Posted May 24, 2010, by Colin Walls
In the early days of PCs, the software was very fragile - from a security point of view. Virus software could easily infiltrate a system and it was common practice to be very careful with the use of media from non-trusted sources. Then, everyone started to be connected to the Internet and the problem became orders of magnitude worse and we all have a justifiable paranoia about the security of our online … Read More
Tags:
Embedded Software,
Networking,
Automotive
Posted Nov 23, 2009, by Colin Walls
It was well over 10 years ago and I was working a trade show booth with a techie colleague. It was quiet and we were bored. We chatted about things that interested us and eventually settled on our common ground: embedded software. He made a reference to “back in the 8 bit days”. I questioned this: “We are in the 8 bit days now!”. He did not believe me …
It was not that he thought I was deceiving him … Read More
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Development Tools,
Low Power,
Multicore,
RTOS,
Automotive,
Embedded Software