LYNUXWORKS SELECTED AS EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEM VENDOR FOR ARMY

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LYNUXWORKS SELECTED AS EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEM VENDOR FOR ARMY
11 April 2005 - LynuxWorks

LynuxWorks Inc. today announced it was chosen as the embedded operating system vendor by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program's Integrated Computer System. Under terms of the contract, LynuxWorks' Linux-compatible LynxOS-178 safety-critical real-time operating system will be used to meet the performance and reliability needs of the FCS, a family of advanced, networked air- and ground-based military systems for use by the Army's Future Force.

As the command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance infrastructure used across all FCS platforms, General Dynamics' ICS will provide computer processing, networking, information assurance, and data storage resources necessary to support the network-centric operations of FCS.

A Linux compatible, open standards operating system is required to meet the Army's needs for real-time information and safety-criticality. LynuxWorks enables developers to easily move FCS applications between those that have been developed for standard Linux environments and those targeted for embedded RTOS platforms with no costly or lengthy porting process. In addition, FCS's developers can utilize LynuxWorks' Luminosity, a Linux, Windows and Solaris-based integrated development environment powered by the open source Eclipse IDE platform, giving developers complete control over creating, editing, compiling, managing and debugging C/C++, Ada and Java embedded and real-time applications.

LynuxWorks offers customers a complete family of Linux application binary interface compatible embedded operating systems, from its BlueCat Linux to its flagship LynxOS and LynxOS-178 RTOSes. This unique approach enables customers to protect their investment and avoid the high cost-barriers and time-to-market penalties that changing embedded operating systems normally incurs. In addition, LynuxWorks offers the technological flexibility needed in demanding network-centric warfare programs such as FCS by offering a range of real-time performance, safety criticality, and open source options with a common set of open standards APIs, development tools and world-class consulting services.

"Open standards are critical to the architectural approach of the ICS," said Bob Morris, vice president of sales and marketing, LynuxWorks. "With Linux binary compatibility and POSIX conformance, LynuxWorks' LynxOS-178 will help facilitate the affordable, rapid deployment of advanced technology to increase interoperability across the FCS program."

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About: LynuxWorks
LynuxWorks is a world leader in the embedded software market, providing operating systems, software development products and consulting services for the world's most successful communications, aerospace/defense, and consumer products companies.

Established in 1988, the company is a founding member of the real-time operating systems (RTOS) industry, and a leading participant in the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC). LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San José, California. The company's products include the open-source BlueCat Linux and the scalable, Linux-compatible LynxOS real-time operating system.

World-class companies use LynuxWorks' products, including: 3Com, Alcatel, Boeing, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Lucent Technologies, Marconi, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC USA, Raytheon, TRW and Xerox.

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