QNX and Real-Time Systems Team Up to Combine QNX Neutrino RTOS with Hypervisor Technology

OTTAWA and NUREMBERG, February 22, 2010 — QNX Software Systems, a Harman International company, and Real-Time Systems, a leader in embedded virtualization and real-time hypervisor technology, today announced an alliance that enables customers to combine the benefits of hypervisor technology with the QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS).

The recently released RTS Hypervisor 2.2 enables customers to run the QNX Neutrino RTOS on the same hardware as Windows, Linux, and other operating systems. This hardware consolidation not only reduces power consumption, but also reduces system costs by eliminating the need for additional processors.

This solution is particularly useful for the industrial and medical markets where many customers rely on the QNX Neutrino RTOS for time-critical or mission-critical functions, such as motion control, while using another OS for other functions, such as running a legacy human machine interface (HMI). Because the solution does not depend on a host OS, operating systems can reboot independently and not harm each other.

Within the RTS Hypervisor environment, inter-system communication is simplified through a virtual TCP/IP-based network. Real-Time Systems technology also supports message-signaled interrupts (MSI) for the QNX Neutrino RTOS and other operating systems, eliminating interrupt conflicts and simplifying system configuration.

“The QNX Neutrino RTOS is known for the real-time control and fault tolerance it offers to mission-critical applications in the industrial and medical markets and beyond, which makes it a natural fit for our technology,” said Gerd Lammers, CEO and president of Real-Time Systems GmbH. “Our customers are drawn to hypervisor technology because it can protect the execution of multiple operating systems running in parallel and because of the cost and power savings this strategy provides.”

“Using RTS hypervisor technology, customers can maintain the exceptional fault tolerance and realtime performance they’ve come to expect from QNX, while lowering system costs and gaining the flexibility they need for system configuration,” said Kroy Zeviar, business alliance manager at QNX Software Systems. “Moreover, the OS partitioning that Real-Time Systems offers complements the resource partitioning we provide within our own QNX Neutrino RTOS.”

Demo at embedded world
The Real-Time Systems Hypervisor solution for the QNX Neutrino RTOS is available now from Real-Time Systems. For more information, visit http://www.real-time-systems.com/real-time_hypervisor. QNX and Real-Time Systems will demonstrate the technology in their booths, Hall 11 - Booth 324 and Hall 11 - Booth 315, respectively, next week at embedded world.

About QNX Software Systems
QNX Software Systems, a unit of Harman International (NYSE: HAR), is the industry leader in realtime, embedded OS technology. The component-based architectures of the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS, QNX Momentics® development suite, and QNX Aviage® middleware together provide the industry’s most reliable and scalable framework for building innovative, high-performance embedded systems. Global leaders such as Cisco, Daimler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for network routers, medical instruments, vehicle telematics units, security and defense systems, industrial robotics, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide. Visit www.qnx.com.

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