LynuxWorks Demonstrates full Range of open Standards-based Real-time Operating Systems and Tools at the Embedded Systems Conference

Alongside its customers and partners, LynuxWorks proves that while one OS can't meet all of today's needs, one company can

SAN JOSÉ, Calif., Embedded Systems Conference, Booth #830, April 5, 2006—LynuxWorks™ Inc. will demonstrate its complete range of open standards-based embedded Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), built around Linux and POSIX®, and its Eclipse-based development suite, at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), held from April 3-7 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.

Products to be demonstrated at the booth include LynuxWorks' BlueCat® Embedded Linux®, LynxOS®, LynxOS-178 and LynxSecure®. In addition, LynuxWorks will demonstrate its Eclipse-based Luminosity tools. Also on display will be products developed by LynuxWorks' customers such as XperEx, B&B Electronics and Rockwell Collins, as well as solutions from LynuxWorks' wide partner ecosystem which include Quantum3D, DDC-I and Lauterbach.

LynuxWorks Featured Product Demonstrations

Demonstration of LynxSecure Separation Kernel—LynuxWorks will preview its LynxSecure separation kernel, which is designed to meet the needs of the highest level of embedded software security. LynxSecure uses the space and time partitioning features of the LynxOS-178 safety-critical RTOS to provide the foundation for building highly secure systems utilizing MILS (Multiple Independent Levels of Security) architecture. LynxSecure is designed for certification to Common Criteria EAL-7 (Evaluated Assurance Level 7) as well as DO-178B Level A.
Re-usable Software Code (RSC) a Key ESC Theme in '06—LynuxWorks recently announced an industry first: that it has achieved FAA Reusable Software Component (RSC) certification for its LynxOS-178 real-time operating system. With RSC certification, developers can significantly decrease time and cost of FAA DO-178 safety certification by reusing the artifacts for the operating system and related libraries. As a result, developers can concentrate on the certification of the application's software and the hardware specific board support package (BSP) to dramatically reduce costs and time required for approval. Software reuse is expected to be a key theme at this year's ESC and LynuxWorks will be detailing the benefits of RSC in its booth.
Luminosity: An Eclipse-based Tools Suite Supporting All LynuxWorks Operating Systems—Based on the popular Eclipse platform, Luminosity is a full-featured Java™-based integrated development environment (IDE) that works with all LynuxWorks cross-development platforms as well as Solaris™, Linux and Microsoft® Windows® hosts. Luminosity is designed to accelerate time-to-market for embedded system developers, providing a fast and easy way to create, edit, compile, manage and debug C/C++ embedded and real-time applications. Main features include: project wizards, target administration and multiple debugger options.

LynuxWorks' Customer Demonstrations: from Retail Kiosks to Aircraft Flight Displays

In its booth, LynuxWorks will feature a range of product demonstrations that showcase its full range of RTOS products. The following is an overview of the customers that will be demonstrating applications based on LynuxWorks' RTOSes.

XperEx, a provider of comprehensive outsourced self-service solutions for retailers and location-based service providers, will use LynuxWorks' BlueCat Linux operating systems to power its integrated media and self-service kiosk system. The XperEx system, designed for traditional food and drug retailers who want to deliver targeted marketing offers, provide product recommendations, and offer convenient support services at the point-of-purchase, can be found in thousands of stores, including 2,300 Albertson's grocery stores. The BlueCat Linux RTOS is used in all current XperEx products.
B&B Electronics has chosen BlueCat Linux and LynxOS RTOS to power its next generation of wireless Ethernet serial servers. B&B's wireless-based solutions connect data from legacy machinery located at various corners of a plant floor and streamline it to a centrally located office PC, making it easier to monitor production levels and equipment needs. LynuxWorks was selected by B&B because of the flexibility in migration between LynuxWorks' family of open standard-based operating systems, enabling B&B to protect their initial investment.
Rockwell Collins is using LynxOS-178 as the embedded RTOS in the adaptive flight display system of its "super-midsize" Bombardier Challenger 300® business jet. LynxOS-178 provides brick-wall partitioning of memory, time and device resources coupled with POSIX conformance so that safety-critical applications can execute in a "Virtual Machine" environment, highly protected and completely isolated from other applications.

Demonstrations from Members of LynuxWorks' Robust Partner Ecosystem

Quantum3D® will be showcasing its high performance, open architecture, real-time COTS tactical visual computing solutions. Three applications will be on display in LynuxWorks' booth: the Thermite® Tactical Visual Computer, a low-cost, small-form-factor ruggedized PC; the Sentiris Advanced Graphics PMC, a low-cost, power-efficient embedded graphics subsystem for real-time visual computing; and the IData Human Machine Interface Tool Suite, which enables rapid prototyping, development and deployment of dynamic and interactive cross-platform 2D/3D OpenGL® and OpenGL-ES-based HMIs for embedded systems, data display and simulation applications including DO-178B level A-certifiable avionics, vehicle electronics, C4ISR, safety-critical medical equipment, industrial instrumentation, embedded training, games and other graphical 2D/3D data display and mixed-media applications where time-to-market, asset reuse and high performance are essential.
SCORE® for LynxOS Adds Ada and Other Features to the Luminosity Suite—Created by DDC-I, SCORE (safety-critical, object-oriented, real-time embedded) is a mixed-language IDE that supports a variety of target processors and languages, individually or integrated. Applications can be developed in any mixture of the languages supported and target one or more of the processors supported. Main features added to the Luminosity development suite, targeting LynxOS include: hierarchical setting of compilation options, context sensitive actions, detailed output, automated building of Ada 95, selective linking and error reporting.
Other partner solutions based on LynuxWorks's products include a new Intel-based Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) blade from Arrow Electronics and a new hardware assist solution from Lauterbach Datentechnik, the leading European manufacturer of complete, modular microprocessor development tools ranging from in-circuit emulators and logic analyzers for system integration to debuggers and simulators for software applications.

LynuxWorks to Demonstrate Solutions in Eclipse Booth

LynuxWorks will be demonstrating Eclipse tools based on the CDT project at the Eclipse Foundation Booth (#5095). A member of the Eclipse Foundation, LynuxWorks is an active member of the Eclipse Embedded Working Group, helping to support the growth of Eclipse as the de-facto platform for embedded developers.

LynuxWorks to Present "Eclipse: Under the Hood" at ESC

LynuxWorks Vice President of Marketing, Robert Day, who co-chairs the Eclipse Foundation's embedded workgroup, will present a paper entitled, "Eclipse: Under the Hood" at ESC. The 90-minute class will take place on Thursday, April 6 from 11:00a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Media and Analyst Contact

Media and analysts attending the show are invited to meet with LynuxWorks executives in the booth. To make an appointment, please contact Janice Mackey of Weber Shandwick at 916-717-9165 or jmackey@webershandwick.com.

About LynuxWorks

LynuxWorks is a world leader in the embedded software market, providing operating systems, software development products and consulting services for the world's most successful communications, aerospace/defense and consumer products companies. Established in 1988, the company is a technology leader in the real-time operating systems (RTOS) industry, and a founding member of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC). LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San José, California.

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