The Conference is taking place in Bristol (May 14th), Cambridge (May 16th) and Manchester (May 22nd).
"Software that controls systems such as nuclear power stations, or an airliner, or maybe even an every day motor vehicle, has to be reliable and predictable," said Richard Blackburn, Event Organiser. "Often this software is referred to as 'real-time', as it has to behave in a determinist and predictable manner. At this event there will be some of the world's leading developers of Realtime Operating Systems (RTOS) and a 1/2-day workshop to discuss the development of software for mission critical systems."
US RTOS company Wind River and Canadian RTOS company QNX will be exhibiting and available to discuss their latest developments, along with several other companies that work in this field, such as eCosCentric, SDC Systems and Reflex Technologies. Complimentary to this technology will be a range of debug tool companies that also play an important role in the development of software for high availability systems. German debug company Lauterbach will be available to discuss their latest technologies and will be presenting a half-day workshop on "Advanced Debugging Techniques".
"It is easy to see that having to recall a million cars, or maybe having a power station stop working is a very big deal," said Richard. "Such a situation will incur a massive cost and a lot of long term damage to the brand. In this respect, having a highly robust operating system and a powerful set of debug tools is often the first step in the development of software for commercial electronics. At this event, engineers will have the opportunity to understand what is new and what is now possible."
The conference will include a vendor exhibition, several half-day technical workshops and a schedule of informative technical presentations. It will be free to attend for engineers, computer scientists, project managers and students in this field, although there will be a small charge for workshops.
For more information about this event please visit http://www.device-developer-conference.co.uk
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Contact Details:
Richard Blackburn (Event Organiser)
01603 439569
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