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Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Choosing the Right Operating System for Your Embedded Device: Comparing embedded linux and Windows Embedded

This webcast examines the differences between embedded Linux and Microsoft Windows Embedded operating system platforms. This webcast will discuss and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each platform in three specific areas: technology portfolio, total cost of development, and business model alignment.

Tags: Webcast, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Embedded Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Webcasts

Medical Analyser Control System

Das, designer and manufacturer of electronic and robotic systems, was established in 1977. The company adopted Open Source Linux based Embedded Operating System and Ethernet TCP/IP connection which enabled the company to improve product functionalities reducing time to market and design risks. The use of an open source embedded Linux...

Tags: Ziff-Davis Media Inc., Possibility, Embedded Linux, Ethernet, Tcp/Ip, Linux, Corporate Governance, Open Source, Network Technology, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Case studies

Explore U-Boot and the critical role of bootloaders in an embedded linux system

The bootloader's role in an embedded Linux system cannot be overstated: it is the first piece of software that takes control upon applying power, a critical component that provides the foundation from which the other system software is spawned. In this sample chapter from Embedded Linux Primer:...

Tags: Prentice Hall Inc., Bootloader, Chapter Coverage, Embedded Linux, Linux, Operating Systems, Software

Book chapters 2006-12-19

The New Era of Mobile Linux Ubiquity

In the last few years, Linux has progressed from marginal status as a platform for intelligent devices to a position of ubiquity, even dominance, in embedded design. The progress of the open source Operating System OS spans the gamut of embedded applications, from communications to consumer electronics to automotive applications...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Access, Mobile, Ubiquity, Mobile Linux, Linux, Embedded Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites

White papers 2006-02-01

White Paper: FUEL Database on MontaVista Linux

Any application which needs to store and retrieve data has a requirement for database services and this is especially true of the newest generation of embedded systems and mobile devices; all have expanding data storage and retrieval needs. The need for these features makes the benefits of an embedded database...

Tags: MontaVista Software Inc., MontaVista Linux, Linux, Storage, Embedded Linux, Databases, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management

White papers 2005-12-19

Tips for Planning Your embedded linux Project

This paper will help to ask the right questions and plan for a successful project. With so many options, it is critical to do a little planning up front. What does "Embedded" mean? In the context of this paper the authors are talking about Embedded Systems which generally means any...

Tags: Embedded Linux, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

White papers 2005-11-18

embedded linux in a Wireless Router (EMLI)

Embedded system is a combination of hardware and software behaving as a small computer system to do a specialized job. EMbedding LInux EMLI simply means that people can use the Linux features to serve a particular purpose. EMLI is an attempt to embed a small set of Linux commands into...

Tags: Wireless Router, Loyola University, Router, Embedded Linux, Embedded System, Wireless, EMLI, Linux, Routers & Switches, UNIX, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Open Source, Networking, Software

White papers 2005-10-26

Build Your Own Wireless Access Point

This paper will cover the software, tools, libraries, and configuration files needed to construct an embedded Linux wireless access point. Some of the software available for constructing embedded Linux systems will be discussed, and selection criteria for which tools to use for differing embedded applications will be presented. An embedded...

Tags: Access Point, Embedded Linux Wireless Access Point, Embedded Linux, Linux, Wireless, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2004-07-24

embedded linux vs Windows CE

I just read a thread on Linux vs Windows. I am wondering what the choice would be for embedded environments. While Symbian takes a large share of the market, if the choice were down to embedded Linux vs Win CE, would would it be?Specifically, what is the difference...

Tags: archikins, C++, embedded, embedded linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CE, windows ce, wxWidgets

Discussion threads 2006-01-22

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BlueCat embedded linux 5.0

BlueCat Linux is an enhanced implementation of the Linux model, made viable for use in a wide range of embedded systems. LynuxWorks and BlueCat Linux offer a value proposition found nowhere else in the Linux and embedded systems worlds. BlueCat Linux is binary-compatible with the LynxOS RTOS (hard real-time operating...

