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Choosing Between Commercial and Roll Your Own (RYO) Embedded Linux OSes
Long-term ROI considerations (order now)
Choosing Between Commercial and Roll Your Own (RYO) Embedded Communication Integration Middleware
A detailed ROI analysis of current RYO and commercial solutions based on EMF’s detailed year-over-year surveys of embedded developers. (order now)Embedded Linux Total Cost of Development Analyzed - Redux 2009
EMF is taking a look at the results of the 2008 and 2009 EMF Surveys of Embedded Developers to determine how embedded Linux designs compare with commercial RTOS design outcomes and whether the changes observed in 2007 have continued.(order now)Embedded Linux Total Cost of Development Analyzed
An Evaluation of the Costs Associated with Embedded Linux Development as Compared with Commercial RTOSes and Non-Commercial Linux (order now)What Do You Do When the Horse You’re Riding Drops Dead?:
Why Model Driven Design is Emerging as a Preferred Best Practice (order now)Shoot Out at the RTOS Corral
How Design Outcome Data Analysis can be used to assist Medical Device Developers in Selecting the OS Most Appropriate to Their Product Design Requirements (order now)A Model Driven Approach to Software Development for Systems
If your code doesn’t run because someone changed the hardware and the guy who wrote the code left the company 10 years ago...(order now)RTOS Selection and Its Impact on Enhancing Time-To-Market and On-Time Design Outcomes
How time-to-market and on-time design considerations can cost or make you money - and why you should consider these factors in choosing or replacing your operating system. Including 2009 Addendum: RTOS Selection for Medical Devices (order now)Model Driven Development of Certifiable Software: A Best Practice for Safety-Critical Applications
Moving beyond Model Driven Design of Systems to Formal Development of Software as a Best Practice for Certification in Mil/Aero, Industrial, Transportation, and Medical Applications (order now)Total Cost of Development (2003)
A comprehensive cost estimation framework for evaluating embedded development platforms (order now)Note: The information in this report has been updated in the Embedded Linux TCD whitepaper.