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High-security microkernel goes on release

...Australian researchers have released a microkernel that aims to all but guarantee software security. The idea behind it... Read more

29 January, 2011 by Darren Pauli
Crafting a Usable <endeca_term>Microkernel</endeca_term>, Processor, and I/O System With Strict and Provable Information Flow Security

Crafting a Usable Microkernel, Processor, and I/O System With Strict and Provable Information Flow Security

High assurance systems used in avionics, medical implants, and cryptographic devices often rely on a small trusted base... Read more

28 March, 2011
seL4 Enforces Integrity

seL4 Enforces Integrity

...the enforcement of two high-level access control properties in the seL4 microkernel: integrity and authority confinement. Integrity provides an upper bound on write operations... Read more

22 February, 2011
The OKL4 Microvisor: Convergence Point of Microkernels and Hypervisors

The OKL4 Microvisor: Convergence Point of Microkernels and Hypervisors

The authors argue that recent hypervisor-vs-microkernel discussions completely miss the point. Fundamentally, the two classes of systems have... Read more

30 August, 2010

BBX operating system for BlackBerry arrives

...statement. On the business side, the new OS has a POSIX-certified microkernel, which has both EAL4+ security certification and IEC 61508 safety certification. These... Read more

19 October, 2011 by Simon Bisson

RIM revises SDKs for BlackBerry smartphones, tablets

...company's tablets run on a different OS, based on the QNX microkernel. This is the first time that the SDKs for the two platforms... Read more

21 April, 2011

MySQL fork Drizzle gets general release

...function as a replacement for the Oracle software. The database management system microkernel is specifically for large cloud and web applications and is designed to... Read more

17 March, 2011 by Jack Clark

Photos: BlackBerry PlayBook - RIM unveils first tablet

...the BlackBerry Tablet OS. The new OS, which has a Neutrino-based microkernel architecture, was developed by QNX, a company RIM acquired earlier this year... Read more

28 September, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

RIM launches BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

...compliant to simplify application portability from Linux and MacOS, and is a microkernel OS with support for symmetric and distributed multiprocessing. QNX's history as... Read more

27 September, 2010 by Simon Bisson
Need For Speede Joystick 1.8

Need For Speede Joystick 1.8

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14 March, 2012
Adventure Boy - adventure of a young boy in the mysterious Inca Empire 1.4

Adventure Boy - adventure of a young boy in the mysterious Inca Empire 1.4

...TOTAL 20 AWESOME levels!If you have any question,please contact us microkernel.com@gmail.com Read more

22 October, 2011
A Virtual Memory Foundation for Scalable Deterministic Parallelism

A Virtual Memory Foundation for Scalable Deterministic Parallelism

...non-hierarchical synchronization without serialized thread scheduling. An extension to the Determinator microkernel, supporting SPMC memory regions, offers threads and processes scalable "Peer-to-peer... Read more

12 July, 2011

BlackBerry PlayBook: Cheat Sheet

...called the BlackBerry Tablet OS. This operating system is a real-time microkernel OS based on QNX - after RIM acquired the operating system's creator... Read more

26 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
Performance Evaluation of Para-Virtualization on Modern Mobile Phone Platform

Performance Evaluation of Para-Virtualization on Modern Mobile Phone Platform

...these aspects, security on mobile phones is getting more and more attention. Microkernel based virtualization technology will play a critical role in addressing these challenges... Read more

2 February, 2011
An Architectural Overview of QNX

An Architectural Overview of QNX

...architecture used to deliver this operating environment is that of a realtime microkernel surrounded by a collection of optional processes that provide POSIX- and UNIX... Read more

1 January, 2011

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

2 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

3 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

4 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

7 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

8 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

8 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

10 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

11 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

12 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
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13 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

14 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

16 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

16 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

22 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry