Archive for January, 2010

This was a fun little article from TechRepublic that I could not resist sharing: 10 things every geek should know.

Sadly, this blogger has a difficult enough time getting her fingers to speak Vulcan!

This is the press release about the market report that Greg Gorman referenced in his December 2009 article from Embedded Computing Design. Click here to read the pdf.

Included in the findings of this Embedded Market Forecasters report: “Model-driven development is the key factor in reducing delays and improving accuracy.”

The December 2009 issue of Embedded Computing Design had a great article from Greg Gorman at IBM Rational entitled “Advanced designs require new strategies in product development.” Gorman recommends software development strategies for companies developing new, innovative products.

We especially found this statement about the benefits of model-driven development interesting:  “Using model-driven development, telecommunications companies have seen productivity improvements, including 46 percent fewer designs behind schedule and 49 percent fewer designs cancelled.”

Click here to read the entire article.

Here’s an interesting article from EE Times about the new “connected” car innovations coming from Ford. Google and Twitter and WiFi, oh my!

Click here to view.

Rob Spiegel of EDN wrote this great article about his analysis of the state of the electronics industry for 2009 and forecasts for 2010.

Click here to view.