Case Studies by Markets

TSL Products Limited
Customised firmware for TSL's Textel Paging Terminal, for use within security alarm applications. To support the more stringent demands of a security installation, the standard firmware was enhanced to offer contingency by routing messages via the mobile/cellular phone network in the event of a failure within the more usual POTS service. In addition, we provided the ability to distribute alert messages via the SMS network in addition to the standard wide area paging facilities.

Operating System: -
Development Skill: Embedded

Telesoft
A (portable) Java application for switch management.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®2000 Windows®NT Unix VxWorks
Development Skill: Java application

Leading supplier of primary-rate ISDN products
Numerous device drivers for ISDN cards, providing support for several different cards under Windows NT, Windows 9x, Solaris, Linux, VxWorks and SCO Unix.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®2000 Windows®NT Unix
Development Skill: Device Drivers

SysMedia
Gateway to connect Teletext authoring applications to networked Teletext inserters. System resilience is particularly critical in the broadcast industry, and the gateway includes numerous features to transparently detect and recover from communications problems.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®2000
Development Skill: Application Comms Protocols

Sphere
Porting a large and complex Windows NT-based PABX server to Unix/Linux. An initial investigation phase at MPC Data took full advantage of our extensive knowledge of multiple operating systems to devise the optimum porting strategy. As a result we were able to complete the porting task in significantly less time than our customer had estimated.

Operating System: Unix
Development Skill: Unix application

Sphere
A sophisticated and feature-rich Windows application for PABX configuration and management. The user is shielded from most of the complexity of setting up a large PABX by intelligent application of default values and user-friendly dialogs, whilst still allowing the more knowledgeable operator full access to all of the facilities. The application provides extensive support for multiple nationalities and languages.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®2000
Development Skill: Device Drivers

A leading developer of wireless solutions for the radio communications industry
Multi-user DECT base communications system with DSP based base station and PIC based belt packs. Currently being deployed by a major international fast food chain.

Operating System: -
Development Skill: Embedded Comms Protocols Time critical

Petrovend
Enhancement of EPOS back-office software for a card-based fuel vending system. The work included addition of fuel tank alarm and monitoring features.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®NT
Development Skill: Application

Petrovend
Implementation of a configuration and alarm reporting utility for industrial Petrol Station Fuel-Monitoring equipment. Supports multiple industry-standard protocols for a broad range of different tank gauges and alarm condition sensors. Alarm conditions can be automatically reported directly to an off-site engineer via a dial-up connection.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®NT
Development Skill: Comms Protocols Application Internationalisation

Major mobile handset & base station manufacturer
Device drivers for PCMCIA card that interfaces to a cellular phone, allowing engineers to diagnose phone or network problems.

Operating System: Windows®95/98 Windows®NT Windows®CE
Development Skill: Device Drivers

IPWireless
A multi-phase project consisting of: porting the Intel version of ANGEL (ARM debugging monitor), porting ThreadX RTOS and developing an on-board ethernet device driver. Target platform was a custom Intel StrongARM board.

Operating System: -
Development Skill: Porting Embedded Time critical