Aonix Delivers Real-Time Java and Ada Applications for PikeOS

Embedded Systems Conference,
San Francisco, CA, March 7, 2005

SYSGO and AONIX today announced a cooperation to provide the PERC VM and ObjectAda environments for PikeOS. The implementation makes full use of PikeOS' multi-OS capabilities, thus allowing real-time Java, Ada and traditional Linux applications to run reliably side by side in different partitions.

Aonix, a provider of complete solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, is well known for its Ada and PERC products. PERC, a clean-room Virtual Machine (VM), supports the execution of Java™ platform applications in embedded systems, without sacrificing the integrity, performance, or real-time benefits of legacy approaches.

PikeOS incorporates software partitioning, enabling developers to run multiple operating system APIs on top of a microkernel, forming so-called "OS-personalities." Aonix's PERC VM and Ada run-time environments will add new personalities to go along with Linux, POSIX and OSEK personalities that PikeOS already supports. The PERC solution will be available Q2 2005 with the Ada solution by the end of the year.

"We are proud to join forces with Aonix," states Detlev Schaadt, CTO of SYSGO. "Their reputation in our market is outstanding, and their Ada and PERC implementations fit perfectly into our technology. They have earned a solid reputation for developing innovative and proven solutions that matches our own product approach."

"Both companies have considerable expertise in developing safety-critical software," comments Jacques Brygier, Aonix' VP of Marketing. "SYSGO has a long record of delivering quality solutions and strong technical support to their customers. By combining our technologies, we offer some very solid product offerings to our customers."

About SYSGO AG

SYSGO provides software solutions for Industrial Systems and Embedded Devices. The company's product and service offerings focus on the most important building blocks in any successful projectÑthe low-level system software, such as Firmware, Operating Systems, and Device Drivers. Founded in 1991, SYSGO became a leading company for safety-critical system software and Embedded Linux in Europe, growing to 70 employees in six offices in Europe. SYSGO's new productÑPikeOSÑrepresents the companies' experience with both software certification and embedded Linux. SYSGO boasts OEM customers like Siemens, DaimlerChrysler, Rockwell-Collins, EADS and Raytheon and hardware vendors such as Motorola, AMCC and Kontron.

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. Our unique modeling solution features UML™ 2.0 profiles and MDA™ tailored for the mission- and safety-critical space. Aonix products include PERC®, RAVEN™, and Ameos™. 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.

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