eWEEK technical analyst Jason Brooks recently took a look at the QNX Real-time Platform. In this article, Brooks explains why some developers may find that QNX offers a few important pluses over embedded Linux. Brooks writes . . .

“The QNX Real-Time Platform, released last month by QNX Software Systems Ltd. for free download, provides companies with a graphical, real-time operating system and a solid development environment in a single package — smoothing the path to development of embedded applications.”

“QNX is a longtime player in the market for embedded operating systems, and in addition to its applications in the electronics, automotive and medical industries, QNX technology powers Netpliance Inc.'s i-opener Internet appliance as well as 3Com Corp.'s upcoming Internet appliance.”

“QNX competes with a host of other embedded operating systems, but in terms of multimedia support and development tools, QNX's primary competitor is embedded Linux.”

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