Our Technology

We at Giavaneers have had the opportunity to develop a variety of creative technologies in crafting successful solutions for our clients. Our experience includes embedded communications systems, multimedia (HDTV, DVD, MP3 and e-mail) products, product specific system level testbeds, and a range of distributed applications. We regularly work on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, VxWorks, and MQX platforms. The list below is a sampling of some of our technologies.

Embedded Application Framework for HDTV Convergent Product

An embedded Linux application framework integrating HDTV, DVD, CD, MP3, Internet Radio and other streaming media, Voice and Text-based E-Mail and Internet Browsing in an XML-based Xlet framework delivered through a dynamic, multimedia rich user interface. Custom hardware and software development provides true HDTV resolution (1920x1080) with alpha-blended graphic overlays.

Cinnabar Integrated Development Workbench

A uniquely comprehensive product development workbench, providing a single tool by which development efforts of all sorts may be conducted. An evolution of the open source Eclipse Project, Cinnabar provides a consistent developer experience through which software, integrated circuits, component hardware, and embedded systems may be designed, modeled, developed, and debugged, their testbeds developed and integrated seamlessly into the development process, and associated project management processes may be applied. Supports software development with a consistent user interface across an open set of languages, with Java, C/C++, VHDL, Verilog and a variety of proprietary languages provided with the standard release. Software debuggers from a number of third parties are integrated and consistent across all languages. Support for local as well as concurrent, distributed, development and debugging. Target systems may be any of the leading desktop environments, many embedded environments, or any combinations of the two. Modeling support through an integrated SystemC platform with uniquely powerful integrated visualizations. A variety of API families are included for third part extensions, including Eclipse, Matlab, Simulink and others. Available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh environments.

Remotely Accessible, User Configurable, System Modelling Facility

Running across 36 networked, high-speed, NT workstations, Giavaneers designed and implemented the Teledesic Testbed to launch and monitor generic models of all facets of the planned Teledesic communication satellite system. Accessible via the Internet, the Testbed allows research scientists from around the world to define, load, launch and monitor their models of interest, analyzing performance of specific algorithms and generating corresponding reports for virtually all aspects of the system configuration and operation.

User-Configurable GUI for Remote Instrumentation

Building on the Giavaneers Dynamic Network Management Framework, this GUI technology allows users at execute time to build up custom control and status panels from a pallet of interface widgets and then bind them to an open set of realtime data sources, all by means of a simple drag-drop interface.

Integrated Hardware /Software Testbed Development Environment

An integrated system test development environment that allows rapid development of unit and system test suites by semi-technical personnel. This tool is suitable for hardware, software and integrated systems for all phases of the development cycle, including prototyping, regression testing and manufacturing QA. Intuitive Graphical User Interface allows quick authoring and debugging of test scenarios. Extensive reporting features allow remote monitoring of systems under test. This environment has been successfully applied by a number of industry leaders in the wireless communications, embedded systems and satellite telecommunications marketplaces.

Digital Signal Echo Cancellation Testbed

A Compact PCI based testbed controller system with a drag-and-drop user interface for developing complex test scenarios that configure and manage T1 generators (Sage & TCOM) and T1 to H110 switches (Natural MicroSystems and VoiceBoard) as well as sending commands to the echo cancellation product under test and evaluating responses. This tool is used for prototyping, regression testing and manufacturing QA. This product specific version was created from a more generic Giavaneers Testbed technology, which has also been applied to wireless communication devices.

Adaptable Browser Interface for Remote OC-12 Protocol Analyzers

A self-morphing graphical user interface and distributed object management system for the AS4950, the first adaptive OC12 Protocol Analyzer for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Our web browser based solution provides the software flexibility needed for the AS4950 to auto-learn and reconfigure itself to a particular network or device.

Cross-Platform Realtime Document Conferencing (FacetoFace)

FacetoFace was the world's first document conferencing application to allow Windows and Macintosh users to review and annotate entire documents in real time over a variety of networks including modems, LANs, ISDN and the Internet. With FacetoFace, anyone with a telephone and a Windows or Macintosh computer is able to share documents created in any application in a real-time, cross-platform conference.

Juggler Toolkit for Integrating PDF Technology into Custom Applications

Provides a C++ interface for incorporating general Acrobat functionality into any custom application. Runs on Windows95, WindowsNT and Windows 3.1 systems.

Adobe Acrobat as a Realtime Network Conferencing Application (Trapeze)

Trapeze is a conferencing software plug-in for Adobe Acrobat, extending Acrobat across the Internet to become a real time, cross-platform voice, video and document conferencing application using Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) technology. With Trapeze, any Windows, Macintosh or Unix users with access to the Internet are able to review and annotate standard and multi-media documents created in any application in a real-time, cross-platform conference.

JView Acrobat Plug-in for Incorporating Java Applets into PDF Documents

Acrobat Plug-in allowing generic network-aware and standalone Java Applets to be incorporated as content within PDF documents.

Simple Component Oriented Object Protocol (SCOOP)

Configurable to ride on top of either SNMP or CMIP standard Network Management Protocols, provides second generation support for end systems with a self-descriptive, dynamic, network management information base.

Customizable Ethernet Packet Router for Windows NT

A high-speed, customizable Ethernet packet router for Windows NT. By means of an included C++ API, may be tailored to perform a variety of custom control and monitor functions.