Will IBM compatible PCs Change Due to Windows®CE ?!
Industrial Trends seen at Embedded System Conference |
(February.1999) |
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The "Embedded System Conference" was held in San Jose, California, USA, from November 1 to 5, 1998, This conference consisted of an exhibition of, and seminars on products related to embedded system technologies.
Most of the manufacturer exhibits consisted of hardware, software, and drivers used as embedded tools. Here, two major companies, Motorola and Microsoft were competing against each other.
Motorola's main concept was "Digital DNA" and exhibited its own hardware for embedded systems (VME, compact PCI) and software (pSOS, OS-9, and Tornado 2 developed with real time OS manufacturers). Also, both were very concerned with WEB servers and emphasized their close relationship with JAVA.
On the other hand, Microsoft concentrated on Windows®CE, its first embedded system, and exhibited software development tools and drivers together with third-party products. Mini-seminars were also held here.
In addition, there were three American companies that have supported the Japanese real time OS, ITRON whose excellent pricing, track record, and product performance have become well known. It seems that from now on a single, exclusive, embedded OS will become popular in the American market.
Additionally, flash file disk tools that are required for Windows®CE terminals and embedded systems, and embedded tools that feature power control and communication functions were attracting the attention of many visitors.
This reviewer's overall impression was that, due to the release of Windows®CE in the American market, the general PC trend is starting to shift away from general purpose IBM compatible machines to exclusive application devices. From now, we are beginning to see hardware and software systems evolving into hardware/software components. |
An embedded system home page of interest is:
http://www.embedded.com/ |
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