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Tackling IoT security with new Wind River services offering
The number one issue facing IoT deployments is security and it must be properly addressed before broad adoption can begin. Guest blog written Amit Ronen.
Demonstrating performance with an OpenStack telco cloud
Do you want to improve your OpenStack-based cloud performance by 15x? Well Charlie Ashton from Wind River has the answer here… Guest blog by Charlie Ashton.
Who ordered these sausages?
Steve Rogerson looks at some of the news that may have missed the front page. I can’t wait for Halloween to watch all the trick-or-treaters wondering why the new facial security feature on their iPhones has stopped working.
It's in the eye of the storm
When faced with the destructive powers of nature there is not a lot that can be done. Severe weather systems such as hurricanes, typhoons, and winter storms regularly strike population centres, and their impact can be catastrophic. For the longest time it was difficult to accurately predict a storm’s arrival and might.
AXON predict analytics for VxWorks enables IoT analytics
It is a strange and inaccurate question to ask; what do you want to eat yesterday? However, IoT systems are architected to often ask very similar questions by aggregating a massive amount of data in a central repository where every so often a data scientist can evaluate and perhaps realise some insights that would have been best realised and responded to at the time the events were taking place at the edge. Guest blog by Kevin Konkos.
Components search for design engineers
The electronics design engineer of today invariably turns to online electronic components search tools for help in researching electronic components to use in a new equipment design or product revision. In this article Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) reviews a new search engine dedicated to manufacturer authorised distributors that promises to provide engineers with invaluable additional information to a...
Fostering growth and innovation with open standards
This summer Wind River was involved in the leadership of an R&D project that fell under the guidance and nurturing of CENGN, Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks. This project brought together some of Wind River’s leading NFV and virtualisation technology, with an innovative cloud management tool from the cloud consulting and services company CloudOps. The results of this project were both eye o...
V2V and V2X automobiles and infrastructure roll out
With high-level autonomous vehicles, the necessary elements are starting to roll out as GM deploys Vehicle‑to‑Vehicle (V2V) systems in its vehicles, while Vehicle‑to‑Everything (V2X) test beds begin in Tampa, New York, and Wyoming. It’s finally started: Automotive giant GM has begun V2V deployments with the rollout of dedicated short range radio (DSRC) in its 2017 Cadillac CTS models.
Making perfect sense for gas, water and heat metering
All across Europe, Asia and the United States, smart electricity metering is being rolled out, and other utilities are looking to get in on this action. Those involved in water, gas and heat are now also seeking to take advantage of the benefits. There’s a key difference, however, between the smart meters used for electricity and those required for other utilities. This is around choosing suitable communications technology.
Wind River earns fourth consecutive ‘Top Workplaces’ award
For the fourth year in a row, Wind River has been recognised by the Bay Area News Group in its Top Workplaces 2017 list, an annual profile of the top 95 places to work in the greater Bay Area.