VME and Critical Systems

EmbVUE, Inc. delivers its A-Stack AFDX solutions for Wind River’s VxWorks 653 real-time operating system to aerospace and defense customers

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:06:50 -0700

MONTRÉAL – November 24th 2008 – EmbVUE Inc., a leading developer and provider of embedded software/systems engineering services and certifiable network stack products, announced today that it has successfully delivered its A-Stack AFDX product for Wind River’s VxWorks 653 real-time operating system.

TEWS TECHNOLOGIES Introduces New High-Density 16 bit D/A PMC Module

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:54:46 -0700

TEWS TECHNOLOGIES increases its range of high-density analog I/O solutions with the introduction of the TPMC553. The standard single-wide 32 bit PMC module provides 32 or 16 channels of 16 bit analog outputs. The TPMC553 is ideal for applications in industrial, transportation, and aerospace/defense COTS.

Power.org Releases Common Debug Application Programming Interface Specification

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:43:45 -0700

The Common Debug API Specification, the third specification released by the Power.org Common Debug Interface Technical Subcommittee helps simplify debugging across Power Architecture® product and system development projects.

Boeing Airborne Laser Team Fires High-Energy Laser Through Beam Control System

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:06:45 -0700

Michael Rinn, Boeing vice president and ABL program director, said the next step for the program is a series of longer-duration laser firings through the beam control/fire control system.

The Real Costs of Roll-Your-Own Linux Versus Commercial Linux Live Event: December 10, 2008 (3:00 p.m. GMT/10:00 a.m. ET or 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. EDT) Wind River to participate in OpenSystems Media’s E-cast

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:36:07 -0700

OpenSystems Media (OSM), LLC today announced its upcoming E-cast on the real costs of roll-your-own Linux versus commercial Linux, moderated by Curt Schwaderer, Technology Editor, OpenSystems Media. Linux is the fastest-growing operating system for device development. Some striking advantages are its proven scalability and flexibility, and full source-code availability.

PERC Ultra SMP Wins Best-in-Show at ESC Boston

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:03:04 -0700

Aonix’s release of the new PERC Ultra SMP product won eg3.com’s “Best in Show” at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston. Analysts agree that SMP is at a critical juncture and the need for tools is high!

Micralyne opens Nanotech Showcase in Edmonton, Alberta

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:22:40 -0700

The 2008 Alberta Nanotech Showcase opened up with an introduction from Micralyne Inc. CEO, Chris Lumb whom introduced the Honourable Doug Horner, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology. Micralyne Inc., a world leading independent MEMS Manufacturer, was present for the two day Nanotech showcase that was presented by nanoAlberta in partnership with the Alberta Ingenuity Fund and the National Institute of Nanotechnology.

LDRA tool suite supports integration with Lauterbach debugger

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:11:44 -0700

LDRA has integrated the LDRA tool suite with Lauterbach’s TRACE32 debugger enabling developers to fully automate their software test process with features such as traceability, verification, and code and quality review.

Modular 20 A/pin Snap Together Power Connectors

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:20:15 -0700

Combine 2 and 3 pin connector strips to customize 20 A/pin PowerDIN

Portwell Wins Intel "2008 Award of Excellence for Participation in Embedded Product Launches"

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:19:02 -0700

The award recognizes Portwell’s leading position in the embedded market by providing latest and effective Intel Architecture based solutions for a great variety of applications.

Curtiss-Wright Debuts New Video Distribution System for Aerospace/Defense IP Network

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:18:05 -0700

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced VDS, a new digital video distribution system suite comprised of middleware and a comprehensive selection of video hardware. VDS facilitates the implementation of applications that require high performance video distribution over a network. The elements of VDS combine to create deployable solutions for a wide range of aerospace and defense applications such as ship-wide naval distribution, local situational awareness, airborne distribution, and simulation systems.

Curtiss-Wright Controlls Names Tom Quinly President, Succeeding Adams as Head of Motion Control Business

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:13:31 -0700

Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. has named Senior Vice President Tom Quinly president, succeeding David C. Adams as head of the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corp. The change, which follows Adams’ appointment to the newly created position of co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corp., is effective immediately.

Corelis Expands JET (JTAG Embedded Test) Support to PowerPC 750/603E Processors and the Freescale i.MX31 Reference Board

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:30:22 -0700

Expansion is part of Corelis’ product development initiative to further reduce board development and test costs.

Boeing Subsidiary Spectrolab Receives California Space Innovation Award

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:26:01 -0700

Spectrolab received the award Wednesday at a banquet in Los Angeles hosted by the CSA, a nonprofit corporation representing the state's space community. The SpotBeam Award recognizes organizations for extraordinary contributions to the state's leadership in U.S. and international space arenas.

