The story of the current economic recovery is largely one of rising manufacturing productivity. In the US, for example, investment in manufacturing technology has grown an astounding 35% over 2011 levels. This trend looks likely to continue as first-world nations seek ways to compete with developing regions, and as those developing nations face soaring labor costs .   These trends present a huge opportunity for developers creating factory automation equipment. To take advantage of this ...Read More

Performance and power-efficiency are more important than ever for network infrastructure. Traffic is exploding and becoming more complex as video and web traffic increasingly dominate the network. Meanwhile, the increasing cloud connectivity of everything from enterprises source to consumer devices is creating a tempting target for hackers. At the same time, cost pressures are causing customers to make ever-greater demands on energy efficiency.   The Intel® Xeon® processors pro...Read More

The ongoing rise in healthcare costs is leading governments and healthcare providers worldwide to seek solutions that will make medicine more efficient. One of the primary areas of focus is in health information technology (health IT), where efficient electronic systems can replace antiquated paper records. These efforts promise to not only lower costs but also enable entirely new methods of delivering medical care. The introduction of new electronics can even bring advanced medicine to groups ...Read More

Embedded markets of nearly every stripe are clamoring for a new generation of devices that can intelligently connect to other devices , to the enterprise , and to cloud services . Customers worldwide are discovering that Internet connectivity can help boost revenues , lower costs , and enable entirely new business models . In this blog, we’ll examine emerging connectivity requirements and design solutions for various markets, including retail , medical , automotive , manufacturi...Read More

By Santhosh Nair, Director of Medical Vertical Market, Wind River For the makers of medical devices used in mobile healthcare, connectivity is becoming increasingly critical.   Devices are becoming more intelligent and controlling more and more aspects of patient care, clinical diagnostics, and hospital administration. And they are interacting not just with people—expanding our ability to communicate and share information—but also with each other. They control systems that lite...Read More

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications strategies and cloud computing are transforming embedded connectivity from an assortment of fragmented, proprietary technologies to open standards easily integrated into new designs. This new direction in M2M connectivity enables a wide range of applications and services by exchanging real-time data between remote devices, one or more central servers, and authorized third parties. In addition, these improved M2M solutions can reduce capital and operating ...Read More

I just got back from the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, and I am so excited about the future of embedded that I can barely sit still. Intel started the show with a thrilling preview of its 14nm technology. The big news here for embedded developers is that the Intel® Atom™ is being pushed onto the process roadmap as Intel® Core processors. That means we can expect Intel Atom processors to leap from 45nm today to 14nm by 2014. This rapid advancement is expected to...Read More