The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Queue magazine interviewed Jim Ready, founder and CEO of MontaVista Software, to learn where Ready thinks the embedded market is heading, and what the likely role of Linux will be. Topics include: defining what embedded systems are; the characteristics, growing range of applications, and technical requrements of embedded systems and devices; the… evolution of embedded operating system functionality including the evolving roles of real-time, graphical interfaces, and connectivity; the emerging role of embedded Linux (“our system has been designed into a half-dozen cellphone applications with NEC, Motorola, and other manufacturers”); the growing adoption of embedded Linux in Japan; MontaVista's role and position in the market; and Ready's vision for the next 20 years (including his retirement plans).

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