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DiSTI Announces New Visual Interface Bundle For Embedded Systems "VIBE"

March 11, 2011

The DiSTI Corporation, a leading provider of advanced graphical user interface technology, announces a new comprehensive visual development software bundle for the Embedded community, offering an "out of the box" solution for the rapid development and deployment of visual interfaces utilized in standard and safety critical embedded systems. Industry leaders ALT Software and Green Hills Software, have joined with DiSTI to form this new Visual Interface Bundle for Embedded systems (VIBEs), with proven software tools that deliver immediate, cost-effective results.

Embedded Systems Conference Program Alert

March 9, 2011

ESC SV is the largest, most complete technical conference and exhibition in North America. It offers you a range of hands-on and classroom education experiences in topics ranging from fundamental skills in embedded design to the latest and most challenging issues: Android as an embedded platform, the importance of security in embedded systems after the Stuxnet virus, or the role (or risk) of Agile development in mission-critical embedded systems, to cite just a few examples. Our presenters come from the first rank of industry developers and training professionals, selected for their proven results on in-class evaluations. May 02 - 05, 2011 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.

Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 clients offer another way to get 'thin'

March 9, 2011

Repurposing Windows machines as thin clients isn’t the only way that Microsoft customers can go the thin-client route. They also can use dedicated thin clients running the newly released Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack (SP) 1 to do the same.

Virtualisation in the embedded systems market

March 8, 2011

Embedded operating system vendors have spent the past few years adding support for hardware virtualisation to their portfolios. They have anticipated a move to more complex systems, where two or more operating systems have to run side by side, without conflicting unnecessarily over I/O and memory.

Multi-function I/O Module targets critical embedded systems

March 7, 2011

With single SUMIT-ISM(TM) Type I form factor measuring 3.55 x 3.775 in., Corona integrates socketed 802.11a/b/g WiFi radio card, two 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, and mounting location for optional 2.5 in. SATA SSD card. WiFi radio supports 108 Mbps transmit/receive rates and peak power up to 28 dBm. Operating from 40-85°C, multi-function module handles temperature extremes of fixed and mobile applications in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Intel and ARM rule embedded, is there room for another?

March 7, 2011

Two of the most important processor brands in the embedded computing market are Intel and ARM. Is there room for a third? AMD certainly thinks so with its Fusion architecture being designed in to ETX and XTX COM systems.

VIA Eden X2 Packs A Might Embedded Punch

March 3, 2011

Embedded computing hardly gets the credit it deserves. Many, many of the devices that make all of our worlds tick runs on an embedded system, and VIA Technologies is at the forefront of it all.

Microsoft’s other mobile OS: Windows Embedded Compact 7

March 2, 2011

Microsoft's new Windows Embedded Compact 7 aims to bring Windows technology to vehicles, robotics, home appliances...and, yes, even tablets and phones.

IAR Systems Delivers World’s First Development Tools for Renesas Rl78

March 1, 2011

IAR Systems today announced the availability of the world’s first software development tools that support the latest family of microcontrollers from Renesas Electronics Corporation, IAR Embedded Workbench for RL78. The long-term and close cooperation with Renesas, as well as IAR Systems’ long experience with Renesas architectures including the R8C and the 78K families, has resulted in tools of unrivalled performance. In addition, this collaboration has allowed Renesas’ lead RL78 customers to be already using the new tools from IAR Systems.

Xilinx integrates dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore with 28-nm, low-power programmable logic

March 1, 2011

The new Xilinx Zynq 7000 family of EPP (extensible-processing-platform) devices target high-end embedded-system applications, such as video surveillance, automotive driver assistance, next-generation wireless, and factory automation. The portfolio comprises four devices, each integrating a complete ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore-processor-based system with 28,000 to 235,000 cells of 28-nm, low-power programmable logic, the equivalent of 430,000 to 3.5 million ASIC gates.