Innovation That Drives Business

Bedarra Research Labs

Dr. Brian M. Barrybrian@bedarra.com

©2010 Bedarra Research Labs. All rights reserved.

Who Are We?

A private industrial research lab Aggressive entrepreneurial approach to research projectsRespond quickly without time consuming approval cycles or IP constraintsLow overhead relative to conventional R&D labs

Our mission:Explore the edge – take risks – develop ground-breaking ideasLook for opportunities in neglected or under-exploited technologiesEnable our investors and sponsors to innovate

“Unconventional solutions to everyday problems”

Focus on next generation computing and communication technologies

Look beyond the mainstream investigations undertaken by existing corporate, government or university research labs

Global network of outstanding technology expertsVirtual teams assembled with project-specific focus

Our History

Launched in 2003 by Dave Thomas and Brian BarryFounders of Object Technology InternationalTwenty years experience with virtual R&D and technology partnerships

OTI – Carleton University Spin-Off – 1988-1996Actra Project – groundbreaking R&D: active objects (services), collaborative environments, and embedded virtual machinesENVY/Developer – de facto standard team programming environment for SmalltalkENVY/Smalltalk

Embedded Smalltalk VM used by Tektronix, TI, HP, SonySmalltalk V/Mac – first Smalltalk system for MacintoshIBM VisualAge – OTI provided underlying Smalltalk base

OTI – Independent IBM Subsidiary – 1996-2002Approximately 200 staff in ten locations in NA, Europe and AustraliaVisualAge for JavaJ9 embedded JVM (Foundation for IBM Websphere)Eclipse Platform and Java Development ToolsEclipse Foundation

What Do We Do?

BRL is in the business of applied research We envision future products and servicesWe determine which ideas will work, and which will not We do not build commercial products, we enable others

Research In Context:Build and test to demonstrate ideas Apply proven management techniques to speculative researchIncremental and interactive approachInnovation driven by actual business and technical experience

Typical BRL projects have a half-life of 2 years Demonstrate results or be cancelled Promote innovation by cycling fresh blood and new ideas

Research ThemesCollaborative Analytic Computing Pervasive PlatformsUIs and Platforms for Healthcare