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Aonix > News and Events > Press Releases > April 4, 2006 >

Aonix and LynuxWorks Ink Strategic Alliance

LynuxWorks to OEM Aonix hard real-time and safety-critical products

Embedded Systems Conference, San Jose, CA, April 4, 2006

Aonix®, a provider of solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announced today a strategic agreement in which LynuxWorks will market and distribute Aonix technology alongside its LynxOS product line. This memorandum of understanding has been jointly signed by both companies with expectation to culminate in an OEM agreement between the companies within the next month. The final agreement will give LynuxWorks' Java™ and Ada customers access to Aonix embedded solutions integrated with the LynxOS product line. This agreement has immediate benefit because both Aonix ObjectAda and PERC product lines offer out-of-the-box support for LynuxWorks technologies.

In the past, Aonix and LynuxWorks have jointly addressed a number of accounts including major companies in the Mil/Aero space. Together, they recently won a significant military program with a port of PERC, the Aonix industry-leading real-time solution for Java™ developers, and the latest versions of the LynxOS embedded platform from LynuxWorks. Success in this program and recent technology integration activities proves the strength of their joint offerings and positions the companies for this important next step in their strategic relationship.

"Aonix is a key embedded technology provider offering leading solutions for both Java™ and Ada developers," said Robert Day, LynuxWorks VP of Marketing. "LynuxWorks recognizes the importance of providing comprehensive one-stop solutions for our customers. This agreement enhances our relationship with Aonix and allows us to provide a more integrated solution to our customers alongside our LynxOS and LynxOS-178 operating systems."

"Aonix has a long history of supporting LynuxWorks platforms, providing high-performance solutions for both Java™ and Ada developers," said Gary Cato, Aonix Manager of Strategic Alliances. "LynxOS is an outstanding platform for our key embedded system clients, and we are committed to providing ongoing PERC and ObjectAda technology for the LynuxWorks targets sought out by our customers."

Aonix PERC technology supports LynuxWorks LynxOS and LynxOS-178. The newest PERC productsÑPERC Ultra and PERC PicoÑcomplete an ideal end-to-end solution for embedded Java development. PERC Ultra, with its compatibility with the broad range of off-the-shelf Java™ Standard Edition libraries and components, addresses the needs of complex embedded systems. PERC Ultra is widely used in applications such as network infrastructure, telematics, command and control, and office automation. PERC Pico, with its tight execution time and footprint constraints as well as its low-level device access, is designed for deeply embedded applications. PERC Pico is typically preferred for device control, sensor management, and safety-critical applications. PERC Ultra and PERC Pico run on LynxOS, either separately or cooperatively.

ObjectAda 8.2 Linux and Solaris development platform targeting the PowerPC/LynxOS embedded platforms, both released independently from Aonix in February this year, include an Ada 95 compiler, Ada 95 optimizer, partial annex C support, partial annex D support, syntactic editor, and both graphical and command line interfaces. Additional tool chain components include a library configuration tool, program builder, source browsing engine, source registration and unregistration tools, source code reference tool, symbolic debugger, and graphical installer. AonixADT (Ada plug-in into Eclipse) and compatibility with LynuxWorks' Luminosity product is expected in Q2 2006.

About Aonix

Aonix offers mission- and safety-critical solutions primarily to the military and aerospace, telecommunications and transportation-related industries. Aonix delivers the leading high-reliability, real-time embedded virtual machine solution for running Java™ programs deployed today and has the largest number of certified Ada applications at the highest level of criticality. Headquartered in San Diego, CA and Paris, France, Aonix operates sales offices throughout North America and Europe in addition to offering a network of international distributors. For more information, visit www.aonix.com.

About LynuxWorks

Aonix 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 technology leader in the real-time operating systems (RTOS) industry. LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San Jose, California.

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