October 28, 2011
Xilinx Academy I - 28th November - Melbourne
We have limited spaces available for our 5 day Xilinx FPGA Academy course beginning week of 28th November in Melbourne

October 28, 2011
Black Box Consulting partner with People 4 Embedded
A strategic Alliance between People 4 Embedded and Black Box Consulting will bring together two leading companies in the field of embedded technical recruitment and hardware/software development training. This collaboration brings a sharing of knowledge that can benefit system, software and hardware engineers as well as companies looking to hire exceptional engineering talent. People 4 Embedded offers embedded industry news and specialised recruitment services throughout Australia. Black Box Consulting is a specialist training company offering Xilinx education courses in Australia and New Zealand, as well as overseas via classroom and live online mediums. Black Box Consulting also provide embedded programming courses. Lance Harvie of People 4 Embedded a veteran of the embedded development industry with experience spanning across numerous industry sectors, both locally and globally, said, “ This partnership offers clients a trusted source of highly trained experts who understand the deep needs of the industry from a recruitment and training prospective and can deliver exceptional value.” Peter Boxall (CEO) of Black Box Consulting adds “Understanding the complex needs of our clients is essential in order to deliver a satisfying and rewarding experience, be that in training or recruitment. With Black Box excellent consulting’s rack record and People 4 Embedded’s specialisation we believe together we can bring a unique mix to the market.” Read about Black Box Consulting by visiting www.blackboxconsulting.com.au Read about People 4 Embedded by visiting www.people4embedded.com

Here are some links of people and companies we work closely with and recommend because they are good at what they do and nice to deal with. We appreciate it if you can let them know we sent you their way.

As its my wifes Business, I should put this first even though its not very applicable to FPGAs! My wife's side of the family run a dog grooming, training and Australia wide online dog treat/food/products business. If you have a dog, I am sure the other half of my family can help you out there as well! Visit the CLEAR Dog Treats Shop for further details.

John Williams from Petalogix has worked with Black Box Consulting since 2006 as our presenter for all Embedded Courses. As a Xilinx Embedded Alliance Partner John is well respected and actively consults to companies around the world. Contact John at john.williams@petalogix.com or visit www.petalogix.com for further details.

Black Box Consulting provide specialised consulting to support you through your design cycle and any troubles you may have; with Timing Closure for Example. However at this time we do not have the capacity to offer long term design house services due to our training commitments. We recommend Digicom as an experienced Consulting and Design Services company with a wide range of specialised skills in the area of FPGAs. They are also a Xilinx Alliance Program member. Their website and contact details are www.fpga.com.au... An easy one to remember!

Xilinx is the worldwide leader in programmable logic solutions. Xilinx Provide FPGA’s for a diverse range of markets from low cost Spartan devices found on our BASYS2 and NEXSY2 boards through to high end cutting edge FPGA’s as part of their Virtex Family. There is a wealth of knowledge supporting Xilinx, from its Alliance partners, design houses, distributors, and of course, us, the Authorised Training Provider! Visit them at www.xilinx.com Training-Classes.com is a public directory of training, education, learning and development seminars, programs and providers. You can visit their website at http://www.training-classes.com Their directory includes all types of training and educational seminars, including instructor-led training (ILT), courseware, e-learning, home study and self-paced learning resources.Specifically you can find more details of xilinx courses at http://www.training-classes.com/learn/_k/x/i/l/xilinx/