Rapid Prototyping in a Collaborative Environment
By Dave Robertson Large organizations often struggle with innovation. Developing prototypes in either hardware or software often needs to bring together design teams and system architects who can be spread out across the world, and making this a fast and efficient process can be a struggle. Now software configuration management (SCM) tools are being used [...]
From Quality Assurance to Total Quality Management: the Future of Automated Test Standardization
By Moshe Moskovich, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, QualiSystems Design verification and quality assurance processes are the backbone of successful product development. Whatever the product, the ultimate goals are the same: to reduce development costs and accelerate time to market without affecting product quality.
Linux Kernel Tuning for IP Version 6 Networking
By Madepogu Rajendra Prasad Senior Software Engineer, HCL Technologies, NOIDA Abstract This paper describes the procedure for enhancing the Linux operating system with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) networking feature. This paper also describes the linux kernel with IPV6 networking support, booting linux desktop machines with new IPV6 network supportive kernel, and its graphical representation. [...]
Functional Test Automation without Programming
by Eitan Lavie, Product Manager, QualiSystems Introduction The need for functional test automation is increasing. Many companies have developed ‘homegrown’ software solutions to meet their automation requirements. Over time, these solutions have expanded to include additional features like data aggregation, analysis, reporting, monitoring, etc. In addition, a number of commercial test automation tools are available. [...]
Porting Linux Kernel on PPC Target Boards
by Madepogu Rajendra Prasad, HCL Technologies Abstract This paper describes the procedure for porting embedded Linux to PPC based custom boards, which means making the operating system work on unfamiliar hardware. This paper also describes the procedure for setting up the development environment on host PC, obtaining kernel source, configuring the Linux kernel, how to [...]
Device Testing Slows Product Innovation
By Tom Ryan, CEO, The Fanfare Group Constant product innovation has contributed to a thriving equipment-manufacturing industry over the last two decades. The enabler for innovation has been a steady stream of new tools and technologies that help software developers work faster and smarter. Developers have been empowered to be more productive, but QA groups [...]
Solid State Disks Creating Buzz One Notebook at a Time
By Joanne De Peralta, BiTMICRO The release of Apple’s MacBook Air, Lenovo Thinkpad, and Dell Latitude Notebooks — all equipped with solid state disks — have created a strong buzz in the computing industry. Debates of whether or not the era of SSDs has finally arrived have stimulated activity in quite a number of forums. [...]
ZigBee Mesh Networking Radio Comes of Age?
By Ollie Smith, Telegesis ZigBee has been a bit of a buzz word among engineers looking for wireless solutions over the past eighteen months or more. ZigBee low power mesh networking radio technology is its more accurate — if somewhat cumbersome — description for those who have yet to encounter it. But despite being a [...]
SCADE 6: Requirements Driven, Model Based, Safety Focused
Avionic, railway, and high-end automotive systems have become too complex to develop and coordinate without the assistance of a design environment that connects all of the developers through their participation in the execution of the engineering process. The more efficient solution in this case is to use a model-based design tool. The adoption of Model-Based [...]
Integrated Recovery Solutions Make Sense for Both the Manufacturer and the Customer
Disk Imaging Recovery Software with Copy-On-Write Snapshot Technology Lessens the Burden of “Digital Disasters” By Don Lewis, FarStone Technology When mishaps, malfunctions, failures and crashes take down a computer system, the potential for lost data and increased calls for Technical Support assistance can cause a “digital disaster” that affects both computer system builders and end [...]
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