How often have we been told that "85% [or 90%, or whatever] of the world's computers run Windows"? In fact, the PC market, which Windows dominates, is just the visible tip of a computing iceberg. The world's most widely used operating system is ITRON, a real-time kernel for embedded systems (ES) standardized in Japan [5]. Part of the even bigger TRON initiative launched in 1984, it runs inside huge numbers of phones, cameras, CD players, and other portable devices. As of 2003, ITRON was deployed in an estimated three billion microprocessors.
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Tom Welsh is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. He is an independent consultant and analyst specializing in middleware, object technology, and software engineering. At Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Welsh was a hardware technician, software support specialist, corporate software developer, and senior technology consultant, before taking on the task of marketing Digital's OO software… Read More
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