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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE & TOOLS MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES & FORECASTS THROUGH 2014
Research Summary:
The market highlights from our ongoing coverage of the Embedded Software & Tools market include: The rising competition from open source platforms such as Android has created additional mainstream alternatives to commercial operating systems, with these alternate solutions available from all sides of the embedded industry; All industries cite outsourcing various tasks (e.g. software application development, middleware development, test) as part of their current project development; As the smartphone OS battle continues to intensify, independent device manufacturers such as HTC, LG, and Samsung have avoided committing their entire mobile roadmap to a single platform, instead opting for dual strategies centered around Android and Windows Phone 7; Mobile & Embedded Virtualization (MEV) has emerged as an alternative to address time-to-market pressures and cost-reduction requirements, in the face of mounting complexity now associated with many new embedded systems. VDC’s Strategic Insights 2012: Embedded Software & Tools Market research program will continue to analyze these (and other) emerging trends as well as provide data and insights that will help you to identify, define, prioritize and attack the best market opportunities.
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TRACK 1: FASTFORWARD: INSIGHT FOR LEADERS
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Build Versus Buy: Reevaluating the Biggest Threat to Commercial Software Vendors | Apr 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | Winning Against Free: Commercial Software in a Partially Free World | Jul 2012 | Register to view |
| 3 | The Software Supply Chain and the Growing Risk of Not Knowing Where That Code Came From | Sep 2012 | Not yet available |
| 4 | M2M Communication Standards and the Future of Connected Device Development | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
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TRACK 2: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embedded/Real-Time Operating Systems | Apr 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | Android in the Embedded Systems Market | Jun 2012 | Register to view |
| 3 | Software Development & Multicore Tools | Aug 2012 | Not yet available |
| 4 | Virtualization for Mobile & Embedded Systems | Sep 2012 | Register to view |
| 5 | Security Development & Runtime Solutions | Oct 2012 | Register to view |
| 6 | VDC TARGET Competitor™ Map – OS/Tools Providers | Jun 2012 | Not yet available |
| 7 | Expanded Vendor Profiles | Oct 2012 | Not yet available |
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TRACK 3: EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SURVEY DATA
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating Systems | Aug 2012 | Not yet available |
| 2 | Development Tools | Oct 2012 | Not yet available |
| 3 | Processor Architecture | Oct 2012 | Not yet available |
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TRACK 4: VERTICAL MARKETS
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automotive/Rail/Transportation | Dec 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | Industrial Automation | Jan 2013 | Register to view |
| 3 | Medical Devices | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
| 4 | Military/Aerospace | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
| 5 | Mobile Phones | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
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Complimentary Research Related to This Product and The Markets It Covers
| Webcasts | VDC webcasts are produced and delivered by VDC's leading analysts and provide a special opportunity to learn from their deep market knowledge. The content is drawn from recently completed research programs, and is specifically designed to provide actionable ideas and insights to industry participants. Listen to pre-recorded wecasts now, or sign up for an upcoming live event! | |
| Event Name: | A Look Ahead: Android, Security & More | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | The Internet of Things phenomenon has enabled seemingly countless innovations, from the connected car to handheld point-of-sale devices and wearable military communication systems. These intelligent, connected devices are also storing and communicating large quantities of data in the process. But all this connectivity has put consumers, enterprises, and OEMs at considerable risk, because in most cases these devices are not adequately protected. During this QuickCast, VDC's Jared Weiner discusses Android, Security and Cross-Domain Integration. | |
| Date/Time: | 1/9/2013 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 11 | |
| Event Name: | Software Developers Using Agile-ish Methods | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | Development in accordance to all the principles of the methodology, or “full Agile” has a limited applicability. There is little benefit to replacing one rigid development orthodoxy, such as the V-model, with another such, as “full-Agile.” What we are seeing instead is that many vendors are applying selected aspects of the Agile methodology. Combining this along with elements from other methods, in a hybrid approach helps to maintain the needed flexibility. In fact, this hybrid approach to iterative development, which we’ve christened “Agile-ish”, is far more common than using a “full-Agile” approach. VDC believes this “Agile-ish” approach represents the future of Agile development in both the embedded and enterprise markets. | |
| Date/Time: | 11/27/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 12 | |
