PrismTech Ships Middleware Uniquely Optimized for Software-Defined Radio (SDR); Now smallest, Fastest AND Lowest-Cost!VIENNA, Va. -- PrismTech(TM), a leading provider of productivity tools and middleware, today announced the GA release of its Spectra e*ORB(TM) SDR See software defined radio. v1.2 CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global (R) middleware. This new release of the smallest, fastest, real-time embedded minimumCORBA ORB (and optional Lightweight CORBA Services) adds new functionality, further optimization and introduces a royalty-free run-time licensing model. This offers radio OEMs simply the best ORB at the lowest cost for SDR applications. Spectra e*ORB SDR is also a member of PrismTech's Spectra product line of productivity tools and middleware for SDR. As such it is also available pre-integrated as a component part of the complete Spectra Operating Environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. for SDR (core framework, ORB, object services, RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. , etc.). Thus Spectra e*ORB SDR can be easily upgraded to Spectra OE if required. Spectra e*ORB SDR C and C++ Editions are fundamentally designed to be the smallest (e.g. uniquely deployable on DSPs as well as GPPs) and fastest ORBs available. Their configurable component architecture enables optimization of footprint and performance that leads the industry (e.g. under 50KB of memory footprint Memory footprint refers to the amount of main memory that a program uses or references while running. This includes all sorts of active memory regions like code, static data sections (both initialized and uninitialized), heap, as well as all the stacks, plus memory required to hold for the C Edition). Customer performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. also regularly identifies Spectra e*ORB SDR as the fastest COTS ORB. Now Spectra e*ORB SDR is also positioned with the lowest cost-of-ownership as PrismTech has removed any run-time royalty fee. Smallest, fastest, and lowest cost; that is clear competitive advantage for both us and our customers. Spectra e*ORB SDR is fully conformant with the OMG's minimumCORBA specification (as required by the US DoD's Software Communications Architecture The Software Communications Architecture (SCA) is an open architecture framework that tells designers how elements of hardware and software are to operate in harmony within a software defined radio. SCA is a key element in the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). , the SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. ). As an active member of the OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group , PrismTech is also committed to evolving the product to meet the requirements of future OMG specifications for resource constrained embedded environments. "I believe that the new functionality, footprint and performance optimization for SCA, upgrade path and the new pricing model makes Spectra e*ORB SDR a 'must evaluate' proposition for radio OEMs. It is clearly the most compelling CORBA package for SDR available today," said Dominick Paniscotti, VP Engineering, SDR Products, PrismTech. Spectra e*ORB SDR v1.2 provides significant new functionality for the C Edition by including highly optimized, low footprint implementations of the OMG's Lightweight Naming, Event and Log CORBA Services. The Spectra e*ORB SDR Lightweight Naming Service Software that converts a name into a physical address on a network. It is similar to someone looking up a phone number in a telephone book by first and last name. Providing "logical" to "physical" conversion, a naming service can be thought of as a White Pages or Yellow Pages directory is an implementation of the OMG's Lightweight Naming Service Specification. This provides a distributed "white pages" object location mechanism so that applications can discover objects without needing to know their physical location or underlying reference. It has also been specifically optimized for the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) which specifies that soft-radio management components, such as the core framework Domain Manager, can obtain references to other framework resources by using the Naming Service. The Spectra e*ORB SDR Lightweight Event Service is an implementation of the OMG's Lightweight Event Service Specification. The product has a unique architecture which allows it to provide a powerful asynchronous communications mechanism for use in extremely resource-constrained environments such as mobile hand-held SDRs. It provides support for generic events and a highly efficient push-style event transfer where event communication is initiated by the supplier of events "pushing" them out to consumers. It also includes a number of important QoS extensions to control the performance and behavior of the service. The Spectra e*ORB SDR Lightweight Log Service is an implementation of the OMG's Lightweight Log Service Specification. It provides two basic functions, firstly it provides a facility for components that produce log information to store the data, and secondly, it provides a mechanism by which data can be disseminated to any interested parties. It has also been optimized for the SCA, which specifies that Softradio components that are log-producers must be able to generate standardized records. About PrismTech Founded in 1992, with offices in the USA and Europe, PrismTech is a privately held software products company. PrismTech serves international Fortune 500 customers in the telecommunications, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , defense and aerospace sectors. PrismTech is an acknowledged leader in productivity tools and middleware, with solutions ranging from wide-scale integration to embedded real-time systems, supporting applications from operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) through to software-defined radio (SDR). For additional information about PrismTech, visit the web site at http://www.prismtech.com. CORBA is a registered trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc in the U.S. and other countries. Spectra and e*ORB SDR are trademarks of PrismTech. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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