QNX Source Newsletter June 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

UPCOMING WEB SEMINARS

WEB SEMINARS

UPCOMING EVENTS

QNX TRAINING

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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QNX Named to 2007 SD Times 100 for Multi-Core Technology

QNX Software Systems, the industry leader in multi-core processing for embedded systems, announced that it has once again been named to the SD Times 100 list for excellence. This year, QNX was named to the list because of its cutting-edge multi-core technology.

>Click here to read more.
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Thales and QNX unveil realtime secure partitioning on PENTXM2 and PENTXM4

On Thursday June 21st, Thales and QNX Software Systems demonstrated, at the Paris Air Show 2007, an innovative hardware and software computing solution which meets the computing performance and the application software security level required in military and aerospace applications.

>Click here to read more.
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Corvalent and QNX Team Up to Provide Ultra-Reliable Realtime Solutions

Corvalent and QNX Software Systems have formed an alliance to enable Corvalent to include QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS) based software support for Corvalent's global OEM customers.

Corvalent and QNX will collaborate in joint go-to-market strategies to enable Corvalent to offer developers support for embedded hardware/software solutions based on the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS for high-performance modular computing and integrated subsystem applications in the industrial, medical, imaging, communications, defense, and security markets.

>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:

ICOP Technology Inc. ---- ICOP(DMP group) provides OEM/ODM services to design & manufacture x86 based embedded processor board. ICOP carries standard embedded x86 SBC that include PC/104, 2.5", 3.5", EBX & I/O peripherals. ICOP has a simple, convenient and cost-efficient business model to support their customers.

>Click here to read more.

Real-Time Systems GmbH ---- Real-Time Systems GmbH is a leading provider of real-time virtualization technology and products for the real-time and embedded market. Real-Time Systems is a privately held company with headquarters located in Ravensburg, Germany with partners in Europe, USA and Asia.

>Click here to read more.

embeddedMIND ---- This company is a division of Silicon and Software Systems Ltd (S3). embeddedMIND™ scales from access to core applications and has been deployed in infrastructure as diverse as wireless base stations, enterprise routers and high-end metro-edge routers.

>Click here to read more.

Crank Software Inc. ---- Crank Software Inc. is an embedded software development and consulting company. They specialize in highly embedded and real-time software development and are experts in QNX Neutrino and the QNX Photon MicroGUI.

>Click here to read more.


ARS Software GmbH ---- ARS Software specializes in software and consulting for wireless applications within the automotive and mobile handset market. This company offers protocol stacks for Bluetooth, ZigBee, IrDA, SyncML, databases and speech applications.

>Click here to read more.


Mocana Corporation ---- Mocana provides complete open standards-based, Internet security software that is easy to use, flexible and high performance. Mocana is a security software company focused on enabling next generation networks and services all the way to edge devices.

>Click here to read more.


Adlink Technology ---- ADLINK's corporate Vision is to maintain their position as a world-class provider of communications,embedded computing, test & measurement, and automated solutions.

>Click here to read more.


TQ-Components GmBH ---- TQ-Components is a long-term partner for development, production and service of electronic modules and systems. Through their extensive service spectrum and know-how, TQ-Components is able to work closely together with their customers to provide support. Quality, customer service and flexibility are their top priorities.

>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 June challenge?
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WHITEPAPERS
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VX Works® Porting Guide Offer

With the increasing complexity of today’s embedded applications, coupled with high expectations for reliability and serviceability, developers require a more advanced and flexible RTOS platform. Learn about the phases of application development/ porting, various porting strategies, and similarities and differences between QNX Neutrino and VxWorks®.

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

> To download other interesting whitepapers, click here
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UPCOMING WEB SEMINARS
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Multi-Core Made Simple
June 27, 2007
12 pm EST

Embedded software vendors are now challenged with getting the most from the next generation processors with two, four or more cores. This webinar describes how the combination of the Intel® Core(tm) microarchitecture, POSIX threading, symmetric processing and advanced tooling available from Intel and QNX provide a solid foundation for multi-core software development.

>More information and to register
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WEB SEMINARS
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Secure Partitioning for Multi-Core systems
June 20, 2007
2pm EST

Since conventional partitioning schemes are limited to uniprocessor designs, protecting systems that contain two, four, eight, or more processing cores can be a complex and resource-intensive exercise. This webinar explores how an OS that combines partitioning with true symmetric processing (SMP) can allow partitions to take full advantage of multiple cores in a highly flexible and resource-efficient manner.

>More information

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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:

  • The Importance of Tools in Multi-core Development
  • Reduce Software Development Costs through Partitioning
  • Using POSIX Threading to Build Scalable Multi-Core Applications

>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 - December 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
  • Tysons Corner, VA - 11 October 2007
  • Detroit, MI - 6 November 2007
  • Toronto, ON - 8 November 2007
  • Vancouver, BC - 29 November 2007
  • Seattle, WA - 4 December 2007
  • Portland, OR - 6 December 2007

>Register now to attend any of these events.

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2007 ESC Boston
September 18-21, 2007
Boston, MA

Join QNX Software Systems at ESC 2007 for technical conferences on the following topics:

Using Resource Partitioning to Build Secure, Survivable Embedded Systems

This session explores how resource partitioning can improve the security, availability, and upgradeability of network-connected embedded systems. Briefly stated, this approach allows design teams to place applications into secure compartments, or partitions, where each partition is allocated a guaranteed portion of system resources, such as CPU time. These resource guarantees not only protect the system against the ravages of malware and denial-of-service attacks, but also ensure that lower-priority tasks, such as system consoles and fault-recovery functions, always have the resources they require to operate correctly. With resource partitioning, a system can download programs from untrusted sources, while ensuring the realtime performance and availability of existing applications.

Fast Booting Techniques for In-Car Telematics and Infotainment Systems

Every automotive embedded system must boot up and begin responding to external events within a short and predictable timeframe. A telematics control unit, for example, may need to respond to an in-vehicle network within 50 milliseconds of power on. Because no single technique can manage all of the possible booting & shutdown usage cases in a telematics or infotainment device, systems designers must typically combine multiple techniques. To help address the challenge, this class explores a variety of cold-boot techniques (which let the device boot quickly from a state in which the processor and peripherals are powered off) and warm-boot techniques (which let the device boot quickly from a state in which the processor or peripherals still have power or some form of residual information).

>More information
>Register now to attend

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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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