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whitepaper The Design and Performance of Configurable Component Middleware for Distributed Real-Time and Embedded Systems2008-01-01 Washington University in St. Louis
  This paper makes three contributions to research on QoS-enabled component middleware for DRE systems in the context of the Component-Integrated ACE ORB (CIAO). First, it describes the design of CIAO's static component configuration mechanisms, which enhance configurability by avoiding features that are not supported by key real-time platforms, while reducing run-time overhead and footprint. Second, it compares the performance of dynamic and static configuration mechanisms in CIAO to help guide the selection of suitable configuration mechanisms based on specific requirements of each DRE system. Third, it presents an empirical comparison of CIAO's static configuration mechanisms to the static configuration mechanisms in Boeing's PRISM avionics component middleware solution.

Tags: Network Management, Components		   
whitepaper Context-Specific Middleware Specialization Techniques for Optimizing Software Product-Line Architectures2008-01-01 Association for Computing Machinery
  Product-Line Architectures (PLA)s are an emerging paradigm for developing software families for Distributed Real-time and Embedded (DRE) systems by customizing reusable artifacts, rather than handcrafting software from scratch. This paper provides many contributions to the study of middleware specialization techniques for PLA-based DRE systems. First, they identify key dimensions of generality in standard middleware, including generality stemming from framework implementations, deployment platforms, and middleware standards. Second, they illustrate how context-specific specialization techniques can be automated and applied to tailor standard middleware to better meet the QoS needs of different PLA product variants. Third, they quantify the benefits of applying automated tools to specialize a standard Real-time CORBA middleware implementation.

Tags: Components, Network Management		   
whitepaper Integrated Adaptive QoS Management in Middleware: An Empirical Case Study2008-01-01 Washington University in St. Louis
  Distributed Real-time and Embedded (DRE) systems in which application requirements and environmental conditions may not be known a priori - or which may vary at run-time - can benefit from an adaptive approach to management of Quality-of-Service (QoS) to meet key constraints, such as end-to-end timeliness. This paper offers two contributions to the study of adaptive DRE computing systems, a case study of the integration of multiple middleware QoS management technologies to manage quality and timeliness of imagery adaptively within a representative DRE avionics system and empirical results and analysis of the impact of that integration on key trade-offs between timeliness and image quality in that system.

Tags: Network Management, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Top Ten Hidden Costs to OEM Businesses2008-09-01 Bell Microproducts
  Embedded systems organizations are in the process of transforming their operations from working with custom mother board design and manufacture, to building on white box and brandname equipment. As embedded systems teams go through this transformation, there are hidden costs to consider - hidden costs which can make or break their businesses. In this paper, KEHP Group reports on the top 10 hidden costs experienced by typical embedded systems teams and explains how HP and Bell Microproducts help to overcome these challenges. Copyright ©

Tags: Software Development Tools, Management, Data Infrastructure, Software Development Tools, Components		   
whitepaper BIOS Development for Phoenix Award BIOS2008-01-01 Calsoft Labs
  The company was consolidating and upgrading several older products from National Semiconductor-based platforms to a new Intel-based platform. They were looking for a cost effective BIOS solution that would give them their full feature requirements. The company lacked the internal resources required to complete all the BIOS update services and deliver a feature rich release to the market. The Calsoft Labs Engineering team was chosen due to its history of working on the Phoenix BIOS and the Award BIOS. The Calsoft Labs Engineering team successfully implemented the requested USB CD-ROM support, power management (ACPI) and Winbond thermal management features in the Award BIOS. Calsoft Labs's implementation was instrumental in enabling the company to achieve the release of a stable, high-quality solution.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Components		   
whitepaper An Innovative Tool to Benchmark Smartphone Operating Systems2008-01-01 Jakajima
  Jakajima, a knowledge and information provider for the telecom, ICT, and consumer-electronics trade chain, noticed that no real benchmark has been developed for Smartphone Operating Systems, while the importance of the smartphone and its' OS is growing rapidly. Together with Eindhoven University of Technology, Jakajima has developed a benchmark for these Operating systems. With this benchmark, Jakajima and Eindhoven University of Technology offer the market (OS developers, application developers, hardware suppliers, operators etc.) new innovative tools to compare their mobile products and/or applications in an independent way. The benchmark is an ideal tool in any phase of a product; during concept, development and deployment. This paper provides the approach, methodology and some results.

Tags: Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Wireless Digital Picture Frame Retrieves Live Information From Windows Vista Computers2007-12-21 Microsoft Tips
  The Momento digital picture frame needed to stand out from a pack of look-alike products. To differentiate their product from a standalone digital frame, which simply reads photos from memory cards or USB keys, OEM i-mate designed a connected, services-oriented device intended for the high-end segment of the consumer electronics market. Windows Embedded CE provided built in WiFi connectivity, advanced graphics, and powerful, integrated development tools. Using Visual Studio and .NET Compact Framework to build applications and web services, i-mate completed development in four months. Today, the Momento frame not only communicates wirelessly with local computers to stream photos and other content from hard drives, it also streams pictures from the Internet and displays live information from Windows Vista systems using Windows SideShow gadget technology.

Tags: Internet and Web, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows XP Embedded 5.1 End User Training2007-12-12 Symantec
  This webcast will cover key benefits of Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows XP Embedded, which offers the most advanced defense against viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other malicious code attacking and infecting for specialized devices like Thin Clients, Point of Sale Terminals, ATMs, Medical Devices, and Gaming platforms running XP Embedded or WEPOS operating systems. The webcast outlines how Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows XP Embedded provides a multilayered security approach that includes an application-centric firewall, application control, intrusion prevention and detection, antivirus and policy enforcement which protects Windows XP Embedded or WEPOS devices from being compromised by either inbound or outbound traffic.

Tags: Security Administration, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Launch2007-11-15 Microsoft
  The attendee of this webcast will learn about the latest embedded technologies for the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 operating system. This webcast talks about CE 6.0 R2 and how it further enables developers to quickly build the next generation of smart, connected devices as the presenter launches the product at Embedded Technology 2007 in Yokohama, Japan.

Tags: Portable Device Client, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Platform Builder (Level 100)2007-11-07 Microsoft
  This webcast aims to provide basic technical knowledge on Windows Embedded CE 6.0 so that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) may succeed in the evaluation of Windows Embedded CE 6.0. This webcast shows how hardware and software engineers with no Windows Embedded CE 6.0 experience can start efficiently evaluating Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Tags: Portable Device Client, Software Development Tools