New version introduces full virtualization of guest operating systems for ultimate flexibility and code reuse EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE 2009 SAN JOSÉ, Calif., March 31, 2009—Highlighting its continued leadership in aerospace and defense software, LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced LynxSecure 3.0, the latest version of its next-generation separation kernel and embedded hypervisor designed for high-assurance systems. LynxSecure 3.0 offers the ability to run fully virtualized guest operating systems simultaneously on the same hardware as para-virtualized and real-time operating systems, with each running in their own secure partition. Building on the success of LynxSecure 2.0, which is being used to develop applications in major military programs, LynxSecure adds the key component of full virtualization in its embedded hypervisor technology. Full virtualization means that guest operating systems can run unmodified on top of LynxSecure, allowing developers to build or port applications to run on a guest operating system where the sources are not available, or where it is impractical to modify the guest OS. LynxSecure 3.0 virtualizes the underlying hardware to enable multiple, heterogeneous operating systems (OS) to [...]

SAN JOSÉ, Calif., March 16, 2009 — Arun Subbarao, vice president of engineering at LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in embedded software, will present a paper on the challenges of multicore processor design on March 19 at Multicore Expo 2009. Subbarao's session, titled "Operating System and Hypervisor Considerations in Designing Multicore Solutions," will explore the obstacles software engineers face in the design of multicore systems and related applications and enumerate factors and solutions to be considered during development—specifically when transitioning from single core to multicore systems. Multicore Expo 2009, which runs from March 16-19 in Santa Clara, Calif., bills itself as "the only conference delivering real developer solutions for multicore and multiprocessing design." When: Thursday, March 19, 2009 Arun Subbarao, VP of Engineering, LynuxWorks, Inc. 11:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Presenter: Arun Subbarao, VP of Engineering, LynuxWorks, Inc. Session Title: "OS and Hypervisor Considerations in Designing Multicore Solutions" Where: Multicore Expo 2009 Santa Clara Convention Center Santa Clara, Calif. March 16-19, 2009 About LynuxWorks LynuxWorks, a world leader in the embedded software market, is committed to providing open and reliable real-time operating [...]

Board Support Package (BSP) enables Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) on PowerPC processors with AltiVec technology, providing higher throughput and better hardware utilization SAN JOSÉ, Calif., March 10, 2009 — LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced that Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (NYSE: CW), a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products, has partnered with LynuxWorks to support the LynxOS 5.0 real-time operating system (RTOS) on its SVME/DMV-183 data- and digital signal-processing board. The SVME/DMV-183, Curtiss-Wright Controls' popular, industry-leading PowerPC®-based rugged, single-board computer, was developed specifically to meet the needs of harsh environments. With LynxOS 5.0's support of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) on the latest PowerPC processors with AltiVec™ technology, Curtiss-Wright Controls customers will be able to better utilize available hardware for faster data throughput when using the SVME/DMV-183. Today's announcement represents LynuxWorks' second generation POSIX-conformant and Linux-binary compatible operating system on Curtiss-Wright Controls' hardware platform. "We feel our customers will appreciate the new features LynuxWorks has designed into LynxOS 5.0," said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls [...]

Integrated solution of Esterel SCADE and LynuxWorks LynxOS-178 enables model-based development and certified code generation to mission- and safety-critical application developers Elancourt, France and Nürnberg, Germany — March 3, 2009 — Esterel Technologies, the leading worldwide provider of model-based development solutions for mission- and safety-critical systems and LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, have announced their alliance and intention to build a seamless environment for model-based development and deployment of mission- and safety-critical applications. "As we continue to increase our dominant position in model-based development for critical applications, our partnership with LynuxWorks is both a natural and necessary progression to address the growing demands of our customers. LynuxWorks has a special position in the critical embedded software industry and our support for the LynxOS-178 operating system will shorten time-to-certification under DO-178B/C for our respective clients," said Eric Bantegnie, President and CEO of Esterel. Out of the box, both the Esterel Technologies SCADE® family of products and the LynuxWorks LynxOS-178 operating system provide certified software and artifacts that fully satisfy DO-178B/C level A design-assurance objectives. "Our mutual customers, especially [...]

Preview shows three secure Linux partitions running on a single Intel Core2 Duo hardware platform utilizing its advanced virtualization features SAN JOSÉ, Calif. — Feb. 9, 2009 — LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced the availability of LynxSecure 2.0, a next-generation separation kernel and embedded hypervisor for high-assurance systems, on the latest Intel® Core™2 Duo processor-based systems. LynxSecure takes advantage of Intel's latest hardware-enhanced Intel Virtualization technology (Intel VT) to provide a standards-based, secure software platform for applications with low-, medium- and high-assurance requirements running concurrently on a single system. This meeting of two new technologies generated much interest when previewed with multiple operating systems being run simultaneously on a single Intel chipset with real-time performance and security applications being demonstrated. LynxSecure was designed from the ground up to offer a reliable, secure and extendable platform to meet the demanding needs of embedded software developers building complex systems that require application separation. Designers of military, aerospace, medical and financial systems can utilize the safety and security features offered in LynxSecure, and combined with Intel's latest processors [...]

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Feb. 9, 2009 — The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) today announced that LynuxWorks™ has joined the consortium's Hypervisor Subcommittee, which has unanimously elected Arun Subbarao, vice president of engineering at LynuxWorks, to serve as its chair. LynuxWorks is a supplier of embedded software and tools, including the recently introduced LynxSecure 2.0 separation kernel and embedded hypervisor. The EEMBC Hypervisor Subcommittee is working on a new set of benchmarks that will measure the contribution of hypervisors, also known as virtual machine managers, to performance, code size, and energy consumption in a wide range of embedded systems. "Hypervisors are rapidly growing in popularity for use in embedded applications such as mobile devices, telecomm equipment, consumer products, and automotive/industrial," said EEMBC President Markus Levy. "Having the participation of the technical experts of LynuxWorks, especially with their direct knowledge of the interaction of hypervisors and real-time operating systems, will help to ensure a robust and fair hypervisor benchmark suite." A hypervisor is a program that allows multiple operating systems or execution environments to run simultaneously on a single embedded processor. [...]

Secure performance for "medium robustness" security applications Eching, Germany/San Diego, USA, January 20, 2009—Kontron, a global leader in Commercial-Off- The-Shelf (COTS) and custom embedded computing solutions, and LynuxWorks™ Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, have announced support for LynuxWorks' LynxOS-SE 5.0 on Kontron's ITC-320 3U CompactPCI® CPU board, which is based on the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor. The combination of the Kontron ITC-320 with the LynxOS-SE 5.0 RTOS provides a secure computing solution that is ideally suited for "medium robustness" security applications as defined by the US Government. The Kontron ITC-320 series is a range of 3U CompactPCI® CPU boards using a high-performance and long-term available processing chipset from the Intel embedded architecture. The board with LynxOS-SE 5.0 is based on the 1.5 GHz Intel Core2 Duo LV processor. The use of Error Correction Code (ECC) DRAMs, the selection of components to ensure a long product life cycle and the layout of components to optimize cooling are part of the design methodology that ensure the Kontron ITC-320 optimally meets the requirements for secure applications in demanding environments. Furthermore, with [...]