Open Source Engineering

Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 16 for IoT, with regular and reliable security updates, and app stores for intelligent connected devices. Ubuntu Core is already in use in top-of-rack switches, industrial gateways, home gateways, radio access networks, digital signage, robots and drones. “Ubuntu Core secures the Internet of Things and provides an app store for every device,” said Mark Shuttleworth, ...

Fujitsu Labs has found a better way to parallel graphics processors (GPU) for deep learning applications. Using ‘AlexNet’, 64 GPUs in parallel achieve 27x the speed of a single GPU for, as far as Fujitsu can determine, the world’s fastest processing. A conventional method to accelerate deep learning is to use multiple computers equipped with GPUs, networked and arranged in ...

Express Logic has introduced a version of its X-Ware Secure Platform for ARM Cortex-M processors. The platform incorporates the firm’s ThreadX, NetX, USBX, FileX, GUIX, and TraceX for use with future ARMv8-M–based Cortex-M processors with TrustZone and with existing ARMv6-M– and ARMv7-M–based Cortex-M processors with MPU support. The tools can be used for software partitioning and ThreadX can be used ...

Audio Precision has introduced a plug-in for its APx500 audio test software to make measurements conforming to international standard IEC 60268-16 (2011). The APx Speech Transmission Index (STI) plug-in will be used in the development of public safety (police, fire, emergency) communications and public address systems, as well as flight recorder devices. Developed as a method for quantifying the intelligibility ...

Via Technologies has announced a 12x12.5x3cm ARM Cortex-A8-based machine, writes Steve Bush.

Digia recently acquired the full Qt business from Nokia, Juhapekka Niemi, director, Digia, Qt, talks to Electronics Weekly about how the mobile software business will develop and grow in a market where open source has growing popularity

A starter kit for the Arduino Uno open-source prototyping board which can be used by professional embedded system engineers and students is available from RS Components, writes Richard Wilson.

Google has announced its Code-in contest will begin this November, introducing pre-university students to the world of open source development.

Digia, the Helsinki-based software firm, has completed the acquisition of the Qt software technologies and Qt business from Nokia.

Xilinx has announced the acquisition of embedded Linux specialist PetaLogix, writes Richard Wilson.