[Embedlets-dev] Some good reading....

[Andrzej J. T. <an...@ch...>]

From eWeek, an article on the growing use of Ethernet on the factory floor.  
Definitely worth a read.  Here's a quote from the piece:

> One of the obstacles to Ethernet's acceptance at the device level is
> the lack of standards at the application level. 

> "We decided not to use Ethernet at the I/O [device] level. There is no
> real standard yet. You can't take a GE Ethernet controller and hook it
> up to someone else's device," said Jan Lindstrom, vice president of
> technology for printing press manufacturer KBA North America Inc., in
> York, Pa. 

eWeek Article at:

   http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,857161,00.asp

And another one on Motorola using Linux and Java on their newest cell 
phones:

   http://news.com.com/2100-1001-984424.htm

An interesting strategy from Motorola that may presage what could happen on 
the shop/warehouse floor.

Both pieces point to potentially large and valuable market opportunities for 
Outpost and Embedlets.

BTW....I think it's time for me to post something controversial again.....the list 
has been too quiet!  Good thing too.....given me some uninterrupted "think 
time" about the spec and details of the architectural implementation. <grins>  
Andrzej Jan Taramina
Chaeron Corporation: Enterprise System Solutions
http://www.chaeron.com