QNX Source Newsletter December 2004
   Volume 3 Number 2      December 2004

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Season's Greetings!
Thank you for your continued support - we look forward to another year of keeping you informed on the latest technology and business trends affecting the embedded market.
***Have a great holiday season!

IN THIS ISSUE:

SPECIAL FEATURE
CUSTOMER STORY: SAM Electronics - Ocean Liners Navigate with QNX
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Now Available: Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 for QNX Neutrino RTOS
Archived Web Seminar: Designing Hard Drive and Flash Memory Based Multimedia Systems
PARTNER FOCUS
SPOTLIGHT: Birdstep Technology Unveils RDM Server 6.0 Embeddable Database
QNX Joins ARM Connected Community
UPCOMING EVENTS AND SEMINARS
Embedded World 2005, February 22-24 in Nuremberg, Germany
Embedded Systems Conference, March 6-10, 2005 in San Francisco, CA
Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conferences - Upcoming Shows
DISTRIBUTOR EVENTS
QNX European Distributor Conference, December 7-9 in Hannover, Germany

   SPECIAL FEATURE

CUSTOMER STORY: SAM Electronics - Ocean Liners Navigate with QNX

Water makes up more than 70 percent of the earth's surface and is used to transport nearly 90 percent of all goods. These goods and passengers could never reach their destination punctually and safely without navigation systems. That's why most cruise liners rely on SAM Electronics products, powered by the QNX(R) realtime operating system (RTOS).

Click here to read more.

   PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Now Available: Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 for QNX Neutrino RTOS

The Intel(R) C++ Compiler 8.1 for QNX Neutrino® RTOS optimizes application performance from embedded IA-32 processors, and reduces development time needed to deliver applications to market. The compiler also includes source and binary compatibility with GCC 3.3, which lets you mix code compiled by the Intel Compiler 8.1 - ultimately streamlining the development process and shortening configuration time and costs.

Key features include:

  • Optimized Float-point Instruction Throughout
  • Interprocedure Optimization (IPO)
  • Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO)
  • Data Prefetching
  • Full Support for Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3)
  • Automatic Vectorizer
  • GNU C/C++ Compatibility

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Archived Web Seminar: Designing Hard Drive and Flash Memory Based Multimedia Systems

The next generation of high-performance multimedia systems calls for a design that will enable advanced networking, storage and playback functionality. The use of hard drive and flash memory based systems delivers multimedia and filesystem technologies that meet the progressive requirements of radio, navigation, entertainment, and other media-enabled systems. QNX Software Systems, Renesas Technology, and Simple Devices come together for this web seminar to discuss a framework to implement a hard drive based multimedia system.

AVAILABLE SOON!

Click here to learn more.

   PARTNER FOCUS

SPOTLIGHT: Birdstep Technology Unveils RDM Server 6.0 Embeddable Database

New Version Runs on QNX Neutrino v6.3 (x86) and Offers Enhanced JDBC 3.0 Support, Enhanced Dynamic DDL Functionality, and XML Import/Export

Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD) recently announced that the release of the latest version of its RDM Server embeddable database management system. The new version of RDM Server includes increased JDBC 3.0 support, XML import/export, and enhanced Dynamic DDL functionality to dynamically alter tables. RDM Server is specifically designed with unique tools for performance enhancement and database customization.

Click here to learn more about Birdstep Technology.

Click here to download Birdstep Technology's FREE SDKs.

QNX Joins ARM Connected Community

QNX Software Systems is a now member of the ARM® Connected Community. As part of the community, QNX will gain access to a full range of resources to help it market and deploy innovative ARM Powered® platform offerings in key industries such as networking/communications and in-car telematics.

Click here to read more.

   UPCOMING EVENTS AND SEMINARS

Embedded World 2005, February 22-24 in Nuremberg, Germany

The Embedded World show is the leading international exhibition for embedded systems. The industry's top manufacturers, distributors, software, hardware, and service provider companies all come together for this event.

Join QNX Software Systems, stand 11-322, for demonstrations and daily in-booth presentations on innovative technologies for embedded systems. In a keynote speech, Dan Dodge, Co-founder & CEO, QNX Software Systems, will discuss "Embedded Operating Systems: The Next Ten Years". QNX staff are also slated to be on hand to give six technical presentations throughout the show.

Watch for the next issue of QNX Source for more details on demonstrations and presentations.

Click here to learn more and/or register for the event.

Embedded Systems Conference, March 6-10, 2005 in San Francisco, CA

The 2005 Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco is the largest systems design event in North America. The event features a robust technical program, including 132 technical classes, 16 full-day tutorials, seven Design Seminars, the Microprocessor Summit and numerous vendor workshops. The Embedded Training Program offers "how-to" classes designed to meet the needs of embedded systems developers and engineers. Topics covered include embedded software development, hardware/software integration, real-time development, programmable logic design, connectivity and security.

QNX Software Systems will be exhibiting and presenting the following technical sessions:
> Design Applications for SMP Systems
> Using SMP to Build Highly Scalable Network Elements
> Realtime Programming in Java

Click here to learn more and/or register for the event.

Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conferences
Upcoming Shows

The Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conferences (RTECC) are unique, one-day events showcasing the newest products and latest information from industry leaders. RTECC features open-door technical sessions in conjunction with tabletop exhibits.

December 9, 2004 in Raleigh/Durham, NC
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/raleighdurham/

January 27, 2005 in San Jose, CA
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/sanjose/

February 10, 2005 in Albuquerque, NM
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/albuquerque/

February 17, 2005 in Phoenix, AZ
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/phoenix/

March 1, 2005 in Bolder, CO
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/boulder/

March 3, 2005 in Salt Lake City, UT
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/saltlakecity/

March 15, 2005 in Huntsville, AL
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/huntsville/

March 17, 2005 in Melbourne, FL
For more information and/or to register for the event, visit http://www.rtecc.com/melbourne/

DISTRIBUTOR EVENTS

QNX European Distributor Conference,
December 7-9 in Hannover, Germany

QNX is hosting its European Distributor Conference December 7-9 in Hannover, Germany. This year's event offers technical and segment updates as well as technology partner and marketing sessions, featuring our Premier Sponsor Intel Corporation. Attendance is open to all European QNX distributors.

To learn more, please contact Kimm Krueger.

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