Outlook Series | EMBEDDED ARCHIVE

Ramping Up Packet Processing

Advances in semiconductor technology are making way for low-power multi-core processors. This transition enables embedded and communications applications to more broadly deploy systems with multiple execution cores due to the more favorable economic and thermal characteristics of this generation of processor technology. This transition to multi-core processors promises more than an increase in the number of execution cores to increase computation capability.

We interview Aaron Kunze to gain insight into how multi-core processors can significantly increase performance for packet processing applications.
Aaron is a Senior Engineer with Intel. 31 Minutes

End to End Virtualization

The business case for virtualization is based in part on server consolidation. But, in spite of an impressive growth rate, server virtualization has yet to become main stream. However, virtualization can drive capacity utilization, cost reductions, increased security, improved reliability and accelerate your response to business imperatives. The real challenge is to navigate the virtualization stack to enable the selection of the right strategic vendor with the best solution set for you business. This challenge can be meet by leveraging a complete, end-to-end virtualization solution. We interview Simon Crosby to gain Citrix's perspective on end-to-end virtualization. Simon is the is the CTO of Citrix's Virtualization and Management Division. 40 Minutes

Java for Hard Real-Time Systems

Traditionally, resource-constrained and hard real-time applications have been developed with C and C++. However, as system and software complexity increase, C and C++ have driven up the cost of development with problematic behaviors. Java on the other hand, has already displaced C/C++ as the most popular programming approach for desktop, enterprise, and mobile applications. Previously, the use of Java for embedded applications has been limited to those applications with loose memory and timing constraints. Fortunately, new technology is now allowing Java developers to cross that bridge, addressing the entire range of embedded systems.

We interview Kelvin Nilsen to gain insight into Java for Hard Real-Time Systems. Kelvin is Aonix's CTO. 44 Minutes

Better Decisions With BI Reporting

A sales meeting is in full swing, but it immediately stalls because none of the sales figures in the PowerPoint presentation match the data compiled by the sales managers. Then reports generated within HR show an alarming increase in the rate of turnover. But further investigation uncovers information indicating that retention is at an all-time high. Which set of data is right? These scenarios are real and occur every day in businesses around the world. So what can be done to get consistent, trusted data to the people who need it?
We interview Tim Lang to gain insight into how to make better decisions with embedded reporting.
Tim is is a vice president of developer programs for Business Objects. 49 Minutes

T he Embedded Edge

The embedded computing supply chain is long and complex. It reaches from the smallest components up to the largest and most complex machines on the planet. At every point in this complex ecosystem are hundreds of companies, which manufacture components, assemble computer boards and integrate final systems. A failure by any one means the whole system breaks down. Consequently, the supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. We interview Rob McKeel to gain insight into the complex environments that embedded systems serve.

Rob is a Vice President with GE Fanuc Embedded Systems. 30 Minutes

Java Drives Mission Critical Apps

Today’s embedded systems are more demanding and varied than ever. With application areas as diverse as fleet telematics, industrial automation, civil avionics, and military field equipment and network infrastructure, project success depends upon equally diverse tools. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the need for efficient, dependable, and predictable software development - the kinds of benefits commonly associated with the Java development paradigm.
We interview Kelvin Nilsen to gain insight into the challenges facing today's mission critical developers.

Kelvin is Aonix's CTO. 30 Minutes

Solving The Optimization Conundrum

Application software optimization is seldom a smooth and straight forward process. Software developers must often experiment with a range of techniques and configurations in order to wring performance out of their system. Fueling the complexity is advanced CPUs with multiple cores, large caches, and hardware prefetchers, making the software optimization process anything but simple and intuitive. We interview Craig Szydlowski to gain insight into how much software optimization is enough for multi-core processors.
Craig is a strategic marketing engineer for the infrastructure processor division at Intel.

36 Minutes