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What is Virtualization?
Virtualization is technology for supporting execution of computer program code, from applications to entire operating systems, in a software-controlled environment. Such a Virtual Machine (VM) environment abstracts available system resources...
New White Paper: Virtualization for Embedded Systems
November 27, 2007
Who: Gernot Heiser, Ph.D., CTO & Co-Founder, Open Kernel Labs. Leads the Embedded Systems Group at the Neville Roach Laboratory of NICTA, the Australian National Center of Excellence for Information and Communications Technology. Professor of Operating Systems, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney
New White Paper: Virtualization for Embedded Systems
Where: http://portal.ok-labs.com/
When: November 26, 2007
Today Open Kernel Labs releases a white paper that discusses the application of virtualization to embedded systems.
Virtualization has been a hot topic in the enterprise space for some time, but has recently become an important technology for embedded systems as well. This white paper, authored by Gernot Heiser, introduces virtualization technology in general, and specifically discusses its application to embedded systems. It explores the limitations of virtualization when applied to embedded systems and presents microkernels as an approach that can overcome those limitations. The paper concludes with a glimpse at the future of this technology.
The whitepaper is available for download on the company’s developer portal, http://portal.ok-labs.com/
About Dr. Gernot Heiser, Co-Founder and CTO of Open Kernel Labs
Gernot Heiser is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Open Kernel Labs and the leader of the Embedded Systems Group at the Neville Roach Lab of NICTA, Australia’s National Center of Excellence for Information and Communications Technology. Dr Heiser is also a faculty member at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), where he created a suite of OS courses and led the development of several research operating systems. He holds the position of Professor for Operating Systems at UNSW, the only such chair in Australia, and continues to teach advanced-level courses and supervise a large number of Ph.D. students. Gernot Heiser holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich.
About Open Kernel Labs
Open Kernel Labs technology leadership in embedded operating systems and virtualization technology enables the development of reliable, trustworthy and affordable devices. Backed by the largest, independent team of microkernel developers, OK Labs open-source microkernel operating system, OKL4, offers the highest proven performance combined with strong protection and security features in order to provide developers with a robust, open-source platform for building secure, differentiated embedded applications. For more information on OK and its products visit http://www.ok-labs.com. OK Labs is a spin-out from NICTA, Australia’s pre-eminent Center of Excellence for Information and Communications Technology.
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