Volume 3 Number 9      July 2005
	Unsubscribe   Contact QNX   Welcome to the QNX Source, your monthly update on how QNX Software Systems can help you create reliable, scalable, and high-performance embedded systems. IN THIS ISSUE: SPECIAL FEATURES QNX Delivers Out-of-the-Box Experience for Embedded x86 Customers QNX Returns to Space PRODUCTS AND SERVICES QNX4 News & Updates Buy or Build? How to Jumpstart Embedded Projects Using an Application Development Framework QNX Named #1 in Performance on PowerPC Architectures from Freescale PARTNER FOCUS QNX and Gracenote Bring Advanced Digital Music Technology to Freescale Media5200 Platform QNX to Support Freescale MPC8548E PowerQUICC Communications Processor DISTRIBUTOR EVENTS QNX hosts the second bi-annual Worldwide Distribution Conference UPCOMING EVENTS KEEP INFORMED! The Secret to Our Success Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conferences
	SPECIAL FEATURES
	QNX Delivers Out-of-the-Box Experience for Embedded x86 Customers Getting your QNX-based design out of the development lab and into production has never been simpler. Thanks to the new QNX® Neutrino® x86 runtime kit, value-added resellers, independent software vendors, and system integrators can, for the first time, deploy their software on a hard realtime operating system (RTOS) without encountering complex installation issues or time-consuming licensing agreements. Click here to learn more. Click here to get the QNX Neutrino x86 runtime kit. QNX Returns to Space QNX Software Systems, the world's preeminent developer of realtime operating systems (RTOSs), announced July 13 that the QNX Neutrino RTOS is powering the Neptec Laser Camera System (LCS) for NASA's Return to Flight mission. Designed and built by Neptec, a developer of space vision systems, the LCS will play a key role in ensuring the safety of this mission, the first since the Columbia disaster in 2003. Click here to learn more. Click here to read the Neptec Customer Spotlight. Click here to learn more about the QNX Neutrino RTOS.
	PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
	QNX4 News & Updates In recognition of the continued success of a substantial number of QNX4-based designs and our commitment to our customers, QNX Software Systems will be providing periodic updates to extend the commercial life of these designs. Hardware obsolescence remains the primary challenge for those continuing to ship QNX4 based products. Therefore, QNX will be providing core device driver updates for the QNX4.25 product line. Click here to visit the first in a series of QNX4 updates to the myQNX download center. Click here to visit the QNX4 Resources section on our website for further information on QNX4 news and product development.
	Buy or Build? How to Jumpstart Embedded Projects Using an Application Development Framework Download the QNX Software Systems & Tridium one-hour webinar that examines challenges that embedded developers face with building vs. buying an application development framework. QNX Software Systems and Tridium have teamed up to address these requirements. Together, QNX and Tridium offer a reliable and scalable OS/Software framework solution. By leveraging this solution, developers can work from an existing software framework that integrates smoothly into a realtime operating system, thus gaining the ability to go to market faster and increase their reliability. Click here for more information, or to download.
	QNX Named #1 in Performance on PowerPC Architectures from Freescale QNX Software Systems announced in June that its QNX Neutrino realtime operating system (RTOS) is the undisputed performance champion for Freescale Semiconductor processors based on PowerPC® cores. According to Dedicated Systems Experts, an independent firm renowned for its rigorous and unbiased evaluations of operating system software, the QNX Neutrino RTOS consistently outperformed every other OS that Dedicated Systems has ever tested. Click here to learn more.
	PARTNER FOCUS
	QNX and Gracenote Bring Advanced Digital Music Technology to Freescale Media5200 Platform QNX Software Systems, the leading OS provider for the in-car infotainment market, and Gracenote, a global leader in digital entertainment technology and content, announced at Freescale Technology Forum in June that they are bringing advanced digital music capabilities to the Freescale™ Media5200 platform. The combined technologies enable tier one suppliers and automakers around the world to deliver cutting-edge digital music technologies to the market faster. Click here to learn more.
	QNX to Support Freescale MPC8548E PowerQUICC Communications Processor Leveraging its longstanding alliance with Freescale Semiconductor and proven support for the Freescale PowerQUICC III processor family, QNX Software Systems announced at the Freescale Technology Forum in June that the QNX Neutrino RTOS runs on Freescale's highly integrated MPC8548E PowerQUICC III communications processor based on a PowerPC core. Click here to learn more.
	DISTRIBUTOR EVENTS
	QNX hosts the second bi-annual Worldwide Distribution Conference QNX Software Systems successfully completed their second bi-annual Worldwide Distribution Conference held from June 13 to 16, with the participation of over 20 distributors from around the world, representing all continents. The QNX worldwide distribution network, branded as the QNX Solutions Network, and QNX partners such as Intel, Xilinx, Freescale and ConnectTech also joined the conference to showcase their technologies. The conference was held for four days at QNX Headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, and covered up-to-the-minute technical updates, product roadmap information, marketing & sales overviews, as well as success stories and good business practice information from various distributors. The participants also had opportunities to engage directly with the QNX technical and R&D specialists, and executives including Dan Dodge, President and CEO of QNX Software Systems. QNX also hosted a series of activities during the week - a VIP welcome reception, awards ceremony, team-building activities, and more. Through those events, all of the distributors enjoyed building stronger relationships with QNX staff members and other distributors, and reaffirmed their commitment to QNX. The next worldwide distribution conference is scheduled in 2007. Click here to learn more about QNX distributors and resellers. Click here to find out how to become part of the QNX Solutions Network.
	UPCOMING EVENTS
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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 September and October events: September 15, 2005 in Toronto, ON Click here to register. September 20, 2005 in Montreal, QC Click here to register. September 22, 2005 in Ottawa, ON Click here to register. October 11, 2005 in Long Beach, CA Click here to register. October 13, 2005 in San Diego, CA Click here to register.
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