QNX Source Newsletter May 2007
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Welcome to the QNX Source Newsletter, your monthly update on how QNX Software Systems can help you create reliable, scalable, and high-performance embedded systems.

In this issue:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE LATEST FROM QNX

WHITEPAPERS

WEB SEMINARS

ARCHIVED WEB SEMINARS

UPCOMING EVENTS

QNX TRAINING

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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AMG and QNX® Team up to Expand Digital Media Capabilities for Automakers

Providing top-tier automakers with the most robust data and media management technologies for new in-car entertainment systems, All Media Guide (AMG), the premier technology and content database provider for exploring music, movies, and games, and QNX Software Systems, the leading supplier of realtime operating systems (RTOS) for in-car telematics and infotainment applications, have announced that AMG’s media recognition and playlisting technologies will be made available to participants in the QNX OEM Innovation Labs (OIL) Program.

>Click here to read more.
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Gracenote Offers Complete Product Suite for Automakers

Gracenote®, a global leader in technology and services that are an integral part of the digital media economy, today announced it has agreed to participate in QNX’s OEM Innovations Lab (OIL) program by offering members its entire device product suite to be used for in-car entertainment evaluation, prototyping and planning purposes.

>Click here to read more.
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QNX Welcomes Our New Partners

The QNX Partner Network would like to welcome our new partners:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. ---- The Hitachi Embedded Business Group, a business unit of Hitachi America, Ltd., markets and sells relational database solutions for a variety of embedded applications.
>Click here to read more.

ELLIPTIC ---- Elliptic provides security middleware for content protection and digital rights management (DRM).
>Click here to read more.

MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR ---- An industry leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) products can be found in an extensive array of digital consumer appliances and enterprise networks.
>Click here to read more.

ADVANTECH ---- Advantech, the global leading ePlatform service provider has been an innovator in the development and manufacturing of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms in the embedded computing, industrial computing and automation markets since 1983.
>Click here to read more.
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THE LATEST FROM QNX
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Take the QNX Multi-Core Challenge!

A tough but rewarding series of questions that will test your multi-core knowledge and challenge you.

>Ready for your May challenge?
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WHITEPAPERS
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Real Time or Real Linux? A Realistic Alternative

Designers of embedded systems have become increasingly interested in the Linux operating system, largely because of its open source model. But, as it turns out, the standard Linux kernel can’t deliver the hard realtime capabilities, such as predictable response times and microsecond latencies, that a large number of embedded systems demand.

This paper looks at using a POSIX-based RTOS designed specifically for embedded systems — that not only allows developers to use their existing Linux programming skills, but also maintains the key advan-tages of Linux’s open source model.

> For more information or to download this whitepapers, click here

> To download other interesting whitepapers, click here
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FEATURED WEB SEMINARS
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Using Open Source Software to Create Commercial Products
May 23,2007
2pm EST

Using a commercially successful embedded development suite as an example, this session focuses on the benefits, strategies, obstacles, and
opportunities associated with using open source in commercial products. We'll discuss the differences between protective source licenses (e.g. the
GPL) and non-protective source licenses (e.g. the EPL); the due diligence required when integrating or linking open source with proprietary code;
various legal issues, such as potential patent infringement; and why guidelines for using open source code in IT environments often don't apply
to commercial embedded products.

>More information and to register
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Software Gets to the Cores
May 22, 2007
2 pm EST

After a wave of multi-core processors announced in the last couple years, now we are seeing the pendulum swing to new software that finally enables developers to really take advantage of them. Tools are hitting the market allowing developers to deploy applications on embedded multi-core processors without handcrafting, unleashing the performance potential and helping get to market more quickly. This session will explore the latest ideas in developing multi-core software from QNX Software Systems, National Instruments, and Intel.

>More information and to register
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ARCHIVED WEB SEMINARS
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Check Out and Download These Web Seminars Today!

From Embedded Operating Systems to Multimedia these archived web seminars provide a FREE way of gaining more knowledge on a variety of interesting topics.

