“Lineo(TM) Inc., a leading developer of embedded Linux system
software, today announced the formation of the Industrial Solutions
Group to focus on real-time solutions for the industrial control
and military marketplaces. This group today released a common API
for real-time Linux, giving real-time Linux developers the ability
to use the same API whether they are developing on RTLinux or RTAI,
the two most widely-used distributions of real-time Linux.”
“The need for a common API was identified during the
Real-Time Linux Workshop discussions held in Vienna, Austria in
December 1999. With this new API, a developer can now port an
RTLinux application directly to newer versions of real-time Linux.
This also allows developers to take advantage of new features and
services incorporated into either RTAI 1.x or RTLinux 2.x.”
“Hard real time operation is a common requirement for
mission-critical applications such as those encountered in military
and industrial control sectors,” said Jim Norton, general manager
of the Lineo Industrial Solutions Group. “We will continue to
provide the premier solutions for these markets.”