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QNX Wins Prestigious OCRI Technology Partnership Award QNX Software Systems announced April 21 it was awarded the prestigious "Technology Partnership Award" by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). QNX, a company celebrating its silver anniversary this year, was honored for the innovative partnerships it has built with dozens of software and silicon providers in the global in-car computing market. QNX received the Technology Partnership Award at the 10th annual OCRI gala awards dinner, April 20.
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QNX CFO Garners Prestigious Business Award QNX Software Systems announced May 25 that CFO Jennifer Camelon has been named a 2005 "Forty Under 40" Award recipient by the Ottawa Business Journal. The ninth annual awards program honors individuals throughout the Ottawa business community that embody the region's entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen, while at the same time balancing community and charitable involvement.
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QNX Nominated as Finalist for Best Telematics Solution QNX Software Systems announced April 19 that Telematics Update has selected QNX's telematics partner ecosystem as a finalist for the Best Solution Award. The Telematics Update Best Solution Award recognizes the best end-to-end telematics solution, namely one that delivers the most cost-effective benefits, quality, and functionality.
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SiRF, QNX Team Up to Cut Cost of Auto Navigation Building on its momentum in the position-enabled silicon business, SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled location technology, introduced in April the SiRFstarIIA GPS System on Chip, a highly integrated and cost-effective solution for creating affordable automotive navigation and telematics systems. Along with SiRF's suite of support tools for system development, including GPS and dead reckoning applications, SiRF is partnering with QNX Software Systems to provide a complete state-of-the-art system development kit (SDK) and board support package (BSP) based on the QNX® Neutrino® real-time operating system, and with Horizon Navigation to offer its NavMate® software for sample turn-by-turn and map-based navigation applications.
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QNX Exhibits Future of In-Car Entertainment At Telematics Detroit 2005, QNX Software Systems demonstrated innovative aftermarket and OEM in-car entertainment devices. QNX offered a demonstration of the JVC infotainment system, a DVD receiver and monitor for in-car use, and the latest Delphi hard drive radio, which plays MP3s and wirelessly synchronizes with home music libraries. Both the JVC infotainment device and the Delphi hard drive radio are powered by the QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS).
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QNX Adds Distribution Partners in South America To meet the burgeoning demand for embedded software solutions in the Latin American countries, QNX Software Systems announced early May it has expanded its network of sales partners in South America. The new distribution partners, who will be selling the QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system and QNX Momentics® suite of development tools, will also provide comprehensive training, technical support, and consulting services to QNX customers. QNX welcomes Beyond IT and Vetta Technologies to the QNX Solutions Network!
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SPOTLIGHT: MEN Mikro Elektronik MEN Mikro Elektronik develops and produces failsafe computers qualified for extreme environmental conditions in industrial embedded applications - such as control, measuring, test or simulation computers in transportation, automotive industry, mechanical engineering and aerospace technology, medical industry, military engineering and telecommunications. MEN offers rugged Single-Board Computers based on Pentium and PowerPC processors in 3U/6U VMEbus, CompactPCI/PXI, PCI-104 and Computer-On-Module (ESM) formats as well as a wide range of real-world I/O and computer I/O functions based on the mezzanine card standards of M-Modules, PMC and PC-MIP. MEN provides first-hand BSP and driver support for QNX for the complete range of PowerPC-based Single-Board Computers and for most of the mezzanine I/O modules. The most recent QNX BSP has just been finished for MEN's first PowerQUICC III design based on the EM03 ESM Embedded System Module.
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QNX & Data Connection Forge Alliance to Deliver Pre-integrated Protocol Stacks QNX Software Systems Co. and Data Connection Ltd. (DCL) announced in April a strategic alliance to deliver complete, pre-integrated software solutions for manufacturers of networking and telecommunications equipment. As part of the agreement, the two companies have already ported Data Connection's entire suite of networking protocols to QNX's flagship product, the QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS). The offering includes support for IP routing such as DC-OSPF, DC-ISIS, DC-RIP, and DC-BGP, as well as multicast, VoIP, MPLS, VPNs, GMPLS, and ATM.
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QNX Broadens Support for Intel Network Processors QNX Software Systems announced early May that it is expanding its support for Intel's fully programmable network processor architecture with the addition of the Intel® IXP23XX network processors. As a result, designers of networking systems can combine the realtime performance, superior reliability, and distributed processing of the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS with a comprehensive range of Intel network processors, from both the Intel IXP2XXX and Intel IXP4XX product lines.
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QNX Brings 3D to New Freescale Media5200 Platform QNX Software Systems, the global leader in operating system technology for the in-car telematics and infotainment market, today demonstrated its latest innovation for automotive computing: OpenGL ES 3D technology running on the new Freescaleo Media5200 development platform.
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Codetelligence Releases an Embedded SDIO Stack for QNX Neutrino 6.3 Codetelligence's Embedded SDIO Stack expands the capabilities of QNX Neutrino OS enabling seamless integration of Secure Digital and MMC memory cards along with SDIO peripherals such as Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, scanners and modems. Their Secure Digital I/O product line includes an Embedded SDIO Software Stack, SDIO Peripheral Driver (PDK) and SDIO Host Driver (HDK) Kits. The kits give embedded programmers standards based access to SD Memory and SDIO card peripherals.
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May 26, 2005 at 2pm EDT QNX is a leading provider of real-time operating systems and development tools, and Data Connection is a leading provider of networking protocols. Together, QNX and Data Connection offer a proven, fully pre-integrated OS/protocol solution. By leveraging this solution, developers of networking equipment can now turn their focus to meeting the requirements of their customers. Join Data Connection and QNX for a one-hour webinar that describes how their joint offering enables developers of routing equipment to cut time-to-market and reduce risk in their designs.
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QNX RapidIO Seminar May 31 in San Jose (Co-sponsored by Freescale) RapidIO is a reliable high-speed interconnect technology ideally suited for networking applications. It provides the hardware infrastructure that enables development of distributed systems and offers a level of reliability, interoperability and traffic management not available in competing implementations. Join QNX and Freescale for this seminar to learn:
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Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conferences 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. QNX Software Systems will be participating in the following May and June events: May 26, 2005 in Greenbelt, MD
June 14, 2005 in Houston, TX
June 16, 2005 in Dallas, TX
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Intel Embedded Solutions Conferences Attend the 2005 Intel Embedded Solutions Conference and learn about the benefits of working with proven third-party vendors in the Intel® Communications Alliance, including QNX Software Systems. Visit the QNX booth to learn about the latest product offering from the QNX family - the most trusted RTOS in the embedded market. QNX will also demonstrate how you can speed up applications and protect your development tools investment with Intel® C++ Compiler for the QNX Neutrino RTOS. It offers advanced optimization features that deliver outstanding performance for telecommunications and general embedded applications running on the latest embedded Intel® IA-32 processors. Please drop by to learn about our realtime operating system software, development tools, and services for superior embedded design at the following locations:
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Freescale Technology Forum (Platinum Sponsor) June 20-23 in Orlando The Freescale Technology Forum, a combination of the Smart Networks Developer Forum and the Embedded Connectivity Summit, will offer technical education, hands-on training, a variety of educational sessions and technology demonstrations, fresh perspectives and solutions provided by Freescale and their partners. If you design for automotive, consumer electronics, industrial control, motor control, networking or wireless applications, you won't want to miss this event!
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