New LynxOS 5.0 BSP for Curtiss-Wright Controls' SVME/DMV-184 SBC; companies expand partnership with enhanced support/communications SAN JOSÉ, Calif. , Oct. 26, 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in embedded security software, today announced it has expanded its product support and partnership with Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market. In addition to announcing the availability of a new LynxOS 5.0 RTOS (real-time operating system) board support package (BSP) for use with Curtiss-Wright Controls' SVME/DMV-184 single-board computer (SBC), the two companies also made public an agreement to expand the sharing of information and the creation of development kits and tools. The announcements are expected to help system integrators using LynxOS and Curtiss-Wright Controls SBCs design and deploy systems faster and more effectively. "LynuxWorks is doing more than tightening our relationship with Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing—we're enhancing the support both our companies can give to our customers," said Robert Day, LynuxWorks vice president of marketing. "We're also offering a clear migration and support path for current [...]

Company to show new technology for aerospace and defense industry MILCOM 2009 CONFERENCE (Booth 864), BOSTON—Oct. 19, 2009 —LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced that it will be demonstrating its new LynxSecure 3.1 RTOS (real-time operating system) at the MILCOM 2009 conference in booth No. 864. LynxSecure 3.1 is the most advanced separation kernel and embedded hypervisor, running multiple different guest operating systems (OS) in a secure multi-core system. Based on multiple independent levels of security (MILS) architecture and designed to be evaluated to Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 7, LynxSecure offers the ultimate in design flexibility and performance while maintaining a secure separation environment. The live demonstration at MILCOM will showcase a fully virtualized Windows® operating system running on the same hardware as a para-virtualized Linux taking advantage of an Intel-based multi-core processor system. Technical specialists from LynuxWorks and virtualization technology representatives from Intel will be on hand to discuss the technical aspects of virtualization and separation and how it pertains to information assurance. At the MILCOM booth, LynuxWorks will also show the latest version of [...]

Interoperability for leading dynamic boards and processors now available with latest version of LynxOS-178 SAN JOSÉ, Calif. , Oct. 19 , 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced the availability of its board support package (BSP) for two additional motherboards from Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC), a global leader in embedded processing solutions. The BSP is a part of LynxOS®-178 2.2.2, the latest release of the RTOS (real-time operating system) from LynuxWorks. The new BSP brings this safety-critical, certifiable Level A RTOS to the AppliedMicro 440EP and 460EX boards, increasing the number of AppliedMicro boards supported by LynuxWorks' LynxOS-178. LynxOS-178 is the first and only COTS operating system to receive Reusable Software Component (RSC) acceptance from the FAA for DO-178B/C certification. RSC certification acknowledges a speedier, smoother, and more reliable development path for system integrators. "With this latest BSP, we're offering customers an OS migration path for users of the 440EP while also giving users of the next-generation 460EX an option for a safety-critical OS," said Robert Day, vice president at LynuxWorks. "Customers that use AppliedMicro boards [...]

Latest version widens configuration options, continues to lead in the software-virtualization space EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE 2009 - BOSTON, September 21, 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced the release of LynxSecure 3.1, the newest version of its next-generation and award-winning separation kernel and embedded hypervisor. This update to LynxSecure takes advantage of new technologies, including guest operating support for the latest Microsoft® Windows® and the latest Intel® Core2 Duo systems. As with prior versions, LynxSecure 3.1 can virtualize the underlying hardware to enable multiple, heterogeneous operating systems (OS) to co-exist on the same platform. This mix can include traditional desktop OSes like fully virtualized Windows and para-virtualized Linux® along with hard real-time OSes like the LynxOS® RTOS family. LynxSecure 3.1 introduces support for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows 2003 which are run as fully virtualized guest OSes, adding to the existing Windows XP support offered in version 3.0. LynxSecure 3.1 gives embedded systems developers the ultimate flexibility of full desktop systems, while retaining military-grade security with real-time performance and determinism. LynxSecure also offers built-in virtual networking, [...]

Expert group to discuss virtualization techniques, suitability in embedded environments EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE 2009 - BOSTON, September 21, 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced its participation in a panel discussion on virtualization at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Boston on September 22. The panel, titled The Truth About Virtualization, features Robert Day, vice president at LynuxWorks, who will offer insights and commentary about the process of virtualization in embedded environments. Additional panelists include Jerry Krasner, founder and principal analyst for Embedded Market Forecasters; Ron Parker, director of Intel Federal, Intel; and Sean McGaughey, senior technical manager, General Dynamics, Advanced Information Systems. Presentation Abstract The panel will explore different virtualization techniques and discuss the suitability for use in embedded systems. Is hardware assist a necessity for efficient virtualization? Is real-time performance and memory footprint compromised by using virtualization? Will the embedded world see the same uptake as in the IT space? Moderator: Rich Nass (Editorial Director, ESC & ESD Magazine) Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 5:00pm — 5:50pm Location (room): ESC Theater Track: Special Events Formats: [...]