Tags: Operating System, Embedded System, LynuxWorks Inc., BlueCat Linux, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

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Wombat: A Portable User-Mode Linux for Embedded Systems

Embedded systems are the biggest potential market for Linux, much bigger in terms of number as well as total value than either the desktop or the server market. While Linux is making excellent inroads into (high-end) embedded systems, a number of challenges particular to embedded systems threaten to limit its...

Tags: University Of New South Wales, Embedded System, Linux, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2004-10-12

Real-Time Capabilities of Arabella Linux

Using Linux for embedded applications automatically brings into focus its real-time capabilities. The needs of many embedded applications to respond within certain time constraints and with bounded variations differ substantially from the PC on which Linux was born and for which traditional Linux offered only minimal solutions. In reaction, several...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2005-08-30

Linux on a Digital Camera: Porting 2.4 Linux Kernel to an Existing Digital Camera

The RDC-i700 is one of high specs digital camera of Ricoh. Its relatively big size, large amount of different interfaces, input methods (buttons, or touch panel); have made it a good candidate for prototyping the world first Linux embedded digital camera. This paper presents the experiences of porting the 2.4...

Tags: Ricoh Corp., Linux Kernel, Digital Camera, Camera, RDC-i700, Digital Cameras, Linux, Digital Photography, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2004-07-24

MSDN Webcast: Windows XP Embedded Development - Level 300

This webcast will cover the five W's of Windows XP Embedded Who should use Windows XP Embedded? What is Windows XP Embedded? When should I choose Windows XP Embedded over other Windows Embedded Solutions? Where do I get the tools to get me started? Why is XP Embedded rapidly becoming...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Windows XP Embedded, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts

Industrial Embedded Systems - INES

ULTRA is committed to the research, development, design and production of high-tech solutions for electronics, communications and oil industry. The company wanted to use TCP/IP as standard protocol, they wanted to improve remote access via a dial up connection or Internet Service provider, and migrate from desktop PC to an...

Tags: Ziff-Davis Media Inc., PC, Data Acquisition, Embedded System, Linux, Desktops, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Case studies

Consortium Learns to Please 19 Bosses From Competing Companies

How to make progress when 19 competitors are simultaneously giving orders? Such was the dilemma faced by the fledgling Embedded Linux Consortium as it endeavored to promote an underdog technology vs. the world's largest software company and the world's number-one ranked embedded software vendor. Working in pro-bono stealth mode, the...

Tags: Software Company, Linux, Business Structures, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Management

Case studies

Java Embedded Server Software

The Java Embedded Server brings together the power of Java technology, the ubiquity of the Internet, and cheap processors to provide ISVs with a competitive advantage in developing for embedded devices. The Java Embedded Server is a compact but powerful set of services that enables the deployment of custom services...

Tags: Java Embedded Server, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers

Program in Embedded C++ for Smaller and Faster Code

This article presents an overview of the capabilities of Embedded C++ (EC++). Embedded system software developers currently using C are faced with an important decision when beginning a new project--should they change their programming language to the increasingly popular C++, Embedded C++ (EC++) or remain with ANSI C? This article...

Tags: Green Hills Software Inc., C, C++, C/C++, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers

Differences Between Windows XP Embedded and Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded is a componentized version of the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system that brings the rich feature set of Windows XP Professional to embedded devices. However, there are some differences between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Embedded. The major difference is that Windows XP Embedded...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Embedded, Difference, Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2004-12-01

UML StateWizard (zip)

UML StateWizard acts as an Visual C++ add-in, which provides a UML Unified Modeling Language state machine programming mechanism in portable standard C/C++ for either embedded systems development and simulation, or Windows/WinCE application development. After embedded systems' simulation and debugging in IDE, developer can move program to a destination working...

Tags: UML, Programming Languages, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2006-06-22