LynxOS-178 is an integral component for the FLYHT real-time voice and data communications system San Jose, California, Wednesday, 28 September 2016  – Lynx Software Technologies, a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced that its LynxOS-178 RTOS provides the platform for a ground breaking real-time flight information reporting system. FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.(TSX.V: FLY, OTCQX: FLYLF) global voice and data communications system uses the Iridium global satellite network to stream data in real time from aircraft in flight. The information available can include live black box data in the event of an emergency. FLYHT’s technology, called the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS™) increases safety, improves service and enhances profitability with reliable real-time communications. Services available include SATCOM voice, global flight tracking, aircraft/engine health monitoring as well as real-time black box data streaming capabilities. Data is sent securely to airline operators. Commenting, Derek Graham, CTO at FLYHT Aerospace said, “AFIRS meets all the certifications and performance standards necessary for installation on 95% of transport category aircraft. Adopting LynxOS-178, a Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) operating system with space and time partitioning significantly [...]

Heidelberg, Germany, 21 September 2016 -  Lynx Software Technologies, a world leader in safety and security solutions for the embedded software market, today announced its support for the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and specifically the Industrial Internet Security Framework (IISF), unveiled today in Heidelberg, Germany. Lynx is a member of the IIC Security Working Group and played an active role in drafting of the Security Framework. The IIC Security Working Group announced the new the Industrial Internet Security Framework at its members meeting in Heidelberg on September 19, 2016. IISF provides a common security framework developed to address security issues in Industrial Internet of Things systems. It provides details on five characteristics - security, privacy, resilience, reliability and safety – that define “trustworthiness” in Information Technology (IT) systems and Operational Technology (OT) systems. The IISF defines risk, assessments, threats, metrics and performance indicators to help business management protect their organizations. Stephen Mellor, CTO of the IIC, said “Trustworthiness is at the core of public acceptance of the Internet of Things. Lynx has significant experience of securing connected embedded systems in domains as [...]

VectorCAST® Test Automation Platform now supports the latest versions of LynxOS and LynxOS-178 from Lynx Software Technologies Aviation Electronics Europe, Munich, Germany, 20 April 2016 – Lynx Software Technologies, a world leader in the embedded software market and Vector Software, the leading provider of dynamic software testing solutions for embedded systems, today announced an integration between the LynxOS family of real-time operating systems and the VectorCAST test automation platform. VectorCAST now supports the dynamic testing of mission-critical LynxOS applications, including those deployed on LynxOS-178, the only RTOS to be awarded a Reusable Software Component (RSC) by the FAA. Commenting, Robert Day, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Lynx, said, “LynxOS-178 offers developers a significant time to market advantage for safety-critical aerospace, defence and other applications by supplying OEMs and system integrators with proven software and artefacts that have previously been certified. The partnership between Lynx and Vector Software will minimize customers’ development effort and risk by providing a streamlined path for creating any further artefacts they may need. As the VectorCAST and LynxOS tool environments both support the standards-based Eclipse foundation, [...]

LynxOS-178 is an integral component for the Ampyx Power’s PowerPlane Aviation Electronics Europe, Munich, Germany, 20 April 2016 – Lynx Software Technologies, a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced that LynxOS-178 has been selected as the software platform for Ampyx Power. Ampyx Power is developing an Airborne Wind Energy system with a PowerPlane, a tethered aircraft that converts wind into economical green electricity. Erik van der Heide, Head of Engineering at Ampyx Power, commented, “To be able to market our technology successfully, it is crucial that we comply with the highest safety standards. Not only should the level of the quality and reliability of our system be high, it needs to be measurable and controllable as well. We have chosen to be able to certify our product according to stringent civil aviation safety guidelines, so we need a software platform that supports us in achieving acceptance by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other relevant aviation authorities. The fact that LynxOS-178 is a Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) operating system which has received acceptance for [...]