| Event Name: | Security & The Internet of Things | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | Security is a topic that has very much been top-of-mind for many in the embedded industry. When you think about the Internet of Things – the growing number of connected devices out there and the types of data to which they have access – the potential risks can be quite frightening. The reality is that more OEMs and enterprises are putting themselves at risk every day. During this QuickCast, Jared Weiner discusses device security. | |
| Date/Time: | 9/26/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 9 | |
| Event Name: | A Tough Business - Highly Fragmented & Under Pressure | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | OEMs face increasing levels of complexity from integrating new silicon to the development and integration of software code from various sources. In addition to standalone tool suppliers, competitive market dynamics has created choice in the source and selection of tools that can be acquired as part of a commercial OS platform, available through the open source community, or available through hardware suppliers. For standalone tool suppliers, the market challenge is further complicated by the anticipated decrease in use of in-house developed target OSes, where the use of these tools represents an important source of income for suppliers. During this QuickCast, VDC's Steve Balacco lays out some of the challenges and concerns for the software development tools market. | |
| Date/Time: | 9/13/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 12 | |
| Event Name: | Pressure Pushing Software Testing Mainstream | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | In the past, VDC has advised suppliers of automated test and verification tools to primarily target end users at the engineer level. However, market pressures on software development organizations are driving the use of more sophisticated lifecycle management tools that can have greater impact on development processes. A nascent shift in test tool procurement decisions is underway from this consideration. During this QuickCast, VDC’s André Girard discusses this emerging trend and some of the leading factors VDC believes are influencing the automated test tool market in 2012. | |
| Date/Time: | 6/26/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 27 | |
| Research Notes | VDC Research Notes present compelling data, insights and ideas related to our research coverage. Our Research Notes are generally focused on specific trends, issues and opportunities that are of great interest to a given market, and that have the potential to significantly impact the rate and direction of market growth. | |
| Document Title: | Parallel Views: Agile Developers & Cross-Domain Integrators | |
| Publication Date: | Jun, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | Android has been making headlines in the mobile space for several years now, continuing to gain momentum since shortly after its debut in late 2008 on the HTC Dream smartphone. In February 2012, Google’s Andy Rubin reported that activations of Android had reached 850,000 per day – an indication of the platform’s remarkably steep growth trajectory. However, many barriers – such as growing security concerns – still remain. | |
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| Document Title: | Parallel Views: Agile Developers & Cross-Domain Integrators | |
| Publication Date: | Dec, 2011 | |
| Excerpt: | Some of the leading trends positioned to impact the embedded software and tools market in 2012, include: the continued growth of the embedded/real-time OS market, how Android is recasting the embedded Linux landscape, the security considerations threatening incumbent development solution sets and how connectivity is redefining development requirements and service models. One of the other trends getting considerable attention in recent months has been the continued expansion of connectivity requirements across a number of different embedded device classes and the affect this will have on the business/service models in the embedded community. | |
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| Document Title: | Standalone Tools Suppliers Challenged by Expected Decrease in Use of In-House Developed OSes | |
| Publication Date: | May, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | New findings from VDC Research Group indicate that the market for commercial operating systems continues to present excellent opportunities to OS vendors, with an incredible 2.5 billion more devices likely to use a commercial OS in 2014 than in 2010. Our research indicates growth in the commercial operating systems market will be driven by two key trends. The first is the rapid increase in the number of devices with technology embedded in them, fueled by M2M, the Internet of Things and the pervasive Internet, among others. We estimate that 7 billion embedded devices shipped in 2010, with nearly 13 billion devices expected to ship in 2014. | |
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| Document Title: | Security: From Obligation to Differentiation | |
| Publication Date: | Dec, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | From some of our first glimpses of Android-based devices beyond smartphones and tablets to the increased recognition of the importance of cross-domain integration, 2012 has been another year of innovation and progress within the embedded systems market. But perhaps no single topic has garnered more widespread attention than security. | |
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| Document Title: | Security: From Obligation to Differentiation | |
| Publication Date: | Dec, 2011 | |
| Excerpt: | The safety- and/or mission-critical requirements of many embedded system applications have always driven recognition of the importance of security within certain device classes. In fact, security-related specifications have led to the creation of entire product and professional service solution markets that cater almost exclusively to these niche requirements. | |
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