TIMES TEN TO DELIVER REAL-TIME DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ON WIND RIVER'S MARKET-LEADING VXWORKS RTOS.TimesTen Performance Software has launched a new version of TimesTen, the company's popular in-memory database A database that keeps all active records in main memory rather than on disk. Accessing in-memory records is considerably faster than retrieving them from the disk. , for Wind River's VxWorks 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. (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. ). The new product will be available for the first time this summer. For companies building embedded applications An application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM or flash memory. on the VxWorks RTOS, TimesTen delivers the benefits of an off-the-shelf data management solution with a unique balance of real-time performance, continuous availability, and industry standard interfaces. In related news, TimesTen announced its WindLink partnership with Wind River Systems, Inc.(Nasdaq:WIND). TimesTen and Wind River bring customers a strong combination of real-time functionality, crucial to high-performance network equipment, including broadband network-access controllers at the edge of next-generation networks, and routers and optical components within the network core. In addition to support for VxWorks RTOS, TimesTen also plans to support VxWorks AE RTOS, a new version of the VxWorks platform that supports higher-end microprocessors and that will be used to build more intelligent network products. "Nowhere in the network infrastructure is the demand for performance more acute than in the applications supported by real-time operating systems," said James R. Groff, 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. of TimesTen Performance Software. "Our partnership with Wind River brings the leading RTOS together with the premier in-memory database." "Wind River's development software is a key component in the majority of today's network infrastructures," said Caroline Yao, group manager of partner solutions for Wind River. "Our customers require a robust RTOS as well as tools and data management solutions that are flexible, cost-effective, and meet their real-time performance requirements. The TimesTen in-memory database is a perfect complement to our Tornado integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) and VxWorks RTOS, and is a key ingredient for our telecommunications market segment." The TimesTen in-memory database has achieved rapid acceptance in next-generation network infrastructures in such applications as softswitches, enhanced services, and element managers. Since 1998, the TimesTen in-memory database has been the choice of dozens of network solution providers, such as Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Lucent Technologies, Ericsson, Convergent Networks, Sonus and numerous private startups. |
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