Socorro, NM — (press release excerpt) — Finite State Machine Labs, Inc (FSMLabs) today announced an alliance with Samsung affiliate Turbolinux Systems, Inc., whereby Turbolinux Systems will market and offer technical support for FSMLabs' RTLinux Pro real-time operating system in Korea and the Asia/Pacific region.

“The combination of open source Linux and the exceptionally reliable RTLinux real-time kernel is a great fit in areas ranging from industrial control to networking,” said Turbolinux Systems CEO Michael Bae.

Turbolinux Systems, is a joint venture between Turbolinux USA and Samsung SDS. The partnership with FSMLabs enables them to be a reseller of RTLinux/Pro as well as to provide technical support, education, and custom development in Korea, China, and Taiwan. They join other FSMLabs partners including Red Hat, AMD, A&A Linux, and AstonLinux.

RTLinux/Pro is a commercial “hard” real-time processing application that runs concurrently with Linux and BSD operating systems. It employs a patented dual kernel technique that allows time-sensitive processes to cooperate with, but preempt, general purpose applications within complex computing environments. RTLinux is already a core technology solution for Industrial Automation, Communications, and Instrumentation companies that require controlled and dependable hard real-time processing.

 
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