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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:
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QNX Japan Users Group Conference 2005 INSPIRE INNOVATION: QNX in the Industrial Automation, Networking and Automotive Sectors Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
Join us at the QNX Japan Users Group Conference and learn more about QNX technology to inspire innovation in your work environment. Through a mini-tradeshow setting, as well as executive and customer presentations, discover how to build and deliver better products using QNX. This one-day event will be a forum for information exchange and an excellent opportunity to network with QNX users, partners, and distributors in the industrial automation, networking, and automotive sectors. This conference is free to all QNX users and specially invited guests.
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QNX Upgrades to Eclipse 3.0 Platform; Releases the Most Highly Optimized IDE for the Embedded Market This week, QNX introduced the latest update to the QNX® Momentics® development suite, based on new versions of the Eclipse framework and the Eclipse C/C++ Development Tools (CDT) code base. Changes to the QNX Momentics development suite include a series of dramatic enhancements to the user interface, responsiveness, functionality, and reliability of the suite’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE). QNX’s Eclipse-based plug-in tools have also been augmented, with better interrupt-handling capabilities for the QNX system profiler, and deeper traceback and leak detection in the memory analysis tools for advanced debugging.
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QNX Unveils Linux Connectivity Solution for Networking OEMs QNX recently announced support for the Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) protocol, the emerging standard for achieving interoperability among operating systems (OSs) in network elements, carrier-grade clusters, and other multiprocessor-based communications systems. Ideal for high-performance, high-availability designs that use a mix of general-purpose and realtime OSs, TIPC offers significantly greater speed and efficiency than TCP/IP, while delivering loss-free message delivery, location transparency, and other advanced features demanded by next-generation communications equipment.
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MEN Announces QNX BSP Support for Its PowerQUICC III Board Family With the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS available for its Freescale PowerQUICC™ III board family, MEN can now offer BSP support for another high-performance and reliable realtime operating system in the industrial embedded market. MEN’s PowerQUICC™ III family comprises five different single-board computers and is based on 6U VME, 3U, and 6U CompactPCI and System-On-Module (ESM™) platforms. The board portfolio has been designed for multiple high-performance communication needs and is especially suited for rugged environments. All PowerQUICC III solutions feature on-board FPGAs for application-specific I/O extensions.
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IBM Software Expert Doug Schaefer Joins QNX, Assumes Leadership of Eclipse CDT Project QNX Software Systems recently annouced that Doug Schaefer has joined the company as a senior software architect and has been appointed as the new project lead for the Eclipse C and C++ development tools (CDT) project. Schaefer will play an important role in leading the team of Eclipse developers working on the development of future generations of the open source CDT project. Schaefer’s hiring comes on the heels of the recently announced Eclipse CDT 3.0, the latest version of the popular platform for building C/C++ development tools.
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QNX and SoftIntegration Provide C/C++ Scripting Technology SoftIntegration, Inc. recently announced the availability of Ch 5.1 and Embedded Ch 5.1. Ch for the QNX Neutrino RTOS. The new Embedded Ch 5.1 is an embeddable C/C++ interpreter for cross-platform scripting, 2D/3D plotting, numerical computing, shell programming and embedded scripting.
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Network Systems Design Conference, October 18-20 San Deigo, CA Network Systems Design Conference, now in its 7th year, covers a wide range of networking components and system design topics, including:
NSDC is the ideal place to learn about the most recent products and technologies from those on the cutting edge of development. Technical presentations are given by engineers and technologists and describe only the newest networking components; many being announced for the first time at the show.
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Freescale Technology Forum, October 18-19 Munich, Germany 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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Embedded Systems Show, October 19-20 Birmingham, UK The Embedded Systems Show, celebrating its 11th year, continues to offer design engineers and managers the opportunity to find the latest products and meet with the technical expertise behind them. With over 2,000 industry professionals attending ESS in 2004, this year's event should not be missed! Visit QNX at booth 730 and don't miss the following technical seminars: Implementing Web Services in Embedded Systems: A Two-Way Conversation
Maximizing System Performance with Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)
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Real-Time & Embedded and Computing Conference 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 October, November and December events:
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QNX Japan Users Group Conference, October 27 Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan Join us at the QNX Japan Users Group Conference and learn more about QNX technology to inspire innovation in your work environment. Through a mini-tradeshow setting, as well as executive and customer presentations, discover how to build and deliver better products using QNX. This one-day event will be a forum for information exchange and an excellent opportunity to network with QNX users, partners, distributors and in the industrial automation, networking and automotive sectors.
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Chips and Tools, November 1 & 8 Edinburgh & Reading, UK QNX Software Systems will be exhibiting and speaking at the Chips & Tools conference. This is the European event focusing on microcontrollers and microprocessors, development tools and operating systems. It is a forum for manufacturers and distributors to meet and communicate with the users of chips, tools and services. Garry Bleasdale, Field Applications Engineer at QNX Software Systems will be giving a talk on Exactly When Do you Need Realtime? This session explores where and why real time is required, various definitions of real time, and the effect of the operating system on a real-time design. We will also discuss design methods and programming-language features appropriate for real time; identify operating-system requirements for real time (e.g. pre-emptible kernel, priority inheritance, nested interrupts); and explore the tradeoffs between using a GPOS or an RTOS. Practical issues, such as setting appropriate task priorities and avoiding high-frequency interrupts, will also be covered.
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Embedded Connect, November 2005 Join QNX Software Systems at the Embedded Connect shows in November, a series of powerful one-day events that will help you discover new technologies and benefit first hand on the industry's newest products. At locations across North America, each event includes 12 training sessions to choose from, trade show style exhibits, a keynote presentation, coffee breaks and lunch. Embedded Connect provides attendees with the opportunity to meet with companies who can provide solutions for their current and future design challenges.
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