Linux in the Embedded Systems Market
According to Venture Development Corporation (VDC), a significant portion of embedded software and systems engineering teams continue to adopt Linux as their primary target operating system. VDC’s research also suggests that this migration may be lasting, as the majority of current Linux users surveyed plan to use Linux again as their primary operating system on [...]
Open Source Linux Mobile Computing Platform
ARM ((LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)) and six companies are teaming together to address the rise in consumer demand for access to the Internet and advanced applications on larger display mobile devices. The collaboration will result in the development of a Linux-based open source platform for next-generation mobile applications. The collaboration builds on the ARM architecture [...]
Primary OS Research
According to Venture Development Corporation (VDC), the growing sophistication of embedded devices intensifies competition not only between commercial suppliers, but also in the internal research and development groups within OEMs, which many market players still view as their main competition. VDC expects increasing innovation around hybrid business models as a means to blend the best [...]
Webinar: Linux and RTOS Virtualization in a Carrier Grade Environment
MontaVista Software, Inc.and VirtualLogix are hosting three webinars. The webinars will show how MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) has been optimized to meet the requirements of virtualization on single-core and multi-core processors. VirtualLogix will use MontaVista Linux CGE to demonstrate RTOS and Linux virtualization with VLX for Network Infrastructure, which is a real-time virtualization [...]
QNX Makes Symmetric Multiprocessing Open Source Hybrid
QNX Software Systems recently announced it has included source code for its symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) capabilities in the core QNX(R) Neutrino(R) realtime operating system (RTOS) source code repository. QNX recently published the source code for its microkernel-based OS and made the code available for download under a new hybrid software licensing model. The first source [...]
Debugging Embedded Linux The Easy Way Webinar
MontaVista(R) Software, Inc. has a webinar in its archives that demonstrates embedded Linux application debugging. Viewers will see a demonstration of the MontaVista DevRocket(TM) integrated development environment. The presentation will show how the DevRocket Eclipse(TM) plug-in can help companies develop superior software applications ahead of their competition. Complex programming requires powerful utilities to help developers [...]
MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 Webinars
MontaVista(R) Software, Inc. is offering three webinars featuring their new Mobilinux 5.0 operating system (OS). Mobilinux is the industry’s most-deployed Linux OS for mobile devices. The 60-minute web seminars have been scheduled at convenient times for developers located in different time zones around the world. All three sessions will be presented live, with time for [...]
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo
LinuxWorld, an event that focuses exclusively on Linux and open source, is scheduled to take place August 6-9, 2007 at the Moscone Center. This year, the conference will feature Developer Days dedicated to Mobile Linux. LinuxWorld Conference & Expo will be the place to be for attendees to learn about the latest on user interfaces, [...]
Symbian OS Data
Symbian Limited, the developer and licensor of Symbian OS for advanced data-enabled mobile phones, recently released unaudited financial and operational figures for the quarter ended 31 March 2007. Below are some highlights from their release. [Note: Royalties data include both Symbian OS and UIQ (up to completion of sale of UIQ on 2 February 2007)] [...]
Mobile Linux
ABI Research forecasts that by 2012, more than 127 million mobile phones will be enabled with a commercial Linux OS, up from 8.1 million in 2007. In addition, device shipments that incorporate Linux as an RTOS replacement are set to grow to more than 76 million units in 2012, up from nearly zero in 2007. [...]
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