Embedded systems span all aspects of modern life and there are many examples of their use in everyday life. Starting from high end flight transportation systems that use advanced avionics to consumer electronics devices such as mp3 players and video game consoles. Embedded systems pervade the modern digital world.

The rise of the World Wide Web has given embedded designers ability to easily create smart connected devices requiring rich applications, services and end-user experiences.

We call this the connected and embedded ecosystem.

Today this embedded ecosystem supports 5 billion connected devices and is forecast to expand to 15 billion devices by 2015*. This is a vision that will transform the way we interact with technology and enrich the way we live.

To realize this vision, the embedded ecosystem must focus on four core principles; security, connectivity, low power, and availability:

Security. Ensuring system integrity at all time
Connectivity. Scaling and provisioning to control multiple devices
Low Power. Drive power management and increase battery life
Availability. Increasing system availability and detecting system failures before they happen

Phoenix Technologies is the global market and innovation leader in system firmware for computing and embedded devices. Providing over 1000 embedded customers rapid entry into the market, Phoenix has delivered over 1 billion platforms to the real world.

* Source Intel (2008)