MIPS debuts new cores, instruction set Nov 3, 2009
They include RTOS and Linux operating system providers such as ExpressLogic, Mentor Graphics, Micrium and Montavista as well as tool providers such as CodeSourcery, Carbon Design and Imperas. MIPS is sampling early versions of the cores to partners before the end of the year. (EETimes)
Empowering Consumers: Moving Intelligence to the Edge of the Grid Oct 22, 2009
The rule in RTOs has been for some time that supply is paid the competitively determined locational market price to maintain that balance. New communications technologies (which can loosely be referred to as the Smart Grid) have now enabled customers to compete with generation to maintain that balance. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Recession squeezing IT disaster recovery budgets Aug 28, 2009
"Before it became an issue, there were a lot of discussions about lowering RTOs and RPOs, especially RPOs. Clients didn't want to lose data.". Now, these same IT departments are taking a second look at data tiers and recalibrating in some cases to save money on disaster recovery services, said Corcoran and others. (SearchCIO.com)
Visteon seeks to end retiree benefits Aug 14, 2009
QNX Software Systems today announced that automotive supplier Visteon Corporation has chosen the award-winning QNX((R)) Neutrino((R)) realtime operating system (RTOS) as the software foundation for the digital instrument cluster in the 2010 Land Rover Range Rover ... The Range Rover digital instrument cluster takes advantage of the high speed, low system costs, and ultra-reliable architecture of the QNX Neutrino RTOS, which has been deployed in millions of in-vehicle systems. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Mentor: Welcome to the Embedded family Aug 1, 2009
Read More EE Times Blogs. Read More Trusted Sources Blogs. (EETimes)
Analysis: Intel rides Wind River beyond the PC Jun 5, 2009
On both fronts, some of the software heft it will need with both Linux and RTOS code. The two companies have been expanding their collaboration for some time. (EETimes)
eSOL Accelerates Automotive Application Development by Supporting Fujitsu MB86R01 LSI for Car Navigation and Digital Instrument Clusters Apr 18, 2009
eCROS - an out-of-the-box software platform that features a robust real time operating system (RTOS), middleware, development tools, and optional professional services - enables engineers at automotive suppliers and manufacturers to jump-start the development of MB86R01-based upper-layer applications ... About eSOL Founded in 1975 in Tokyo, Japan, eSOL is a leading embedded software developer with core technologies in real time operating systems. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
FERC's Smart Grid Policy Proposal Sure to Stimulate Discussion Apr 15, 2009
g., regional transmission organizations (RTOs) to utilities outside the RTO], utilities and customers, and utilities and other systems (e. g., energy management systems). (Energy Pulse, CO)
TechInsights Announces Winners of Microchip PIC32 Design Challenge at ESC Silicon Valley Apr 2, 2009
Mr. Zhang's design integrated a rich set of software, including the Micrium uC/OS-II RTOS and the free TCP/IP stacks from Microchip. Mr. Zhang won prizes valued at over $9,000 including a MacBook Air Laptop. (PR Newswire)
Wavecom Q26 Elite CDMA 2000 1x device passes FCC and CDG 1 & 2 testing Apr 1, 2009
" "Wavecom remains fully committed to supporting the most pervasive standards, ranging from GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA through CDMA and satellite-based wireless communications technologies," said Anders Franzen, President of Wavecom, Inc. "Now more than ever, M2M solution providers with applications on CDMA networks are looking for support, and we are pleased to be able to offer it with our new Q26 Elite (Canada Newswire)
Characterizing and Quantifying the Societal Benefits Attributable to Smart Metering Investments Mar 23, 2009
Harnessing the Power of Demand: How ISOs and RTOs Are Integrating Demand Response into Wholesale Electricity Markets. 2 Kiesling, L., Giberson, M. undated. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Research on the Characteristics of a Modern Grid: Self Heals Mar 12, 2009
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), having a broad reliability and market performance focus, rely heavily on these and associated technologies. RTOs must meet reliability standards enforced by NERC; hence, the Smart Grid's self-healing feature fully supports their mission. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Embedded Java heads for real-time apps Mar 5, 2009
The virtual machine consists of three components: The Operating System (in the case of IS2T a Green Hill RTOS), the Java engine and a garbage collector. "As a high-level language, Java offers higher programmer's efficiency compared to C or C++", Rivard said. (EETimes)
New TMS320DM365 processor from Texas Instruments provides pixel-perfect 1080p H.264 video flexibility without the design complexity Mar 3, 2009
Windows(R) Embedded CE from MPC Data and a real-time operating system (RTOS) from eSOL will be available in 2H09. TI also provides a full complement of , such as power management, video and audio amplifiers and data converters, touch-screen controllers, interface, clocks, low-power RF and logic devices. (PR Newswire)
Esmertec to Acquire Purple Labs Creating Europe's Largest Mobile Phone Software Company Feb 13, 2009
The company is the only vendor able to provide complete software solutions for both RTOS and Linux-based mobile devices, including specific applications required by KDDI, Vodafone, Orange, KTF and other network operators. Purple Labs is a global organisation employing 425 people with offices in France, UK, USA, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. (Primezone Releases)
Recovery Assurance Firms Partner Up Feb 13, 2009
"But it also helps CIOs through compliance audits, and documents RTOs.". The RTO, or Recovery Time Objective, is a critical measure of how fast a business function can be restored. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
The magically deflating oil price: Is it all about speculation? Feb 7, 2009
The RTOs are designed to monopolize transmission and manage the market mechanisms ... The RTOs do not trade, they operate the markets ... Except for some noise about FTR options in PJM, the RTOs do not engage in options trading that I have ever heard of. (Energy Pulse, CO)
