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Wind River and Android – 5 great years, with many more to come

It was 5 years ago this week that I got an email from our CEO who had just met with Andy Rubin and Rich Miner at the Googleplex. Google had invited us to talk privately and...

12 years 7 months ago

Medical Device Interoperability: Collaboration is the New Competition in the Connected Health Ecosystem

A hospital is one of the most complex ecosystems that exist today. Nowhere else exists a more diverse array of players, devices and standards as a hospital. Information must flow...

12 years 8 months ago

IEC 62304, EN 62304...Confused?

The requirements of IEC 62304 and EN 62304 are identical. Both, IEC 62304 and EN 62304, share the same genealogy and are well recognized software life cycle standards. The only...

12 years 8 months ago

The Future of the World ‘Wired’ Mind?

I never thought neurophysiology could be made so interesting – or blended with philosophy for that matter – but this is what author Michael Chorost does in his book World Wide Mind...

12 years 9 months ago

Android Security – making sense of all the choices

Last week’s public release of the Security Enhanced (SE) Android project and associated source code is hailed by many as an important foundational step to add a new set of options...

12 years 10 months ago

Hacking Insulin Pumps for Fun and Profit

Last month, I had the opportunity to take part in the Amphion Medical Forum in Minneapolis, where the theme was security challenges facing Medical devices. Amphion is a forum that...

12 years 11 months ago

Cloud to Service Endpoints – The Missing Link

I remember as a kid I was fascinated with phones. The idea that you could pick up the phone, dial it, and talk to someone on the other end was pretty neat. And… at the time, a...

Linux in Medical Devices

Linux is the operating system of choice for a wide range of medical devices, from vital sign monitors to hospital bedside “infotainment” systems to complex imaging and scanning...

Achieving Seamless Connectivity and Compliance for Mobile Healthcare

For the makers of medical devices used in mobile healthcare, connectivity is becoming increasingly critical. Devices are becoming more intelligent and controlling more and more...

Why I Do What I Do

As an embedded systems architect I have a unique perspective. Computer technology has permeated so much of our society that I get to see ‘inside’ of things. I’ve sent baggage (and...

13 years 1 month ago