SAN JOSE, Calif. — (company press release) — Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., today announced the availability of BlueCat Linux, Release 1.0, Lynx' version of Linux for high-availability, high-reliability embedded applications. BlueCat Linux is part of the LynuxWorks suite that allows embedded systems development of both BlueCat Linux and the LynxOS real-time operating system with a common compatible tool… set. BlueCat is covered by Lynx' advanced customer support capability, designed specifically to meet the needs of embedded development and deployment.

The BlueCat OS is the only open-source Linux, for development and deployment of embedded products, that is certified for quality and reliability. The LynuxWorks suite is developed and manufactured using Lynx' ISO 9001 quality processes. Through LynuxWorks, BlueCat applications can be integrated with LynxOS applications to provide a choice of real-time performance and reliability matching the schedule, market and features for embedded development. BlueCat is a tested and stabilized Linux version based on Red Hat 6.1, binary compatible with Linux applications, with system and development tools and drivers to allow rapid, efficient embedded deployment. Lynx provides cross development support for BlueCat to a variety of popular embedded processors and includes an advanced test methodology to ensure quality and reliability.

“BlueCat and its development environment, LynuxWorks, has established Lynx as a key player in the embedded Linux market,” said Rick Lehrbaum of LinuxDevices.com, the embedded Linux portal. “By taking the bold strategy of 'competing' against themselves in delivering BlueCat Linux, Lynx has provided a viable Linux business model which leverages their conderable expertise, infrastructure, and field resources. Our recent surveys indicate that two-thirds of Linux based system developers are interested in paying for training and support services from companies such as Lynx.”

LynuxWorks

The LynuxWorks architecture is comprised of BlueCat embedded development and debugging tools, shells, libraries, utilities, browsers and device support services. The environment offers:

• Tools common with the LynxOS suite to simplify the development learning curve
  
• A hard real-time OS combined with an open-source OS to reduce overall costs and satisfy all Linux embedded requirements through a single vendor
  
• A common Linux application to protect investment and portability.

BlueCat is supported by more than 100 partner companies providing applications and third-party development tools, including:

• Motorola, Chassis and single board computers
  
• Hewlett-Packard, ChaiVM Metro Link, X and MOTIF GUI products for embedded systems
  
• ParaSoft, Error detection solutions
  
• ObjecTime, Visual development and application generation tools
  
• Trillium, Communications protocols
  
• Force, PowerPC and Pentium/high-availability
  
• Object Computing, CORBA 2.2
  
• Objective Interface, CORBA
  
• VMIC, Chassis and single board computers
  
• Express Software, Relational database
  
• SDL Communications, Wide area networking and telecom products
  
• Cetia, Single board computers
  
• GoAhead High availability software and tools
  
• Intoto, USB and VPN protocol stacks
  
• Packet Stream, QoS hardware
  
• Spider Software, Communication software protocols

Pricing and Availability

BlueCat and the LynuxWorks development environment are now available from Lynx. Contact Lynx for further details.

About Lynx Real-Time Systems

Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc. is a leader in embedded Linux and a pre-eminent developer and supplier of operating system software for reliable and high-performance embedded applications. Lynx products support industry standards in communications, avionics, automotive, office automation and process control systems worldwide, enabling customers to leverage their investments in software and education. Those products include the open source BlueCat Linux OS, the LynxOS scalable, real-time operating systems, software frameworks for high-availability systems, development tools and technical support worldwide.

 
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