based on the PCI bus.
In 1997 a more recent standard, PXI, was launched. It is of a similar architecture to VXI, but features a smaller form factor, much higher data rates (132MBytes/sec), lower equipment costs, and is based on the industry standard PCI bus.