LynuxWorks Announces Immediate Availability of LynxSecure 2.0, the Company’s Next-Generation Separation Kernel and Embedded Hypervisor for High Assurance Systems

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:48:11 -0700

Technology supports EAL-7 evaluation, integrates multiple applications at different security levels on a single piece of silicon and consolidates hardware for security and separation

New HP Fiber Repeater Offers Interference-Free Data Transfer with Extended Range and RS232 Traffic Monitoring

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:01:36 -0700

Regenerates data signals in order to extend the range between optically linked data terminals

PLX CHAMPIONS ELEVEN SWITCHES BASED ON PCI EXPRESS 2.0 TO PCI-SIG INTEGRATORS LIST

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:24:08 -0700

Eleven PLX Technology PCI Express Gen 2 switches successfully passed the PCI-SIG compliance workshop and are now on the SIG's Integrator's List.

Innovative Integration’s New X5-COM PCI Express XMC Module with Four Ethernet/SRIO/Gigabit Serial Ports, Virtex5 SXT or FXT FPGA & 512MB Memory

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:55:31 -0700

X5-COM PCI Express XMC Module with Four Ethernet/SRIO/Gigabit Serial Ports, Virtex5 SXT or FXT FPGA & 512MB Memory

Boeing's Missile Defense Work Adds $246 Million a Year to Alaska Economy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:28:00 -0700

The Boeing Company contributed more than $246 million to Alaska's economy in 2007.

Boeing JTRS Ground Mobile Radios Team Demonstrates Integrated Communications

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:30:12 -0700

The JTRS GMR system, a key enabler of network-centric communications, delivers transformational networked communications on-the-move at the tactical edge to support information sharing and combat readiness between service branches. It puts the full power of the Global Information Grid into the hands of the warfighter and takes network situational awareness beyond the Tactical Operations Center.

AdaCore Introduces Latest Version of GNAT Programming Studio

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:01:21 -0700

New GPS 4.3 Integrated Development Environment enables easy configurability for multiple toolchains

Curtiss-Wright Announces New Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400-based 6U VPX Single Board Computer

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:00:45 -0700

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and mezzanine products for the defense and aerospace market, and an affiliate member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, has announced the VPX6-1952, its first rugged 6U VPX single board computer based on the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9400.

Curtiss-Wright Announces New Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn Processor T9400-based 6U VPX Single Board Computer

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:36:27 -0700

The VPX6-1952 is first rugged 6U VPX SBC to feature 45nm x86 Processor and Chipset from Intel

AIRBUS selects SYSGO's PikeOS as DO-178B reference platform for the A350 XWB

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:36:57 -0700

FSA-NG system provides the pilot with access to applications and information during the flight as well as to provide data for the maintenance team

INTEGRITY Global Security Announces the First Operating System Certified to “EAL6+ High Robustness”

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:55:22 -0700

INTEGRITY Operating System is Now Available Commercially: The Holy Grail of Certification for Operating Systems that Protect High Value Resources Against Sophisticated Attackers

Green Hills Software Announces World’s First EAL6+ Operating System Security Certification

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:20:46 -0700

INTEGRITY Is the Only Operating System Technology Certified to Protect Classified Information Against Sophisticated Attackers

Green Hills Software Announces Launch of INTEGRITY Global Security, LLC

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:17:31 -0700

Delivering the World’s Most Secure Technology Solutions

Mercury Computer Systems Unveils Multi-GPU Development Platform for Embedded, High-Performance Sensor Stream Computing and Exploitation

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:47:00 -0700

Scalable, VXS-based Mercury Sensor Stream Computing Platform enables customers to access the extraordinary performance of GPUs for their most demanding parallel computing applications

DDC-I Announces Highest Performance and Most Readily Certifiable Safety-Critical RTOS

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:02:01 -0700

New RTOS features bounded real-time response, time and space partitioning, patented slack scheduling, and easiest path to DO-178B Level A certification

Boeing to Add New Technology to US Air Force GPS IIF Ground Segment

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:47:17 -0700

The OCS system, also known as the Architecture Evolution Plan, is a distributed-server-based system designed to improve operations, increase efficiency and provide a foundation for new capabilities.

AdaCore Announces GNAT Pro High-Integrity Edition for MILS

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:45:48 -0700

New Member of the GNAT Pro Family to Support Multiple Independent Levels of Security

Emerson Network Power Unveils Its Fastest Single-Core, VMEbus Processing Blade

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:16:11 -0700

Latest backward-compatible addition validates ongoing commitment to existing and future VME technologies

Themis Computer Announces NATO TEMPEST Certification of its Rugged Enterprise Servers Themis’ 2RU and 3RU servers provide high performance and reliability in secured, mission-critical environments

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:12:19 -0700

Themis Computer announced that its RES-22DCX and RES-32DCX servers were successfully tested for NATO TEMPEST certification without the use of an external enclosure. Themis’ Rugged Enterprise Servers (RES) 2RU and 3RU systems were selected for use in a surveillance program that requires TEMPEST Zone 2 certification. As a result of the successful testing and certification for compromising emanations (CE) conformity, these servers are qualified in for use within Facility Zone 2 deployments by the Federal Office for Information Security.