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News Release from: Wind River Systems | Subject: VxWorks 6.1
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 May 2005
RTOS supports standards-based
interoperability
VxWorks 6.1 is the newest version of the world's leading real-time operating system for device software.
VxWorks 6.1 is the newest version of the world's leading real-time operating system for device software, furthering Wind River's already substantial lead in the evolution of next generation device development The new version has also received Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Ready Phase II Logo Certification, making Wind River the only device software optimisation (DSO) provider to offer customers this level of certification for connected devices, along with a commercial strength transparent interprocess communication (TIPC) implementation
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Wind River is simply unbeatable when it comes to offering device manufacturers the best real-time functionality and interoperability across a huge range of architectures", said John Fanelli, Vice President, Product Planning and Management, Wind River.
"There is simply no other real-time offering that meets device requirements across as many hardware platforms as VxWorks, that supports standards-based interoperability, and integrates seamlessly with the leading Eclipse-based device development environment, Wind River Workbench".
"VxWorks still trumps all the rest, hands down, at helping customers make reliable devices faster, better, and at lower cost".
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As the device market has matured, so have the demands for more intelligent, connected, reliable products.
To address this shift, software has quickly become a significant competitive differentiator in products across all vertical industries, even for companies that have not traditionally relied on technology as a key part of their business strategy.
As such, hordes of companies are seeking out ways to efficiently add high functionality software to their products without incurring high development costs.
Wind River is uniquely positioned to bring value to those companies by providing efficient, optimised development processes on top of the world's most trusted real-time operating system for devices.
According to Daya Nadamuni, Chief Analyst and Research Vice President in Gartner Dataquest: "Devices are becoming multifunctional, and many stand alone devices are converging to a single platform".
"Rising device complexity is driving the need for real time operating systems that are reliable and scalable and provide broad architecture support".
VxWorks 6 has been adopted in dozens of new device wins since the December 2004 introduction.
Key features and capabilities driving VxWorks 6 momentum include support for real-time, memory protected threads, configurable footprint size, advanced error detection and sockets-based messaging architecture.
The Wind River General Purpose Platform, VxWorks Edition combines VxWorks 6.1, the latest update to the VxWorks operating system, and Wind River Workbench 2.3 to provide a robust end-to-end development and runtime platform that spans the continuum of device software development.
VxWorks 6.1 brings to device software the most robust and flexible real-time operating system with support for open standards and unprecedented interoperability, while providing backward compatibility with existing VxWorks 5.5 and 6 software.
The Wind River General Purpose Platform 6.1 will provide the rock-solid, high performing foundation for Wind River's market specific platforms, including Wind River Platform for Automotive Devices and Wind River Platform for Consumer Devices.
Wind River is the only DSO provider to bring a full range of services and support offerings to its customers.
Wind River Professional Services has been at the forefront of helping clients implement good ideas for more than 20 years.
Whatever the technical or logistical challenge, Wind River Professional Services offers a unique blend of skills, contacts, knowledge, intellectual property, flexible resources, design process and project management methodology to help get customers' products to market.
Supporting the VxWorks 6.1 release, Wind River Professional Services offers its leading consultation services to clients buying VxWorks for the first time as well as clients migrating to VxWorks 6.1.
VxWorks 6.1 broadens the existing PowerPC, MIPS Technologies, and Intel Architecture processor support and adds architecture support to include ARM, Intel XScale and Renesas SuperH architectures.
"We are excited about the new developments in VxWorks".
"Wind River is recognised as the leader for DSO solutions, and our licensees continue to adopt its solutions", said Jack Browne, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, MIPS Technologies.
"Strengthening of the Wind River and MIPS Technologies relationship benefits our joint customers by lowering development costs and reducing time to market".
"ARM, as the leading semiconductor intellectual property company, designs technology that lies at the heart of a broad range of advanced digital products including wireless, networking and consumer entertainment platforms", said Mary Inglis, Director, Operating Systems and Alliances, ARM.
"The inclusion of ARM architectural support to VxWorks and the Wind River development environment will enable developers to fully leverage the capabilities of the architecture".
Wind River VxWorks 6.1 will be available in late May in Early Access for select customers.
It will be generally available in June 2005.
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