Board Support Package (BSP) enables Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) on e600 PowerPC processors, offering a viable growth path for VersaModular Eurocard bus (VMEbus) customers with applications on previous-generation VME boards SAN JOSÉ, Calif., September 8, 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, and Emerson Network Power, the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced that LynxOS 5.0 now supports Emerson's MVME7100 single-board computer (SBC). The complete BSP supports PowerPC's 8641D, an e600-family processor that has been specifically architected for multi-core and SMP. This powerful hardware and software combination offers a strategic growth path for VMEbus customers with applications on previous-generation VME boards, further extending the product life cycle. VMEbus is used around the world in industrial, commercial, and military/aerospace applications. VMEbus architectures are being used today in robots, air traffic control systems, weapons control systems, data acquisition and video imaging products. The advantage of the VMEbus architecture is that it can withstand shock, vibration and extended temperatures better than the traditional buses found in general desktop computers. The Emerson MVME7100 is an SBC that helps original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) [...]

LynuxWorks to demonstrate new technology and initiatives to DoD and intelligence-community gathering SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 31 , 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in embedded software, today announced that it will be exhibiting at the 2009 Unified Cross Domain Management Office (UCDMO) Conference from August 31 to September 3. At the show, LynuxWorks will be demonstrating LynxSecure 3.0, the latest version of their next-generation separation kernel and embedded hypervisor designed for high-assurance systems. LynxSecure provides a standards-based secure multi-domain platform which can be used as a foundation for cross-domain systems with low-, medium- and high-assurance requirements. It is being used on the Navy's Common Display System Program, a high-assurance MLS workstation for deployment across surface ships that will be evaluated to EAL level 7. LynxSecure 3.0 preserves investment in legacy systems with its unique ability to run fully virtualized guest operating systems such as Windows® simultaneously on the same hardware with Linux® or other real-time operating systems with each OS running in its own secure partition. "LynxSecure’s flexibility for different security architectures, along with its performance leadership, provides the ideal platform to [...]

Demonstrates secure solutions with top commercial aerospace and defense suppliers ARLINGTON, VA , July 13 , 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in embedded software, today announced their participation and collaboration in the High Assurance Security Solutions Workshop and Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) demonstration with four of the top commercial aerospace and defense suppliers at the Object Management Group (OMG) Security Solutions Workshop. A simulated combat search-and-rescue demonstration will show enemy jet fighter aircraft and missiles being identified and destroyed by systems from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Rockwell Collins. The event will show successful target execution and the safe recovery of downed pilots. The demonstration features the MILS architecture approach to information assurance which can use COTS products that are evaluated per the Common Criteria to achieve secure information sharing in a battlespace. When: Where: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. The Westin Arlington Gateway 801 North Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22203 During the workshop, LynuxWorks will also demonstrate LynxSecure 3.0, a next-generation separation kernel and embedded hypervisor designed to support MILS architecture for high-assurance systems. LynxSecure [...]

LynuxWorks LynxOS-178 DO-178B/C certifiable RTOS demonstrated on Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs AVIONICS USA 2009 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION (BOOTH 504)- SAN DIEGO, June 1, 2009—At the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum (MAEF) and the Avionics USA conference today, Xilinx®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier to the aerospace and defense industry, and LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in embedded software, will demonstrate the industry's first and only time- and space-partitioned, FAA-accepted Reusable Software Component (RSC) that meets all objectives of RTCA/DO-178B/C. The demonstration includes the LynxOS-178 DO-178B/C-certifiable RTOS running on a Xilinx Virtex®-5 FXT FPGA—enabling avionics developers to benefit from the flexibility, performance, and reliability of programmable technologies, while maintaining their certified application software. The demonstration is available at the Xilinx booth #220 and LynuxWorks booth #504 at this week's conferences, June 1-2, in the San Diego Convention Center. The combination of LynxOS-178 with the Virtex-5 FXT devices, offers the industry's first FPGA-based solution to provide up to two industry-standard PowerPC(R) 440 processor blocks. Each processor, with integrated 32KB instruction and 32KB data caches, delivers up to 1,100 DMIPS at 550 [...]

LynuxWorks provides DO-178B/C certifiable ARINC-653 and POSIX-conformant RTOS for faster time-to-market for certified safety-critical systems AVIONICS USA 2009 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION (BOOTH 504)- SAN DIEGO, June 1, 2009—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in embedded software, today announced that Avidyne®, a leading provider of integrated flight-deck systems for general aviation aircraft, selected LynxOS®-178 as the embedded real-time operating system (RTOS) for Avidyne's next-generation Entegra™ Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck. LynxOS-178 is a commercially available operating system and that enables manufacturers of DO-178B/C systems to get to market faster and with lower overall costs and risks associated with certifying FAA safety-critical flight systems. LynxOS-178 is a known certifiable RTOS package that allows avionics customers to achieve the highest degree of assurance and DO-178B/C certification to meet unique FAA requirements. Avidyne's Entegra Release 9 flight-deck systems include dual, triple, or quad Integrated Flight Displays (IFD) for general aviation and light business aircraft. The fully integrated design of Entegra Release 9 makes it ideal for high-performance singles, piston twins, turboprops, and light jets. "LynxOS-178 provided us with a combination of essential advantages that other software providers [...]