MIPS AND POWERPC VERSIONS OF QNX RTOS DEMONSTRATED AT QNX TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE.
MOVE APPLAUDED BY IBM, MOTOROLA, NEC, AND OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS.
BRINGS QNX'S FAULT-TOLERANT OS TECHNOLOGY TO WIDER RANGE
OF TELECOM, CONSUMER, AND OFFICE AUTOMATION PRODUCTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 /PRNewswire-Asianet/ -- In a move applauded by several of the biggest players in the information technology industry, QNX Software Systems Ltd. (QSSL) announced today that QNX, the leading realtime OS (RTOS) on the x86 platform, now supports the PowerPC and MIPS processor architectures.
The announcement came at the QNX International Technology Conference in San Francisco, where QSSL demonstrated MIPS and PowerPC versions of the QNX/Neutrino(R) RTOS in front of several hundred embedded developers.
"Developers on other processors can now take full advantage of everything that has made QNX the leader on x86: fault tolerance, fully distributed processing, massive scalability, and the industry's most advanced MMU support," says Dan Dodge, vice president of R&D at QSSL. "This is the same OS technology that has proven itself in x86 solutions ranging from Internet appliances to distributed telecom networks."
The Word from IBM, Motorola, and NEC
By introducing support for multiple processor platforms, QSSL is better positioned to build on its rapid growth in several areas - including consumer electronics, telecommunications, networking, and low-power portable systems.
IBM - "The proven reputation of QNX technology should significantly expand the already large market for IBM's PowerPC processors," said Elliott Newcombe, marketing and applications manager at IBM Microelectronics, "particularly in high-volume consumer and communications devices."
Motorola - "We're pleased to have QNX's leading RTOS support available for Motorola PowerPC microprocessors," said Tom Gunter, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola's Networking Systems Division. "The combination of QNX's scalable realtime technology and Motorola's high-performance PowerPC processors provides a robust platform for virtually anything that moves voice or data - from central office switches and routers to PDAs with low-power requirements and web-enabled set-top boxes."
NEC - "Like our VR Series of 64-bit MIPS RISC processors, QNX technology is small enough, and efficient enough, for highly mobile, battery-powered applications," said Ed Forbes, senior marketing manager of VR Series Development Tools for NEC Electronics Inc. "And like our high-performance MIPS RISC processors, it's also highly scalable, which complements our strategy of deploying MIPS RISC 64-bit technology across a wide spectrum of applications - everything from consumer electronics and office automation to networking."
An End-to-end Business Solution
According to Paul Zorfass, principal embedded analyst with IDC, "QNX's support for the PowerPC and MIPS architectures is a strategic decision that should further extend its reach into the telecom, consumer electronic, and office automation markets. More importantly, by partnering with the tool vendor Metrowerks, QNX can now offer embedded OEMs an end-to-end business solution that encompasses both multi-platform runtime support and an open, cross-platform development environment." (See the accompanying Metrowerks press release on the CodeWarrior for QNX development environment, or visit Metrowerks at http://www.metrowerks.com. )
Why Now?
After supporting x86 exclusively for almost 20 years, why is QNX moving to multiple platforms now? "This move is the product of a long-range plan," said Michael Hornby, vice president of sales and marketing. "In fact, we designed QNX to be inherently portable across platforms. We were only waiting for market demand to reach critical mass - which has now happened, largely as a result of QNX's growing popularity with manufacturers of consumer appliances and telecom/datacom systems."
QSSL will continue to enhance its support for the full range of x86 processors - everything from low-cost 386 processors to high-end Pentium chips, as well as the latest integrated x86 processors from AMD, Cyrix, Intel, National Semiconductor, and SGS-THOMSON.
Availability
MIPS- and PowerPC-microprocessor-compatible versions of the QNX/Neutrino RTOS will be released to selected beta sites in 3Q98.
About QNX Software Systems
Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is the industry leader in high-performance realtime operating system software for the x86 platform. No other RTOS vendor has over 17 years' experience on the x86, offers more options for the x86, or has as large a marketshare on the x86.
Reader Information
QNX Software Systems Ltd. European Division
175 Terence Matthews Crescent 9 Signet Court, Swanns Road
Kanata, ON, K2M 1W8, Canada Cambridge, CB5 8LA, England
Tel: 1-613-591-0931 or Tel: 44-0-1223-364503
1-800-676-0566 Fax: 44-0-1223-364504
Web: http://www.qnx.com
QNX and Neutrino are registered trademarks of QNX Software Systems Ltd. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.
SOURCE QNX Software Systems Limited
CONTACT: Greg Bergsma, 613-591-0931, ext. 216, or
[email protected], or Mal Raddalgoda, 613-591-0931, ext. 314,
[email protected]; Barbara Patterson,602-957-4500, fax, 602-957-4599, or
[email protected], or Guy Forster, (Europe) 44-1444-250022, fax, 44-1444-250033, or
[email protected], all for QNX Software Systems/
Web site: http://www.qnx.com/
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