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Attend the 21 March Webinar on Continuous Integration for Agile Embedded Software Development

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 23 February, 2012 – For a decade or more, software teams have benefited from agile development methods. Although popularized by teams developing IT systems, agile practices can apply equally well to embedded software development. And continuous integration can be a beneficial tool.

Hear more about this topic from two IBM Rational embedded and systems experts during a free IEEE Computer Society webinar at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/18:00 GMT on 21 March. To register for the hour-long webinar, visit http://www.computer.org/webinars/ibm/03152012.

Embedded software development differs from IT application development primarily in the limited availability of deployment target resources like processor performance and memory, not to mention the need to often perform complex real-time operations. The distinction fades, however, when agility is applied under the auspices of a structured approach to systems engineering and extended with continuous integration methods.

The webinar will emphasize how continuous integration can be employed in the context of embedded software development, and how the efficiencies it provides can improve a business’s bottom line.

Presenter Martin Bakal has over a decade of experience working in various capacities in the embedded systems and software industry, with extensive customer experience worldwide in multiple industries including consumer, telecom, medical device, and automotive. He is currently the offering manager for the electronics industry at IBM Rational.

Co-presenter Jennifer Althouse has over a decade of experience working in various capacities on complex system development and software projects. She has extensive customer experience in multiple industries including aerospace, electronics, and medical devices. She is currently an electronics industry specialist at IBM Rational.
The webinar will be moderated by Theodore Rozolis, senior marketing manager at the IEEE Computer Society.

About the IEEE Computer Society

The IEEE Computer Society is the world’s leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in 1946, and the largest of the 38 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Computer Society is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and information-processing technology, and is known globally for its computing standards activities. For more information, go to http://www.computer.org.