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Fact: Over 50% of SSI Staff has 8 or More Years Experience
"You can count on the work being done right and on time." ~ SSI Client

Fact: 30% of SSI staff has twelve or more years experience
"The people blended in and became part of the design team."

Fact: Experienced Team Lead manages all projects
"I was impressed with the quality of SSI's work throughout this contract. I appreciated their ability to work with minimal guidance, and minimal design details. And I greatly appreciated their suggestions and alternate design proposals. Their willingness to work overtime when necessary to meet deadlines was greatly appreciated." ~ SSI Client

Fact: All SSI staff is trained on the Quality Development Process
"Work is spectacular. More exceptional than I thought it would be. Sensors work great. They can detect the slightest pressure accurately. It is WAY beyond my expectations." ~ SSI Client

Fact: Long term staff retention rate at SSI is > 95%

Fact: SSI's Internal Software process operates as CMM Level 3
"The experience was a good one" ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI has been in business 16+ years
"The best thing about working with SSI is that the people genuinely care about the success of the overall project. Typical contractors stop when they have merely met the letter of the contract that they are bound to; where as, SSI is willing to go above and beyond to drive a project to completion and ultimately success." ~ SSI Client

Fact: Over half of SSI Business is from returning clients
"I would use SSI again" ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI client relationships last several years
"The best thing about working with SSI is that the people genuinely care about the success of the overall project. Typical contractors stop when they have merely met the letter of the contract that they are bound to; where as, SSI is willing to go above and beyond to drive a project to completion and ultimately success." ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI's Customers report a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating for satisfaction
"Keep finding people who can get to the root of the issue and resolve it as specified. [Your Engineer] is golden!." ~ SSI Client

Fact: 100% of clients surveyed said they would recommend SSI to others
"SSI will deliver what is promised on a timely basis." ~ SSI Client

Fact: SSI Supports Continual Employee Training
"Consistent high quality engineers who perform very well. SSI is the only company -- contracting or consulting -- who consistently provides the best talent who are not only technically accomplished but have excellent verbal and personal skills. I have not seen anything like it before." ~ SSI Client

Embedded Linux Product Development

Embedded Linux is a viable operating system alternative to expensive licensed OSs like Green Hills Software RTOS, Wind River Systems RTOS, and Windows embedded XP or CE. As a proof-of-concept, SSI successfully ported an appliance controller from Green Hills INTEGRITY to Embedded Linux. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean that Embedded Linux is the perfect OS for your project, but it is an excellent alternative for many.

Choose Embedded Linux not because it is open source or is the only embedded software development environment that's affordable, but because it has what you need to produce a quality product.

Knowledgeable about the intricacies of Embedded Linux, SSI developers can help you make smart hardware and software decisions like selecting a kernel version and variation, bootloader, and filesystem. SSI engineers will help setup a workable toolchain (the set of components used for compiling, assembling, and linking the kernel and applications), a task that can become troublesome if you aren't familiar with the numerous problems that can crop up due to build problems with dependencies, configuration, and header setup. The real challenge is creating executable code on the host build machine that is compatible with the target hardware.

Understanding compiler optimization, bootloaders, memory footprints, and the special requirements imposed by hardware, the software engineers at SSI will get your Embedded Linux projects moving forward. And of course, getting the kernel and those applications that are to be executed on the target device working as intended.

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Embedded Linux - Managing Flash Memory - Answers to common questions about the device driver, application and file system aspects of flash devices in Embedded Linux.