January, 2007

• AONews: Mission Critical Newsflash •
     Aonix: The Leading Edge of Real-Time and Embedded Solutions     PERC used in Aegis system and BOSS system       ObjectAda used in Tomahawk program       Free webinar: Real-Time Java 5 and JSE       ObjectAda release for PikeOS      Aonix named Wind River Platfrom Partner       Concurrent, Prosyst agreements reached

In This Issue...
 

(AONews Archive)

Notes from the Edge...

A New Era of Productivity and Reliability

As we embark on a new year, we face new challenges in our evolving world. In the realm of mission critical software, 2007 offers the promise of great strides not only in our management of important legacy systems, but also in our approach to the development of critical new systems.

Every day, more and more of your competitors are facing the reality that C and C++ cannot meet the future challenges of critical software development, either in terms of reliability, quality, and safety, or in terms of productivity and affordability. More systems built this way will fail from a technical or business viewpoint, or both.

Java™ is an emerging key to the future of mission critical computing.  More...
:: PERC in Aegis Weapons System :: Wind River Promotes Aonix :: Real-Time Java™ - Where is it?
Aonix is pleased to announce that Lockheed Martin has selected the Aonix PERC Ultra® virtual machine (VM) for the Aegis Weapon System Open Architecture Program. The Aegis Open Architecture team aims to enhance the capabilities and service life of the U.S. Navy's premier surface combat system while also reducing its cost... More... Over many years, Aonix has enjoyed a strong partner relationship with Wind River Systems, one of the top Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) vendors. Recently, Aonix was named a Wind River “Platform Partner”, the highest level of corporate partnership that Wind River extends... More... I remember well the media feeding frenzy launched by Sun Microsystems® at the Embedded Systems Conference in 1998 or 1999. Java mugs were everywhere free for the taking and huge Java banners flew over the event. However, as 2006 comes to a close, C/C++ is still the predominant language for hard real-time ... More...