New platform allows for consolidation of existing servers while maintaining secure separation of virtualized domains SAN DIEGO, CA and NDIA Navy Gold Coast Conference—August 19, 2011— Fritz Technologies Corporation has completed work for the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. intelligence community to develop a trusted computing solution using state-of-the-art, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) LynxSecure software from LynuxWorks™, Inc. This Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) solution allows access to unclassified, secret and top-secret applications and data to be maintained in separate domains on a single server, or workstation, and supports strictly controlled sharing between those domains. Fritz designed and delivered the prototype system that demonstrates the consolidation of multiple physical servers supporting different classification levels into a single server (or multiple server farms into a single farm), while maintaining strict separation between security domains. "Bobbi-Michelle Wehrfritz, Fritz Technologies CEO, noted that "Fritz Technologies leveraged its expertise with separation kernels and virtualization to create this high-assurance solution. We developed and delivered a prototype platform based on LynxSecure that also takes advantage of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in a server environment. We are very [...]

Combination of LynxSecure 5.0 running on CoolShell blade server provides advanced high-performance security solution for military applications SAN JOSÉ, CA and DETROIT, MI—May 3, 2011, Embedded Systems Conference and Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems Conference—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the secure virtualization market, and Themis Computer, a leading supplier of high-performance board and system-level products for military applications, today announced that they have ported the latest version of the LynxSecure separation kernel and hypervisor to the CoolShell and Rugged Enterprise Servers (RES) server platforms. The LynuxWorks highly secure virtualization solution and Themis high-performance multi-core rugged blade servers provide one of the most advanced multilevel secure platforms for use in military and aerospace systems available today. The first showing of LynxSecure secure virtualization 5.0 running on a Themis CoolShell platform will be at the Embedded Systems Conference in Silicon Valley from May 2-4 and in the LynuxWorks' Booth (#771) at the DoDIIS conference (Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems) in Detroit from May 1-5, where both LynuxWorks and Themis technical staff will be available to demonstrate the combined product. "LynxSecure 5.0 [...]

LynxSecure 5.0 will be shown securing a standard laptop SAN JOSÉ, CA—April 14, 2011—At InfoSecurity Europe (Earl's Court, London from April 19-21), LynuxWorks™, Inc. will show the latest version of their leading secure virtualization product helping to protect standard endpoints against cyber attacks. In the ValidEdge booth (L-76) there will be a demonstration of the LynxSecure 5.0 separation kernel and hypervisor, running multiple Windows® operating systems (OSes) securely in their own domains, on a standard laptop. The LynxSecure product from LynuxWorks helps protect endpoints from any malicious attacks, especially when away from the protected corporate network by securely segregating sensitive corporate applications and data from unprotected Internet browsing. The same LynxSecure technology is also running in the booth as the secure platform for the ValidEdge MIS1200 Malware Analyzer, allowing malware under analysis to be contained in its own secure partition. For endpoint protection, LynxSecure 5.0 offers military-grade security, near-native performance and flexible virtualization, allowing IT departments to protect corporate computers and sensitive information, without forcing users to compromise on their endpoint's functionality. "The latest version of LynxSecure builds new virtualization functionality on [...]

LynxSecure 5.0 gives significant performance increases for secured fully virtualized guest OSes and now offers virtualized devices that can be shared between different OSes hosted on a single system NUREMBERG, GERMANY, Embedded World 2011—March 2, 2011—LynuxWorks™, Inc. a world leader in the embedded and security software market, today announced the availability of LynxSecure 5.0. This new release of the award-winning LynxSecure separation kernel and hypervisor adds significant performance increases for fully virtualized guest operating systems (OSes) by utilizing new hardware technologies, and offering 64-bit and Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) guest OS virtualization support. This LynxSecure 5.0 release has also added a device sharing facility for systems with limited physical devices that complements the existing direct device assignment mechanism that has been available in previous versions of LynxSecure. With this release, the same highly secure virtualization solution used in safety- and security-critical military, medical and avionics embedded applications can now also be used in more Enterprise-based systems to support secure client virtualization, secure multi-tenancy and secure hardware appliances. Software virtualization is commonly used on servers in Information Technology (IT) centers to gain a long [...]

Demonstration systems include a standard laptop, a 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor reference platform and a network malware security system SAN FRANCISCO, CA, RSA Conference 2011—February 14, 2011—As a new participant to the RSA Conference, LynuxWorks™, Inc. will demonstrate its LynxSecure high-performance, secure virtualization platform. The LynuxWorks platform allows multiple guest operating systems (OSes) and applications to run safely and independently on a single device. Originally built for security-critical military, medical and avionics embedded applications; this market-leading technology has now been extended to support the Enterprise. The demonstration systems in the LynuxWorks booth (#240) include a standard laptop with secure Internet access, a reference platform running the latest 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor and the ValidEdge Network Malware Security (NMS) system running LynxSecure (booth #241). According to Robert Day, VP of Marketing at LynuxWorks, "At the RSA Conference we are showing that it is now possible to run multiple copies of the Windows OS, each held in their own secure enclave, running at near native-speed on a LynxSecure-based endpoint. It is now possible to secure corporate sensitive applications and data on a [...]

