RadiSys and LynuxWorks Combine Expertise to Develop Open Architecture High-Availability Linux Operating System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 RadiSys Corp. (Nasdaq:RSYS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of building blocks enabling next-generation Internet and communications systems, and LynuxWorks today announce plans to develop an Open Architecture High-Availability Linux(R) system targeted for telecom and 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. applications which require "five-nines" or better availability. "Five-nines" availability refers to system availability greater than 99.999% of the time, implying five minutes or less down time per year. Implemented as an enhancement to LynuxWorks' BlueCat(TM) Linux and the Linux-compatible LynxOS(R) real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. (OS), the new OS extensions will provide full support for CompactPCI(R) hot swap To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on. Also called "hot plug" and "hot insertion," hot swap is a feature of USB devices, allowing an external drive, network adapter or other peripheral to be plugged in without having to power down the operations allowing on-line repair of standard peripheral controllers as well as completely dynamic system reconfiguration. The OS will also support failover between redundant system host processors in a CompactPCI system and advanced platform management through the Intelligent Platform Management Interface The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines a set of common interfaces to computer hardware and firmware which system administrators can use to monitor system health and manage the system. Several dozen companies support IPMI. (IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware ). In contrast to other high-availability operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. tailored to use platform-specific capabilities of a particular manufacturer's systems, RadiSys and LynuxWorks will produce software which functions completely through open, standard interfaces. The key specification that makes this possible is IPMI, which has been adopted as the standard platform management interface for CompactPCI systems. By using IPMI for all platform management functions, the High-Availability BlueCat Linux system can operate on any manufacturer's platform that conforms to this specification. LynuxWorks and RadiSys each bring significant relevant expertise to this project. Both are charter members of the High Availability on Intel(R) Architecture Forum sponsored by Intel(R) Corporation; active members of the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. ); and active Intel(R) Applied Computing Platform Providers (ACPP ACPP Applied Computing Platform Provider ACPP Australian College of Pharmacy Practice ACPP Africa Conflict Prevention Pool ACPP Arise Citizens' Policy Project (Montgomery, Alabama) ACPP Access Control Point Program ) members. LynuxWorks has many years of experience in supporting high availability in their LynxOS real-time operating system as well as significant experience with using Linux in embedded and telecom systems with their standard Blue Cat Linux offering. RadiSys has led the CompactPCI industry in development of high availability systems managed via the IPMI specification, and chaired the committee that wrote the specification for standardizing the implementation of IPMI in CompactPCI systems. "We are pleased to be working with LynuxWorks to create an open architecture high-availability Linux operating system," said Glen Myers, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , RadiSys. "By combining the wealth of experience LynuxWorks has with high-availability embedded operating systems and our expertise in building open architecture high-availability platforms, we are helping our customers solve the real problems they are facing in moving from proprietary to open systems." "RadiSys is the industry leader in implementing IPMI for high reliability, availability and serviceability Reliability, Availability and Serviceability is a computer hardware engineering term. It originated from IBM to advertise the robustness of their mainframe computers. The concept is often known by the acronym RAS. systems. They have a wide range of CompactPCI solutions including high availability system platforms, high performance Intel Architecture-based 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. platforms, and hot-swappable telecom peripheral cards," stated Inder Singh, CEO and chairman of LynuxWorks Inc. "The IPMI interface to our High Availability package gives us a unique ability to address all aspects of the system and cards including individual card temperature and status. Both LynuxWorks and RadiSys are completely dedicated to open systems, such as IPMI and embedded Linux, to provide OEMs with interoperable hardware and software solutions." The initial technology exchanges have already begun and software developers from both companies are involved in the system development. The software will be developed and tested with RadiSys' systems, but the LynuxWorks IPMI extensions will work with other standard-compliant platforms. Similarly, RadiSys will retain rights to the technology it is contributing to the project, and may enter into similar arrangements with other OS vendors. About RadiSys RadiSys (Nasdaq:RSYS) designs and manufactures building blocks for next-generation Internet, communications, industrial automation, medical equipment, and transaction terminal applications. As the leading independent provider to OEMs, RadiSys delivers a time-to-market advantage in a tight "virtual division" relationship with its customers. The building blocks include Intel-based embedded computers, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive modules and algorithms, network interfaces and protocols, systems platforms, embedded software, systems engineering and integration services. RadiSys' highly differentiated position in the market is a result of its intense focus on Intel-based technology, having the broadest array of building blocks, and a "perfect fit" product development strategy using its intellectual property to design customer subsystems. About LynuxWorks LynuxWorks Inc., formerly Lynx Real-Time Systems Lynx Real-Time Systems - A company in Los Gatos, California who distribute LynxOS. http://lynx.com/. E-mail: <sales@lynx.com>, <support@lynx.com>. Address: 16780 Lark Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA. , is a developer and supplier of Linux and real-time operating system software for reliable and high-performance embedded computing applications. LynuxWorks supports industry standards in communications, avionics, automotive, office automation and process control systems worldwide, enabling customers to leverage their investments in software and education. LynuxWorks products include the open-source BlueCat(TM) Linux and the scalable, Linux-compatible LynxOS(R) real-time operating system; software frameworks for high-availability systems; development tools and technical support worldwide. Information about LynuxWorks is available on the World Wide Web at www.LynuxWorks.com. RadiSys is a registered trademark of RadiSys Corporation. LynuxWorks and BlueCat are trademarks and LynxOS and Lynx Real-Time Systems are registered trademarks of LynuxWorks Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The matters discussed in this press release contain forward looking statements that are subject to the risk factors found in RadiSys' 1999 Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , and such statements should be considered in light of those factors. For more information, contact RadiSys at info@radisys.com or http://www.radisys.com or call 800/950-0044 or 503/615-1100. For press information only: Eric Stebel, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager, RadiSys Corp., 713/541-8200. |
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