Aonix Extends its Safety-Critical Offerings with the Next-Generation SmartKernel; First Release of SmartKernel Targets Embedded Ada95 on PowerPC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers electronicaUSA 2004 Booth 2406 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 Aonix(R), an independent global company delivering complete solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, is pleased to announce the first language-specific component of SmartKernel(TM), a memory and time-partitioned kernel designed to provide safety and security protection. Building on its long history of supplying small and fast Ada95 compile systems that satisfy the Ravenscar Ada95 profile certifiable cer·ti·fi·a·ble adj. 1. That can or must be certified. Used of infectious, industrial, and other diseases that are required by law to be reported to health authorities. 2. language subset, Aonix is targeting language-specific configurations of SmartKernel so that developers will be able to create systems where multiple applications in multiple languages can safely run on a single board. With this release, SmartKernel now offers support for the full Ada95 language on the PowerPC. As the first implementation of a language-specific implementation using SmartKernel, this release will run as a single SmartKernel partition. "The SmartKernel technology is important for next-generation safety- or mission-critical systems that require the protection of one application from the potential failure of another application on the same board," noted Greg Gicca, Director of Product Marketing, Ada Products, Aonix. "SmartKernel provides time and memory partitioning to support multiple safety levels on a single embedded processor A CPU chip used in a system other than a general purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such chips are used by the billions every year in a myriad of products. See embedded system. board. By using multiple safety levels on a single board, developers are able to reduce the hardware cost of embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. since fewer physical processors are needed to implement an embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. ." Along with supporting multiple applications on a single processor board, future versions of SmartKernel will offer multilanguage support for languages such as C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++, Ada83 and embedded Java See PersonalJava. . SmartKernel technology will include support in individual as well as multilanguage configurations with individual or multilanguage debugging within and across the partitions. The SmartKernel core contains the Enabler, an extremely small and fast operating-system enabling layer that provides only the primitive features necessary to implement a language-specific operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. or full general-purpose OS. Because of its small size, the SmartKernel core is easily certified to both safety and security standards. With lower layer support for higher-level operating systems, all operating systems and applications functioning on top of SmartKernel easily port to new boards and architectures. Shipping and Availability SmartKernel - Ada95/Embedded starts at $15k and includes a full IDE and Ada 95 cross compiler, high-quality code generator, source-level target debugger, Ethernet and serial download and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. facilities, and AdaCover coverage analysis tool. These solutions are available immediately on Windows cross PowerPC platforms. Upcoming versions feature ARINC-653 and DO-178B certification and will follow shortly. About Aonix(R) Aonix is a global independent provider of Software Engineering Development Environments with more than 20 years of experience. Our products cover Analysis and Design (Ameos(TM), Software through Pictures(R) and Architecture Component Development(R)), GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. Design (TeleUSE(TM)) and implementation in Ada (ObjectAda(R), AdaWorld(R)), Embedded Java (PERC PERC See: Preferred equity redemption stock (R)), High-Performance and certifiable Real-Time Kernels (Raven(TM), SmartKernel(TM)) and Software-Testing. As a pioneer in current market trends such as Model Driven Architecture(R) (MDA (1) (Monochrome Display Adapter) The first IBM PC monochrome video display standard for text. Due to its lack of graphics, MDA cards were often replaced with Hercules cards, which provided both text and graphics. See PC display modes and Hercules Graphics. ), Real-Time Java and in the development of safety-critical applications Aonix addresses the needs of mission- and safety-critical applications for various industries including Avionics, Space, Defense, Transportation, Telecoms, Automotive, and Industry in general. Professional training, consulting and local technical support guarantees our customers the successful development and deployment of their applications. Headquartered in San Diego, CA and Paris, France, Aonix operates sales offices throughout North America and Europe in addition to a network of international distributors. For more information, visit www.aonix.com. This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 that involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such statements are based upon, among other things, assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, including management's own knowledge and assessment of Aonix's industry and competition. Aonix, Ameos, Software through Pictures, Architecture Component Development, TeleUSE, ObjectAda, AdaWorld, Raven, SmartKernel and PERC are registered trademarks and trademarks of Aonix Corporation. All other tradenames and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2004, Aonix Corporation, all rights reserved. |
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