OpenDDS 3.25 Highlights

OpenDDS 3.25 was release in July 2023 and contains

OpenDDS 3.24 Highlights

Transition to Unity Foundation

The OpenDDS Foundation is joining Unity

The OpenDDS Foundation™ is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Unity Foundation™.

OpenDDS 3.23.0

December 20th, 2022

WEBINAR: OpenDDS and Dynamic Data

December 14th, 2022

OpenDDS Middleware Provides Scalable, Reliable, and Cost-effective Solution for Complex Naval Air System

When the Naval Air Systems Command needed a reliable communications system that could scale to accommodate several hundred participants, OpenDDS middleware and Object Computing’s engineering team delivered.

WEBINAR: Using OpenDDS’s RtpsRelay to Connect IoT/IIoT Applications

The RtpsRelay is a horizontally scalable service that forwards RTPS messages between OpenDDS participants. OpenDDS participants without direct network connectivity can interact by forwarding messages to a mutually reachable RtpsRelay cluster.

The OpenDDS Project Celebrates 15 Years

Members of the OpenDDS development team gathered last month to celebrate the project’s birthday. OpenDDS middleware has been providing powerful connectivity solutions for 15 years!

New OpenDDS Classes Scheduled in October

A new set of OpenDDS training classes has been added to the schedule in October!

Get Started as an OpenDDS Code Contributor

Have you thought about contributing to the OpenDDS project but weren’t sure how to get started? We get it. Contributing to open source projects can be intimidating, even for those who have done it before if they’re not familiar with a particular project.

New OpenDDS Classes Scheduled

A new set of OpenDDS training classes has been added to the schedule in July!

New Case Study Highlights OpenDDS Middleware in Defense Technology

Check out our latest case study to see how OpenDDS middleware and Object Computing engineering support enable DRS Land Systems, a leading military technology manufacturer, to build complex reconnaissance and precision targeting systems for combat vehicles.

OpenDDS Town Hall Meeting Scheduled

On March 31st, the OpenDDS team gathers online to review the project’s 2021 milestones, share up-to-the-minute news, and answer community questions.

2022 Q2 OpenDDS Class Schedule

Enrollment is open for our second-quarter OpenDDS classes for 2022!

Q1 OpenDDS Class Schedule

Enrollment is open for our first set of OpenDDS classes in 2022!

Meet the Bench Framework in This Upcoming Webinar

Potential OpenDDS users often have questions regarding the technology’s performance, but it’s always been difficult to answer specific questions about performance for particular applications in particular environments without first doing the work of developing test applications.

Winter 2021 OpenDDS Classes Added to the Schedule

Object Computing and the OpenDDS Foundation are pleased to announce several new opportunities to enhance your OpenDDS programming skills before the end of the year! Enroll today and finish up 2021 with an expanded skillset!

Tech Publication Features OpenDDS Wireshark Tutorial

Visit Object Computing’s October Software Engineering Tech Trends (SETT) article for a tutorial written by OpenDDS development team member, Fred Hornsey, on using Wireshark to monitor and debug OpenDDS systems.

Add DDS Security to Your Tech Toolbox in October

Our fall “Building OpenDDS Applications with DDS Security” workhop is enrolling now! Don’t miss your chance to learn how to build powerful, secure distributed applications using the OpenDDS project.

Counting Down to Our Fall Intro Class

The enrollment period for Object Computing’s fall “Introduction to OpenDDS Programming” course is approaching fast! Don’t miss your chance to enroll in the last open-enrollment offering of this popular introductory class for 2021.

New Webinar Presents OpenDDS-powered IoT Solution

In a complimentary webinar sponsored by the OpenDDS Foundation on July 9, 2021, Object Computing engineers, Adam Mitz and Justin Wilson, demonstrate how to design and build a powerful IoT solution using the OpenDDS project.

Upcoming DDS Webinar

Our friends over at Object Management Group and the DDS Foundation present a special student presentation on DDS in multi-platform Kubernetes container deployment on June 9, 2021, at 10am CDT.

OpenDDS Foundation Announced

We’re pleased to announce that Object Computing and the OpenDDS™ team have launched a not-for-profit foundation to support and collectively lead the open source OpenDDS project.

Learn How to Use DDS XTypes in Upcoming Workshops

Enrollment is open for these upcoming DDS XTypes training workshops.

OpenDDS Supports Mining Industry Technology

On April 12, 2021, Object Computing and Plotlogic teamed up to present a webinar demonstrating how today’s technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) and OpenDDS, enables advanced mining techniques that reduce environmental impact.

Intro to OpenDDS Training Workshops Open for Enrollment

Object Computing, Inc. offers custom and open-enrollment training workshops for OpenDDS. The following open-enrollment offerings of their popular “Introduction to OpenDDS Programming” course are now open for enrollment. These courses are live, instructor-led, hands-on training experiences for C++ and Java developers who are new to OpenDDS. No prior experience with DDS is required.

XTypes Webinar Recording Available On Demand

Watch this complimentary 40-minute on-demand webinar to find out why XTypes are a game changer when it comes to building distributed applications!

2021 OpenDDS Training Schedule Published

Object Computing, Inc. (OCI) offers open-enrollment training for OpenDDS. Our initial schedule for 2021 has been announced.

Free Webinar: Introducing XTypes

In this complimentary 1-hour webinar hosted by Object Computing, Inc. (OCI), you’ll learn how the DDS XTypes features in OpenDDS support powerful and flexible data modeling for the distributed publish/subscribe paradigm.

OpenDDSharp Tutorial

Until the introduction of OpenDDSharp, developers who wanted to use OpenDDS in a .NET application had to download and build OpenDDS on their systems and write interface code to access the OpenDDS DLLs. With the OpenDDSharp project, you gain access to pre-built binaries for a specific OpenDDS version in the form of an IDL Project extension and a NuGet package for interfacing your .NET projects with OpenDDS.

