San Clemente, CA — (press release excerpt) — The RTC Group today announced its Embedded Linux Expo & Conference's high caliber program addressing how Linux challenges the established order in the embedded software market. The single-day event is being held November 8, 2001 at the Sheraton Reston Hotel in Reston, VA (near Washington D.C.) and is open to the public.

The opening keynote, entitled “Licensing of Embedded Software”, will be presented by Matt Harris, VP of Lineo. Mr. Harris' extensive background in law, software engineering and management brings forth a broad perspective as he discusses licensing issues under the GPL and why Microsoft's FUD campaign is based on fiction, not fact.

Other prominent experts, along with representatives from the Embedded Linux Consortium, team up for a late-morning panel discussion entitled “The Present and Future of Real-Time Support in Linux”.

Also featured are . . .

• IBM's Linux Technology answer to “Can One Size Fit All?”
  
• MontaVista Software will show how Linux revolutionizes the economics of building and deploying embedded offerings.
  
• Empower Technologies speaks about “Miniaturizing Linux”
  
• Rick Lehrbaum, founder of LinuxDevices.com, reveals challenges facing Embedded Linux and shares his predictions on its growth over the next 24 – 36 months.

The event takes a concentrated look at the shaping of Embedded Linux with audience interaction encouraged, as well as speaking one-on-one with presenters. Expected guests include CEOs, CIOs, CTOs and system architects.

Technical Chair and Moderator for the event is Kevin Dankwardt, Ph.D., CEO of K Computing, a training and consulting firm in Silicon Valley.

ELEC runs in conjunction with the Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference, both of which are hosted and produced by The RTC Group. For those who are Linux-seeking or Linux-driven professionals, this affords a valuable opportunity to access the experts at no out-of-pocket expense.

About the Embedded Linux Expo & Conference

The Embedded Linux Expo & Conference exclusively targets the open-source Linux operating system in embedded applications. The conference features technical presentations associated with integrating Linux and Linux-related technologies into embedded systems applications. ELEC is designed for engineers, project managers, design teams and executive management developing a broad range of embedded systems that incorporate the Linux operating system and related technologies. Applications range from moderate to high performance fixed and mobile computing needs including: smart appliances, gaming, set-top boxes, medical equipment, defense / aerospace systems, industrial control / automation, transportation systems, instrumentation, and data acquisition.

 
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