WIND RIVER 'TORNADO CERTIFIES' METRO LINK'S X SERVERFOR MIL/AERO AND INTERNET APPLIANCE MARKETS.Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: WIND) has certified Metro Link's micro footprint Micro-X Complete! for the marketing leading 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. ). Micro-X Complete! provides 100% X Window System protocol compliant servers, libraries, and clients for the VxWorks RTOS -- bringing the flexibility and scalability of X to real-time embedded applications. Micro-X Complete! passed all the compatibility requirements for seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with the VxWorks RTOS, and can be configured directly through the Tornado integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE). With Metro Link as a WindLink partner, Wind River customers have a higher degree of confidence that the product is integrated properly. The current release supports x86 processors and the Permedia3 chipset from 3Dlabs. Support is planned for PowerPC and additional architectures as well as additional graphics chips for the immediate future. "The combination of Metro Link's X products along with Wind River's existing POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. support for our VxWorks RTOS, allows the migration of existing Unix graphics to run on smart, connected devices," said Caroline Yao, Group Manager of Partner Solutions for Wind River. Based on the embedded developer's application requirements, Micro-X is custom configured to the smallest size possible -- as small as 570kB. This results in the smallest possible 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 application, ready for deployment to the developer's target system. And because it is standards- based, developers will be able to achieve a lower cost of deployment and quicker time-to-market. "Metro Link's Micro-X Complete! is the perfect fit for Wind River's VxWorks RTOS," according to Morgan Von Essen, Metro Link 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. . "Developers will be able to use our X server to design the latest products on the market such as Web pads and intelligent networked devices, as well as mission-critical military and aerospace projects. We look forward to supporting Wind River's customers with the smallest standards-based graphics solution possible for their embedded applications," added Von Essen. Metro Link has proven itself as the preferred provider of graphics software and engineering services in the military and aerospace marketplace for 12 years. Metro Link products are used in hundreds of mission-critical applications in aircraft, tanks, ships and personnel display and communications electronics. |
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