Product category:
Design and Development Software
News Release from: Aonix
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 September 2005
Real-time Java sales take off
Aonix reports that its year-to-date revenue in real-time PERC VM solutions is already twice that achieved over the same period during 2004.
Aonix reports that its year-to-date revenue in real-time PERC VM solutions is already twice that achieved over the same period during 2004 Increased Java interest has resulted in 2005 revenue already surpassing the total 2004 revenue from products and services supporting Java development
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
RTOS support for Java virtual machine
The newest release of the NewMonics PERC Java virtual machine (JVM) will support Accelerated Technology's popular Nucleus real-time operating system.
Java virtual machine aims for carrier control
NewMonics has developed the first Java virtual machine specifically for use in the product development life cycle of the management and control plane functions of carrier-class products.
Revenue increases are due both to increased numbers of customers and to an increase in the average deal sise.
This year's PERC sales have spanned multiple industry sectors, including defense, manufacturing, test equipment, office automation, automotive, and communications.
"We are encouraged to see that today's applications of real-time Java technologies are maturing and starting to maximise the strengths of Java", commented Kelvin Nilsen, CTO of Aonix.
Further reading
Hard-real-time Java nears commercialisation
Aonix has made public its plans for delivering safety- and mission-critical Java technologies to its mainstream markets.
Kernel targets embedded Ada95 on PowerPC
Aonix has developed the first language-specific component of SmartKernel, a memory and time-partitioned kernel designed to provide safety and security protection.
Virtual machine tackles large dynamic systems
Perc 4.2 is a clean-room virtual machine expressly created to manage the complexity of large, dynamic real-time systems.
"Many of the customers that we have engaged with in 2005 have considerable experience developing and deploying embedded real-time Java technologies often using products supplied by other vendors".
"Today's buyers are much better informed regarding the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to real-time Java".
"We are pleased to see that our original vision for the PERC product family is now being realised", stated Jacques Brygier, Aonix Vice President of Marketing.
"In the past year, many companies have transitioned from viewing real-time Java as a curiosity to recognising its value as a critical part of their embedded software infrastructure".
"Our PERC technology is increasingly recognised for its real-time capabilities in high-reliability markets such as networking and communications, aerospace and defense, and automotive".
In response to the strong demand for PERC virtual machine products, Aonix is increasing its investments in this product line.
Underscoring its commitment to growth in the real-time Java market, Aonix recently announced that Dave Wood has joined its team as PERC Product Marketing Manager.
Wood has been involved in leading real-time and embedded systems products and applications for two decades.
In the formative years of real-time Java, he acted as industry consortium marketing director tasked with developing a road map for the use of Java in real-time and embedded systems.
In response to increased international interest in Java technology, Dr Kelvin Nilsen, world-renowned Java technology researcher and Aonix CTO, is scheduled to deliver a series of lectures on implementing real-time Java solutions.
His first lecture takes place later this week at Nortel and then in October, he will be in Europe to deliver a series of lectures in Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK.
A recent white paper authored by Dr Nilsen is available from the Aonix website.
PERC is a clean-room virtual machine expressly created for demanding embedded and real-time systems requiring J2SE support.
PERC delivers the ease and efficiency of Java Standard Edition support without sacrificing integrity, performance, or real-time behaviour.
It offers AOT and JIT compilation, remote debug support, deterministic garbage collection, standard graphics and extended commercial RTOS support.
• Aonix: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• Electronicstalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
