• January, 2006 - June, 2006

Evaluation of the T-Engine application possible before the stage of making a prototype of the board
eSOL Co., Ltd.
Updated 2006/6/27

GAIO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. and eSOL Co., Ltd. have agreed on the joint development of a virtual development environment through a simulation for the development of the T-Engine application. This enables T-Engine application developers to verify T-Engine application operations before the completion of the target boards.

T-Kernel and the software development environment of eSOL adopted as a standard for "SpaceCube II", the platform for development of the next-generation space equipment.
eSOL Co., Ltd.
Updated 2006/6/21

eSOL Co., Ltd. announced that the expanded T-Kernel "eT-Kernel" and the T-Kernel-based system development suite "eBinder" have been adopted as standard OS and standard software development environment for CPU boards in the data processing computer "SpaceCube II", for the next-generation satellite for scientific missions, developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Establishment of Certification Examination System for embedded software engineers
Updated 2006/6/8

T-Engine Forum, Japan Embedded Systems Technology Association (JASA) and TRON Association have agreed to establish a certification examination for embedded software engineers. The embedded software to implement the embedded system is dramatically increasing in both size and complexity due to the enhancement of hardware features and the sophistication of required functions. High-quality embedded software is required to be developed within a short period, and in the future, international competitiveness and manufacturing standards of Japan depend on the quality of the embedded software. On the other hand, as demand for software continues to increase, the shortage of the embedded software engineers is becoming a critical problem now. In these circumstances, T-Engine Forum, JASA and TRON Association established a framework for certification exam for embedded software engineers and for the first time, launched the exam system proposed by the embedded system industry.
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Total renewal of curriculums for T-Engine-related seminars
Personal Media Corporation
Updated 2006/5/16

Personal Media Corporation totally renewed the curriculum of seminars concerning T-Engine, which is the standard platform for embedded system development and has increased the practical training, for which many requests were received from participants of the seminars, as well as state the ETSS (Embedded Technology Skill Standard)skill level for the goals of the study and prerequisite knowledge of participants. In this renewal of the curriculum of the T-Engine seminars, Personal Media Corporation will state the level of ETSS, which was established by the Software Engineering Center (SEC) of Information Technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), concerning the prerequisite knowledge of participants and skill acquired through the seminars. By using the ETSS skill levels, the skills of developers engaged in the embedded software development are systematically delineated and skill level is clearly specified.

Proactive use of KDDI Communication Module for T-Engine
Personal Media Corporation
Updated 2006/5/11

Personal Media Corporation has been certified as a mobile solutions partner to develop various solution businesses using the communication module provided by KDDI CORPORATION. It will develop the solutions business to enhance the efficiency of equipment development by combining the T-Engine development kit, which is the standard platform for embedded software development, and communication module of KDDI in developing various equipment such as industrial machines, in-vehicle equipment and vending machines.

Announcement of the 8th Symposium of the University of Tokyo, the 21st Century COE "Formation of the next-generation Ubiquitous Information Infrastructure"
Updated 2006/4/21

On May 30, 2006(Tue) from 13:30 to 17:30 at the University of Tokyo Main Hall (Yasuda Hall), the 8th Symposium on "Ubiquitous Network and Innovation" was held by Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies of the University of Tokyo, the 21st Century COE "Formation of the next-generation ubiquitous information society infrastructure".

Achievements for the "Feasibility Project for Ubiquitous Food Information Infrastructure Systems" reported at the "Food Fair for Food-Conscious People 2006"
Updated 2006/3/8

The T-Engine Forum exhibited in the "Food Fair for Food-Conscious People 2006", which took place in the Tokyo Big Site from Wednesday, Mar. 1 through Friday, Mar. 3, 2006. The Forum also reported the achievements for the "Feasibility Project for Ubiquitous Food Information Infrastructure Systems" conducted as part of the "Ubiquitous Food Safety and Security System Development Activities" supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the 2005 fiscal year.
In the exhibition booth, demonstrations of various types of food traceability-related devices linked to the "Ubiquitous Food Information Infrastructure Systems" and a video introducing scenes of how the feasibility study experiments were conducted. In particular, the "Automatic packaging/measuring machine with an incorporated system that automatically issues ucodes" and "A system that manages shopping data and allergy information of individuals with eTRON-applied membership cards" drew attention.
Additionally, on Mar.3, a debriefing session organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Nokyo Ryutsu Kenkyusho reported on the achievements for the "Ubiquitous Food Safety and Security Development Activities", and Noboru Koshizuka, Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, reported the achievements for the feasibility project that the T-Engine Forum worked on this fiscal year.

In-Store Experiments for "Feasibility Project for Ubiquitous Food Information Infrastructure Systems" were conducted.
Updated 2006/2/15

The T-Engine Forum conducted feasibility study experiments for "Ubiquitous Food Information Infrastructure Systems" as part of the 2005 Ubiquitous Food Safety and Security Development Activities supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in cooperation with MITSUKOSHI, LTD., CO-OP Sapporo, Summit, Inc., and the University of Tokyo. The Forum started in-store experiments, first at Shindo and Misono branches of CO-OP Sapporo on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, followed by the Mitaka City Hall branch of Summit, Inc. and the Nihombashi main store of the Mitsukoshi Department store.