Engineering Services from SDC...

SDC Systems has recently announced the launch of SDC Professional Services, a new facility that is geared towards integrating our leading embedded technologies, our customer's development environment and the embedded applications that they are developing

Assistance, when you need it most ...

The new Professional Services department is managed by Andy Pont, a highly qualified and well respected engineer who has a wealth of real world experience, working with such technologies as embedded BIOS, embedded Linux, Windows CE, GUI development, software analysis tools and software-hardware integration.

"In many ways we have been providing Professional Services from the start," said Stuart Parker, Managing Director at SDC Systems.

"We have always worked closely with our customers, helping them to adopt the technology quickly and making sure that they get the full benefit of the products that we supply. Increasingly we have been taking on specific development projects as well as working on-site with key accounts, to help accelerate customer projects or to bring additional expertise into their team. Over time we have developed an impressive capability and have enjoyed a great deal of success."


 
  • Integration of Linux onto custom hardware
  • Driver Development
  • Windows CE driver and BSP development
  • Windows XP Embedded configuration
  • Software Testing and Code Coverage
  • High quality graphics for GUIs used on industrial control systems
  • Adaptation of the standard BIOS to a new x86 platform
  • Assistance with Development Environment Set up

Areas of expertise for SDC Systems are the integration of Linux onto custom hardware, Windows CE driver and BSP development, Windows XP Embedded configuration, high quality graphics for GUIs used on industrial control systems and the adaptation of the standard BIOS to a new x86 platform. We have considerable resources and experience in these fields and with the increasing growth of our business, we are confident that there are many projects that would benefit from our Professional Services.

More about Andy Pont, Professional Services Manager
Andy Pont studied Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Aston University in Birmingham prior to taking up employment working with ICL developing boot firmware and diagnostics software for both Intel and Sparc based server platforms. This was followed by 12 years working for a UK designer and manufacturer of embedded hardware starting as a BIOS developer then moving up to the management of the software development team through the creation and implementation of an embedded software strategy along with driving the feasibility and design of both generic and customer specific projects.

Having worked with a huge and varied number of suppliers and customers in a wide range of markets, Andy has a unique insight into what makes a product work and how to make best use of the technologies available. Andy is a full member of both the Institution of Analysts and Programmers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

If you have a specific requirement and would like to have an informal chat with Andy Pont, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

e-mail: engineeringchat@sdcsystems.com or tel: +44 (0)845 6588554

We'll be pleased to hear from you.