May 09, 2008
Iggy Lets Loose in Helsinki
Iggy heads to Helsinki with Jim Bannon. Check out the photos
Posted by Brenna Walters on May 09 at 04:06 PM
What are they doing?
Rob McCammon and Gernot Heiser prep for their webinar recording. Watch for OK Labs Chalk Talk Webinar coming soon.
Posted by Robert C. McCammon on May 09 at 10:08 AM
May 06, 2008
TCB Size Does Matter
If you read about computer security in the literature, you'll come a lot of discussion about various kinds of access-control policies. One particular policy that is becoming more and more mainstream, thanks largely to seLinux, is mandatory access control (or MAC for short). For all the talk that takes place about ...
Posted by Abi Nourai on May 06 at 08:43 AM
May 05, 2008
Shameless self-promotion but Vote for Us Anyways!
Open Kernel Labs has been nominated by eg3.com’s editorial staff for a Reader’s Tech Choice Award in the virtualization category! This nomination honors our new Secure HyperCell technology provided by OKL4. The “Tech Choice” awards recognize recent products that are both cutting edge and design practical.
We invite ...
Posted by Marti Konstant on May 05 at 07:20 PM
May 03, 2008
What is Secure HyperCell Technology?
We announced Secure HyperCell (SHC) technology without saying what it really is. You're excused for being a bit confused.
So, what is it? In a nutshell, it is an abstraction that includes fine-grained protection domain at one end, and complete virtual machines at the other, and combines this with mandatory access ...
Posted by Gernot Heiser on May 03 at 08:32 AM
May 02, 2008
Thanks for meeting up in Chicago
OK Labs and Iggy Wanna headed out once again to exhibit and speak at RTECC -Chicago. Video and slides from Jim Bannon to follow soon.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth and attended our meet-up.
Posted by Brenna Walters on May 02 at 02:18 PM
April 22, 2008
Virtualization Hardware Support—What Does It Buy You?
This is another question I get asked frequently (no, I'm really not making this up). Hardware support for virtualization, such as Intel's VT-x and AMD-V, will soon reach embedded processors (eg. ARM is rumoured to be working on something). What will this mean for embedded hypervisor technology, such as ...
Posted by Gernot Heiser on April 22 at 10:33 PM
Meet-up in the Windy City - Wanna hang with OK Labs in Chicago?
We are excited to be partcipating in RTECC - Chicago on April 29th at the Lisle Napervile Hilton. It is paractically in our back yard which makes traveling a whole lot easier.
We will once again be hosting a meet-up at 2:00 on the 29th. Thanks to everyone who came out in San Jose (you can checkout the pictures ...
Posted by Brenna Walters on April 22 at 10:08 PM
6 minutes and 40 seconds
We were in the Zone, the Disruption Zone at ESC Silicon Valley last week. We were in the Zone because our Secure HyperCell technology has the potential to change the competitive landscape. Being at our booth and talking with many of the participants was easy. The hard part of the Zone designation was presenting our ...
Posted by Marti Konstant on April 22 at 05:41 PM
April 21, 2008
Iggy attends Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose
We're finally all back from the Embedded Systems Conference that was held in San Jose last week. Thanks to everyone who came out to the meet-up. We will be back in San Francisco to host another one before you know it.
As always, Iggy tagged along for the ride 
Check out the ESC photos or check out Iggy on holiday
Posted by Brenna Walters on April 21 at 10:41 AM
April 15, 2008
At CELF and Embedded Systems Conference this week
I'm in San Jose at the moment for both the CELF Embedded Linux Conference and the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC). (Which are conveniently scheduled at the same time, in different places!). I'm not quite sure how much of each I'll see. I'm ...
Posted by Benno Leslie on April 15 at 08:17 PM
April 09, 2008
About Security: Singularity vs L4, Part 2
In a recent blog I compared Singularity with L4, explaining the fundamental difference in the two approaches and showed that L4 had a significant performance advantage. I promised a follow-up posting focussing on security, particularly as it related to the embedded-systems context.
Singularity is written in a modern, ...
Posted by Gernot Heiser on April 09 at 04:21 PM
April 04, 2008
Interview with Gernot Heiser at Linuxconf.au Featured on builder.au - Video
Posted by Team OK on April 04 at 01:46 PM
April 03, 2008
Microkernels vs hypervisors
I get asked this question a lot: what is the difference between a hypervisor and a microkernel? Frequently the question is accompanied by competitor-planted bullshit such as: isn't it better to use a hypervsior for virtualization, as it is secifically designed for that, while a microkernel isn't? But the question also ...
Posted by Gernot Heiser on April 03 at 04:17 AM
April 01, 2008
Disruptive Bunch - Five minutes with Rob McCammon
BW from OK Labs: Hi Rob
RM: Hi
BW: Are you excited about your pecha kucha presentation?
RM: machu picchu?
BW: no pecha kucha
RM: Pikachu?
Yes, we are really excited about our disruption zone presentation using the pecha kucha style at Embedded Systems Conference (ESC).
BW: What is the disruption zone?
RM: Companies with ...
Posted by Robert C. McCammon on April 01 at 06:25 PM