Here are a list of some of the fascinating archived web seminars:

  • Survive and thrive: Creating scalable and highly available software
  • Using POSIX Threading to Build Scalable Multi-Core Applications
  • Managing the Complexities of Multimedia in Automotive Systems

>Click here to download these and many other archived web seminars
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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FTF Orlando 2007
June 25-28, 2007
Orlando, FL

QNX is participating as a silver sponsor at this year's third annual Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) in Orlando - the developer event of the year for the embedded semiconductor industry. Designed with the engineer in mind, the FTF event held in Orlando, as well as those held around the globe, feature visionary keynote speakers, hundreds of hours of in-depth technical sessions, hands-on demonstrations in an interactive Technology Lab, endless networking opportunities, and a good bit of fun. Visit the QNX stations to see our latest technology demonstrations - we are looking forward to seeing you there!

Attend one of the QNX Technical sessions on the following topics:

  • AA 406: Creating Order out of Digital Media Chaos
  • AE 416: Migrating Legacy Applications to Freescale Multi-Core Processors
  • AN 409: Security Plus Performance: Realizing the Full Power of the Freescale MPC8572E PowerQUICC III Dual Core Processor
  • AN 404: Using SMP to Scale Data Plane and Control Plane Performance

>Click here for more information and how to register
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Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference
June - September 2007
Various locations

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 events:

  • Chicago, IL - 12 June 2007
  • Minneapolis, MN - 14 June 2007
  • Longmont, CO - 21 August 2007
  • Colorado Springs, CO - 23 August 2007
  • Ottawa, ON - 11 September 2007
  • Montreal, PQ - 13 September 2007
  • San Diego, CA - 25 September 2007
  • Long Beach, cA - 27 September 2007

>Register now to attend any of these events.
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QNX TRAINING
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Realtime Programming for the QNX Neutrino RTOS

------ BE SURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE 2008 TRAINING SCHEDULE NOW POSTED -----

Objectives: This course is designed for anyone who develops QNX Neutrino RTOS realtime applications. By the end of the course, you will have written several example programs and learned to apply QNX Neutrino RTOS concepts to real-world applications.

  1. Familiarize the developer with the features, services, and architecture of the QNX Neutrino RTOS.
  2. Focus on real-world problems and the techniques for solving them.
  3. Provide hands-on exercises so the developer can learn to apply the concepts introduced throughout the course.
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Developing, Debugging and Analyzing Performance with the QNX Momentics IDE

Prerequisites: You must have a good working knowledge of C or C++ and a general understanding of programming under the QNX Neutrino RTOS.

Objectives: To learn how to use the IDE in the QNX Momentics to:

  1. develop your applications
  2. debug complex problems
  3. analyze performance issues of complete systems

By the end of the course, you will have used the IDE to work with many sample programs and systems, either self-hosted or using cross development, and will have learned to apply these skills to real-world applications.
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Writing Drivers for the QNX Neutrino RTOS

Prerequisites: You must have a good working knowledge of C and a general understanding of programming under the QNX Neutrino RTOS.

Objectives: This course is designed for anyone who wants to develop drivers for the QNX Neutrino RTOS. By the end of the course, you will have written several sample drivers.

  • Familiarize the developer with the methods for writing different types of drivers under the QNX Neutrino RTOS.
  • Focus on real-world problems and the techniques for solving them.
  • Provide hands-on exercises so the developer can apply the concepts introduced in the course.
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Introductory Programming for the QNX Photon microGUI

In this course, you will learn:

  • a little about the Photon architecture
  • in detail, how to build a Photon application using the Photon Application Builder tool (PhAB(tm)) and the available widgets
  • how to attach code to the parts built with PhAB and some things to do in that code
  • how other processes in your overall application can communicate with your user interface process
  • where to go from there

Throughout the course:

  • you will do exercises and examine and run sample code
  • the results of the exercises and the sample code are yours to keep

>Click here to register for North American Sessions.

>Click here to register for European Sessions.

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