Atlanta, GA — (press release excerpt) — Concurrent Computer Corporation Real-Time Division today announced that Chief Scientist Steve Brosky will be a featured presenter at the Open Group Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum. Mr. Brosky will address “Applications That Require a Real-time Linux Variant” and will be one of several presenters in a series of sessions looking at aspects of Real-time Linux. The sessions will be held on Jan. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, CA.

The Open Group Real-Time and Embedded Systems Forum was established to bring together a group of experienced professionals to share knowledge, integrate open initiatives, and certify approved products and processes. The forum focuses on accelerating market growth for real-time and embedded systems through convergence of suppliers and practitioners and by developing testing and certification programs to assure conformance.

During his session, Mr. Brosky will discuss the current mechanisms being adopted to use Linux in real-time systems. There are two primary approaches for utilizing Linux in a real-time system. One approach implements a separate real-time executive as the primary operating system, which in turn runs a standard Linux kernel when there are no high priority tasks ready to be run. The other approach is to directly modify the Linux operating system to provide real-time capabilities. During his presentation, Mr. Brosky will provide examples of real-time applications with needs that can best be satisfied by a Linux operating system that directly supports real-time capabilities. He will also examine some of the functionality required by the “complex real-time” class of application.

 
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