Real-time operating system kernels in embedded systems need to be configurable. Unfortunately many of today's commercial real-time kernels are monolithic. These optimized code packages are difficult ...

Slashdot reopened the endless Linus Torvald vs. Andy Tanenbaum debateabout microkernels and monolithic operating systems. This is asilly discussion akin to debating bicycles versus cars: both are ...

The microkernel real-time operating system (RTOS) market is evolving rapidly as enterprises seek solutions that increase system modularity, security, and deterministic performance. Growing adoption ...

However, SeL4 can be used, in theory, as a foundation for Linux and other Unix related operating systems. For example, it was briefly considered for use in Richard M. Stallman's still-born Gnu Hurd ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The news is full of talk about Microsoft’s Midori, a ...

Hypervisors are used widely in enterprise servers, and the number of offerings in the embedded space continues to ramp up. Hypervisors are used for virtualization and provide some level of isolation, ...

Jonathan Shapiro, one of the chief developers of the BitC language and Coyotos operating system, is joining Microsoft to work on Midori. Shapiro announced via the BitC mailing list that he will be ...