SAN JOSÉ, Calif.—February 1, 2011—International medical technology group Elekta is basing its new generations of equipment on LynuxWorks LynxOS-SE RTOS to get to market quickly with systems that deliver high levels of functionality, fault tolerance and safety. "A key factor of our development strategy is to accelerate completion of new products," explains Adrian Smith, Product System Engineer (Linear Accelerators) of Elekta. "Hence it is important that we can quickly port proven software applications to a variety of products to enhance reliability and reduce time to market." Elekta specializes in systems and solutions for radiotherapy and radiosurgery, for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders. The Elekta Synergy® image-guided radiation therapy system uses high-resolution imaging taken in 3D and at the time of treatment. By streamlining the processes of assessing patients and beginning treatment, surgeons are able to commence treatment directly. For its new treatment system, and subsequent generations of products, Elekta sought a higher performing solution with hard partitioning that could allow other applications to run concurrently without interfering with each other. According to Adrian Smith, "LynuxWorks provided us with a stable, [...]

SAN JOSÉ, Calif.—January 31, 2011—Fritz Technologies Corporation, the prime contractor for a U.S. Government high-assurance program, has selected LynuxWorks™, Inc as a strategic partner and will use their LynxSecure 4.0 product as a foundation for their Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) approach. This effort includes developing an environment where servers and applications can process data on different classification levels while allowing data-sharing between a fixed number of information nodes. According to Bobbi-Michelle Wehrfritz, CEO and Founder of Fritz Technologies Corporation, "Using standard hardware and the LynxSecure Separation Kernel and Embedded Hypervisor, we will be able to demonstrate a unique environment for running secure multiple guest operating systems and high-assurance cross-domain data sharing." "The award-winning LynxSecure delivers an incredible performance breakthrough in multi-core processor and virtualization technologies," remarked Gurjot Singh the CEO for LynuxWorks, Inc. "LynxSecure maintains the highest levels of security while providing access to multiple classifications of information maintained in separate domains on a single workstation or server and also allowing controlled data-sharing between the domains." LynxSecure 4.0 provides the most flexible virtualization solution for use in Intel® x86-based secure [...]

SAN JOSÉ, Calif.—January 24, 2011—LynuxWorks™ today announced that it has appointed Elesia, suppliers of open-architecture real-time and embedded components and systems, as its distributor for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Elesia is an established distributor for LynuxWorks in Italy, and has recently established an operation in Germany. Under the agreement, Elesia will now support customers in Central Europe with LynuxWorks' LynxOS® family of RTOS, LynxSecure hypervisor and BlueCat® Linux® alongside its in-house rugged hardware and software on such as Compact PCI, PCI / PMC, VME and Multibus platforms. Commenting on the appointment, Hamid Mirab, LynuxWorks' managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: "We have worked successfully with Elesia for many years in Southern Europe—so their new Munich facility is a natural choice for a central European partner. Elesia's technical know-how is unparalleled—as is their knowledge of the transportation, multimedia, communications, medical, safety and defence markets." Tomas von Lüpke, newly appointed to head Elesia Central Europe, added: "LynuxWorks' LynxOS has proved itself a world-class RTOS and has become Elesia's operating system of choice in a broad range of applications. Its ultra-reliability, POSIX® [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV, Consumer Electronics Show—January 5, 2011—In conjunction with the launch of the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, announced LynxSecure 4.0 support of the new Intel Core i7 and i5 processor families. LynxSecure is a separation kernel and embedded hypervisor that provides an environment in which multiple guest operating systems and their applications can execute at the same time, in their own virtual partitions, without compromising security, reliability or data integrity. "The 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors deliver an incredible performance breakthrough by utilizing the latest innovations in multi-core processor and graphics technologies," said Robert Day, the VP of Marketing for LynuxWorks, Inc. "The multi-core and virtualization support that LynxSecure offers for these next-generation Intel processors helps maximize the performance and security of applications running on a wide selection of virtualized guest operating systems." "By supporting the latest Intel Core i7 and i5 processors at launch, LynuxWorks continues to offer developers the opportunity to utilize the advanced [...]

LynuxWorks demonstrates time- and space-partitioned secure RTOS for high-performance real-time mission-critical systems SAN JOSÉ, CA, November 9, 2010—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, is showcasing its LynxOS®-SE real-time operating system running on the ARM® Cortex-A8 processor at the ARM Technology Conference, November 9-11, 2010, at the Santa Clara Conference Center, CA. LynxOS-SE RTOS for the ARM Cortex-A8 processor was ported first to the Texas Instruments OMAP 3 platform. Designed for portable and mobile applications, OMAP 3 is the first family of multimedia application processors to integrate the superscalar ARM Cortex-A8 processor. According to Robert Day, vice president of marketing at LynuxWorks, "The combination of the TI OMAP 3 and ARM Cortex-A8-based platforms are well suited for low-power, high-performance mobile applications such as Software Defined Radio (SDR) and secure medical systems. The ARM Technology Conference is a perfect forum for the demonstration of LynxOS-SE on this popular OMAP platform." Designed to meet the most stringent requirements for secure real-time mission-critical applications, LynxOS-SE allows developers to quickly benefit from an out-of-the-box hardware/software solution that is optimized for the harshest environments. [...]