OpenDDS Online Training

The next open-enrollment online training workshop is scheduled for December 2nd and 3rd.

OpenDDS Online Training

The next session of online training from OCI is scheduled for September 2020. OCI is offering the following live, online OpenDDS training class. The class consists of two 3-hour sessions including both lecture/discussion and hands-on exercsies. Participants will work on exercises in either C++ or Java using a browser-based development environment.

• September 9-10, 2020: Introduction to OpenDDS Programming

Free Webinar: Autonomous Systems of Tomorrow: ROS2 + DDS = Infinite Possibilities

With the last official release of ROS1 in the books, what are your plans for ROS2? OCI is hosting a free webinar on June 18th. Gain insight into the future of robotics and autonomous systems from this in-depth discussion of Open Robotics’ recently upgraded Robot Operating System (ROS). Sign up today to join us live or watch the recording.

Beyond the main OpenDDS repository

Did you know that open source repositories beyond the main one are available that help integrate OpenDDS into other programming and deployment environments? See the list of repositories below. Thanks to all the contributors – at Object Computing and in the community at large.

DDS Foundation Panel Webinar

The DDS Foundation hosted a webinar that’s now available as a recording. In this session, panelists from DDS technology providers (including Adam Mitz from Object Computing) each discussed an area of active development and took questions from the live audience.

Free Webinar: Introducing OpenDDS 3.14

Version 3.14 includes many new features and enhancements. OCI is hosting a free webinar on March 17th to help you learn about what’s new. Sign up today to join us live or watch the recording.

OpenDDS Online Training

The next session of online training from OCI is scheduled for April 2020. OCI is offering the following live, online OpenDDS training class. The class consists of two 3-hour sessions including both lecture/discussion and hands-on exercsies. Participants will work on exercises in either C++ or Java using a browser-based development environment.

• April 14-15, 2020: Introduction to OpenDDS Programming

Advancements in DDS: OMG DDS Foundation Special Event

Systems powered by DDS run the world’s most complex systems. This complimentary, half-day, free public event will provide an overview of the latest advancements in the DDS standard, case studies from end users, and a panel discussion of experts. Hosted by the DDS Foundation, this is a dynamic, informative, and interactive event for those using DDS, or those who are exploring technologies needed to develop and run their next-generation systems.

OMG DDS For Extremely Resource-Constrained Environments (DDS-XRCE)

The task of designing integrated solutions is frequently met with challenges when unusual architectural constraints from system and non-system sources are introduced into the equation. In this SETT article, Object Computing Solutions Architect, Marc Neeley, explores how today’s industry standards are addressing complex integration challenges and provides a detailed review of the OMG specification, DDS for eXtremely Resource Constrained Environments (DDS-XRCE), which plays a significant role in extending solutions into environments with unique requirements.

Online OpenDDS Training

Here’s a great way to get started using OpenDDS. OCI is offering the following live, online OpenDDS training classes, each consisting of two 3-hour sessions.

• December 3-4, 2019: Introduction to OpenDDS Programming with C++
• December 5-6, 2019: Introduction to OpenDDS Programming with Java

DDS Foundation Meet & Greet

The DDS Foundation and Object Management Group (OMG) invite you to a free evening reception for DDS practitioners and researchers who wish to gain the latest information and insights on DDS, the proven data connectivity standard for mission-critical, industrial-grade applications.

Interoperable Internet-Enabled DDS Applications

DDS (Data Distribution Service) and RTPS (Real-Time Publish Subscribe) are good candidate technologies for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). However, the discovery protocols in RTPS assume that the underlying network supports multicast and that datagrams are not subject to network address translation (NAT). Both of these assumptions are violated in a typical IIoT application. This article presents a solution to these problems by introducing a service that relays RTPS messages.

Online Training

If you’re getting started with OpenDDS, here’s a great way to begin your journey. OCI is offering the following live online training in OpenDDS. Each class consists of two 3-hour sessions.

• July 16-17, 2019: Introduction to OpenDDS Programming with C++
• July 18-19, 2019: Introduction to OpenDDS Programming with Java

New Article: Using OpenDDS in the Cloud

Today, the ability to build applications that communicate effectively in the cloud and public Internet is critical, but we face certain challenges running OpenDDS in environments that don’t provide multicast. In this article, we present a simple solution for running interoperable OpenDDS applications in a cloud environment.

Building OpenDDS with DDS Security for the Raspberry Pi

We updated the Raspberry Pi Quick Start to use a modern version of GCC and to include steps for building OpenDDS’s DDS Security optional features.

DDS In The Real World: DDS Foundation Inaugural Event

Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at the OMG Technical Meeting in Reston, VA (Washington, D.C. area) for a special event introducing the DDS Foundation.

OpenDDS 3.13 with DDS Security for VxWorks

Version 7 of VxWorks introduced the VSB Layer system for adding components to the target build. As a Wind River partner, Object Computing provides packages including host tools (tao_idl, opendds_idl) and Layers for ACE, TAO, and OpenDDS. These packages include OpenDDS 3.13 with DDS Security for VxWorks Real-Time Processes.

OpenDDS Support for IDL-to-C++11

The latest in-development OpenDDS version now optionally uses the OMG IDL-to-C++11 specification for generating C++ code from the IDL you write for defining DDS Topic data types.

OpenDDS CMake Module

Support for using CMake to build applications has been added to the latest development version of OpenDDS. There are example applications in the repository in addition to documentation to help get started.

Online Training

OCI is offering the following live online OpenDDS training class. The class consists of two 3-hour sessions.

• February 26-27, 2019: Intro to OpenDDS Programming with C++