Here's a roundup of late-breaking DSO news: McDonald's Corp. picked Windows XP Embedded for its POS terminals worldwide. Enea is giving its first demos this week of Element middleware. VDC is proposing its 2006 research on embedded software. And DSO is reportedly getting an "awesome" response in China.
McDonald’s has picked Windows XP Embedded as the foundation for a new point-of-sale (POS) platform. In this Microsoft press release, McDonald’s says it selected XP Embedded, in part, to work with a single vendor that can provide a wide breadth of solutions for its restaurants. McDonald’s has previously deployed Windows XP Embedded to several thousand devices across Europe and Asia; now the fast-food company plans to roll out the Microsoft OS for its worldwide standard POS platform. Dave Weick, the McDonald’s CIO, is quoted saying: "Windows XP Embedded is a great fit for McDonald’s as we look to provide our customers more convenient options—from cashless payment to gift cards to whatever may come next."
Enea plans to give the first public demo of its Element high-availability middleware and application development framework at the AdvancedTCA Summit this week in San Jose. Element eliminates the need to develop custom middleware in-house, providing a commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution that enables telecom, automotive and medical equipment manufacturers to slash software development cycles by 50 percent or more, according to Enea. More details in this Enea press release.
Venture Development Corp. is proposing its 2006 Embedded Software Market Intelligence Program. Topics to be covered will include Linux, RTOS, software-development tools, and middleware, as well as vertical markets that include auto/transport, consumer electronics, and telecom/datacom. But there's no mention of DSO, at least not yet. Sponsors get a price break on the final reports, can revise and review several research tools, and receive research updates. Learn more from VDC's Market Research Proposal.
I keep hearing that DSO resonates with Chinese and Indian companies. In fact, John Bruggeman, CMO at Wind River, is in China this week for the company's regional developer conferences, and in his blog says the response there has been "awesome." In fact, John believes China is adopting DSO faster than any other country, period. Read his full entry: Made in China.
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