Monthly Archives: January 2006

The long haul in the embedded software business.

Posted on January 28, 2006 by yodaiken

Chris Lanfear from VDC systems asks FSMLabs has the product line, but lacks the market presence and awareness that other companies have invested in with venture-backed capital. We believe the company has largely bootstrapped itself over the years and while … Continue reading →

Posted in embedded systems, real-time, rtlinux, software business | Leave a comment

PowerPoint and RocketScience II

Posted on January 10, 2006 by yodaiken

In a previous note I objected to venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki’s requests (demands) for shallow and glib sales pitches in PowerPoint, but Professor Edward Tufte is also asking for sales pitches, just ones with more sober disguise. When you read … Continue reading →

Posted in software business, software engineering | Leave a comment

Digital Rights Management and Logic

Posted on January 4, 2006 by yodaiken

The Sony DRM fiasco is due to a common failure of requirements management logic. If an engineered system relies on certain properties, whenever you add a new requirement, you need to check consistency. You have a boat that has EnoughCargoSpace … Continue reading →

Posted in embedded systems, security+fault-tolerance, software engineering | 1 Comment