MEETING INTRODUCTION
Unigroup is pleased to announce our October 2010 meeting on Embedded Linux Development for Financial Markets.
As part of this meeting, we hope to have a live demonstration of an Embedded System Development Environment and compiling the Linux Kernel for Embedded Devices.
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DIRECTIONS
Location:
The Cooper Union (http://www.cooper.edu)
School of Engineering (*** New Building ***)
41 Cooper Square (3rd Avenue @ 7th Street, between 6th & 7th Streets)
East Village, Manhattan
New York City, 10003
Meeting Room: 504CS
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Topic: Embedded Linux Development for Financial Markets
Introduction & Description of Talk:
We will talk about Embedded Linux and explain how it differs from Desktop Linux, how an Embedded distribution is built, and also debugged, and deployed. We will talk about how the features of Embedded Linux apply to the Financial industry. Finally we will review how Embedded Linux is being used on multicore systems either in AMP mode, SMP mode, or with a Hypervisor.
Outline of Talk:
References & Web Resources:
To-be-announced.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
David Seltz has been working in the embedded computer industry for over 25 years. He started his Career working for CSPI in Billerica, MA as a development engineer working in the Scanalytics division on their Electrophoresis products. In 1997 David went to work for Wind River Systems as a Field Application Engineer. Today Dave is the Regional Engineering Director for Wind River Systems covering the Network vertical in the Eastern United States. Dave went to Lehigh University in 1981 where he received his Computer Engineering Degree. He received his Masters degree in Computer Engineering from Lowell University.
COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation
(NASDAQ: INTC
Wind River believes that by building a more competitive product
that delivers more value requires working with a vendor that is
well-connected-to high-performance multi-core software, to open
carrier grade platforms, to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
hardware systems, to world-class support and design services,
and to an ecosystem of third-party suppliers with
application-specific functionality and complementary expertise.
Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices
since 1981, and its technology is found in over 500 million
products.
GIVEAWAYS
Addison-Wesley Professional/Prentice Hall PTR, and O'Reilly have
been kind enough to provide us with review copies of some of their
books, which we will continue to raffle off as giveaways at our
meetings. The publishers always ask that the persons receiving
the books provide a review and/or feedback about their books.
Unigroup would like to thank both companies for the support
provided by their User Group programs.
As always, all of the books will be available for review at the
start of the meeting.
We have some Solaris Related CD-ROMs from our friends at the
local NYC Sun Microsystems Office.
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FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
Complimentary Food and Refreshments will be served. This includes
"wraps" such as turkey, roast beef, chicken, tuna and grilled
vegetables as well as assorted salads (potato, tossed,
pasta, etc), cookies, brownies, bottled water and assorted beverages.
Wind River said they would sponsor the food service for this
meeting. Thanks Wind River!
Please join us for this meeting, you won't want to miss it!
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