Aonix Provides Partitioning Technology for the High-Integrity Java Applications Project; European Community Develops Architecturally Neutral Real-Time System.BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom -- Aonix(R), a provider of complete safety- and mission-critical solutions, has been selected to provide a partitioning kernel suitable for an architecturally neutral real-time system (ANRTS) targeting high-integrity applications. The High Integrity Java Applications (HIJA) project will advance real-time systems Real-time systems Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting. implementation technologies through a platform-independent framework that maintains the robust reliability essential for safety- and mission-critical applications. Well-established as a leader in real-time mission- and safety-critical technologies, Aonix understands the increasingly mobile and connected nature of project target applications in avionics, automotive, and telecommunications. Aonix, a leader in ARINC-653 and DO-178B certification, will provide the partitioning technology, built on SmartKernel, a memory- and time-partitioned kernel designed to provide safety and security protection. "The HIJA project is fortunate to have the expertise and strength of Aonix on the team," noted David Lounsbury, The Open Group's Vice President and Managing Director of Research and Technology. "Their experience working with real-time applications in the mission- and safety-critical market as well as their dedication to the development of a safety-critical Java specification gives me confidence that the HIJA project will be a success." "It has always been Aonix's strategy to build on market standards," noted Marc Richard-Foy, Aonix Business Development Manager for Embedded Software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. . "We appreciate the leadership The Open Group is taking in developing an architecturally neutral real-time platform that enables all players to take advantage of the mainstream tools available to the Java community. This initiative will reduce the need in current practice to trade-off cost, time to market, and flexibility in return for improved safety and reliability." An innovative aspect of the HIJA research is its support for dynamic deployment and code mobility in high-integrity systems. By extending Java's "write once, run anywhere" capabilities, solutions providers are able to deliver the portability and upgradeability needed for the 10+ years of system performance required in the mission-critical space. High-integrity software components can be maintained and distributed in portable byte-code representation and effortlessly distributed to and deployed on a variety of CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. architectures and underlying real-time operating systems. The HIJA platform also provides a standard set of development tools to perform the static analysis and verification typically imposed on the developer of high-integrity software. By standardizing these tools, the HIJA project further reduces development costs and time and improves software quality and maintainability. The 6th Framework Programme is an European Community European Community: see European Union. European Community (EC) Organization formed in 1967 with the merger of the European Economic Community, European Coal and Steel Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. initiative created to foster European research and development and promoting new technology, applications and industries. Of the more than 70 proposals submitted for 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. technology research, HIJA was one of the top ranked proposals. Jointly funded by the European community and participating companies, the project will run through 2006. The HIJA project is expected to contribute to ongoing standards development activities related to safety-critical Java, mission-critical Java, and ARINC-653 Part 2 Apex extensions. The HIJA project is led by The Open Group and consists of four universities and research institutes (University of Karlsruhe, University of York This article is about the British university. For the Canadian university, see York University. The University of York is a campus university in York, England. , FZI FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik and DIT-UPM (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid)), four end-user companies (Thales-Avionics, Bellstream, Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. It was once known as SIP, and it has the largest user base in Italy. Telecom Italia also owns shares in Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal, fixed and cellular networks in Argentina. Learning Services, and CRF CRF abbr. chronic renal failure CRF Chronic renal failure (Fiat)), and four technology suppliers (Aicas, Aonix, The Open Group, and Trialog). 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)), 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(R)) and implementation in Ada (ObjectAda(R), AdaWorld(R)), Java(TM) platform support for Embedded Systems (PERC PERC See: Preferred equity redemption stock (R), JRTK(TM), JRAVEN(TM)), high-performance and 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. 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(TM) 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 San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , 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. Aonix, Ameos, Software through Pictures, Architecture Component Development, TeleUSE, ObjectAda, AdaWorld, RAVEN, JRAVEN, JRTK, SmartKernel and PERC are registered trademarks and trademarks of Aonix. Java(TM) and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other tradenames and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2004, Aonix, all rights reserved. |
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