Eight trends in the embedded industry in 2011

1. Android promotes the commercialization of the Linux market As device manufacturers use Android for application environments other than mobile phones, the commercial Linux market will usher in new growth.

2. More multi-operating system devices More application environments will use sophisticated user interfaces that are not supported by traditional operating systems. End-users will seek multiple operating system devices.

3. Embedded and mobile markets will usher in more virtualized applications With hardware BOM costs, implementation delays in additional operating environments, and cost reductions, operating system virtualization will usher in greater opportunities and become a focus for more suppliers. aims.

4. Symbian's losses become the growth of MeeGo Intel's continued attention to the embedded market coupled with Symbian's mistakes in the strategic direction led Nokia to shift its focus to the Linux platform. These changes will bring growth to MeeGo.

5. OEMs will adopt more network-side security testing tools Embedded devices interact more with cloud and network content, and OEMs will adopt more network-side security testing tools.

6. The data burden makes telecommunications companies increase their investment in commercial products. The burden on the use of data on mobile devices is increasing, driving the investment demand in wireless infrastructure, and increasing the vertical telecommunications industry’s use of commercial products. Input.

7. Microsoft's profit from mobile phone Windows Phone 7 triggered a boom, Microsoft will become the main player in the mobile phone field again.

8. More RTOS acquisitions?

A series of high acquisitions occurred in 2009 and 2010, and VDC predicts that another major supplier of embedded real-time operating systems will be acquired in 2011.