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Operating Systems A Closer Look
BeIA
Be, Inc. Release

BeIA delivers a responsive user that consumers expect from appliances. We offer vendors the ability to completely customize an Internet appliance's user interface, so they can create a target environment. Using BeIA, an Internet device will feature instant-on native TCP/IP networking both broadband and narrowband connectivity.
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BlueCat
Lynuxworks Release

LynuxWorks BlueCat Linux unites all the benefits of Linux to provide an operating system tailored specifically for embedded systems developers.
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CoolLinux
CoolLogic Release

Coollinux combines the power of embedded Linux and Java technology to deliver an operating system for the next generation of Internet appliances. The Coollinux AE operating system can be adapted into a wide variety of hardware platforms. It is modular in design, making it ideal for special-function devices, including Internet set-top boxes, thin Internet clients, countertop appliances and Web pads.
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DSPLinux
RidgeRun Beta

DSPLinux from RidgeRun is an embedded Linux distribution targeted exclusively toward wireless, broadband, and multimedia appliances built on DSPs, such as the new dual-core processors from Texas Instruments.
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EL/IX
Redhat Release

Red Hat's EL/IX first goal is to standardize the APIs available in desktop Linux today in such a way that embedded system developers have a clear and consistent idea of what functionality they can expect for a given embedded target.
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Elinux
Axis Communications N/A

Elinux is a distribution of Linux offered by Axis Communications for its ETRAX embedded ARM processor. eLinux is extremely small and incorporates uCLinux modifications for MMU-less operation.
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Embedix
Lineo Release

Lineo's Embedix is an embedded Linux-based software solution that adds the power and connectivity of Linux to customized embedded devices. Embedix is engineered specifically for the unique speed, memory, and storage requirements of embedded devices.
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Etlinux
Prosa Labs Release

Etlinux is a complete Linux-based system designed to run on very small industrial computers. It has been designed to be small, modular, flexible, and complete. Its reduced memory and disk requirements make it ideal for all cost-sensitive situations, while at the same time its modularity and completeness give it the full power of UNIX, even for embedded applications.
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Hardhat Linux
Montavista Release

Montavista Hard Hat Linux is not just another general-purpose Linux distribution. It is designed for the scalability, dependability, and performance required of well-designed embedded systems. Hard Hat Linux supports a variety of capabilities exclusively for embedded applications. Back-plane communication allows multiple board-level systems to communicate over a common bus interface.
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Integrity
Green Hills Release

Green Hills Integrity with its speed-oriented picokernel architecture, helps applications respond to external events quickly. ThreadX is also deterministic. A high-priority thread starts responding to the external environment on the order of the time it takes to perform a context-switch; the context-switches are highly optimized.
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Jbed
Esmertec N/A

The Jbed RTOS Package combines a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and an operating system into a single entity. This makes it unnecessary to purchase another vendor's RTOS and completely eliminates C-related problems like dangling pointers or memory leaks.
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Linux/RT
TimeSys Release

TimeSys Linux/RT incorporates to an embedded Linux distribution and a custom resource kernel (RK) that replaces real-time functions of the Linux operating system, to provide support for meeting time constraints along with fixed-priority scheduling, inheritance, and a priority ceiling protocol. Linux/RT can be used for constructing systems providing guaranteed bounded response time.
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LynxOS
LynxWorks Release

LynxOS, the real-time embedded RTOS combines performance, reliability, openness, and scalability together with patented technology for real-time event handling. Scalable LynxOS is well suited for applications ranging from large and complex switching systems down to small highly embedded products.
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Midori Linux
Transmeta Release

Transmeta Midori Linux promotes the development of low-cost, energy-efficient, Linux-based devices. Midori Linux is a software bundle that provides a build system and a runtime environment for small, Linux-based devices such as Internet appliances.
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Nucleus
Accelerated Technology Release

Nucleus PLUS provides an extensive set of real-time services including task control, task communication, task synchronization, memory management, and programmable timers. If there is a processor family in the embedded industry, Nucleus PLUS most likely supports it. This is possible since it is written primarily in ANSI C.
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OS-9
Microware Release

Microware OS9 real-time operating system (RTOS) covers a spectrum of applications from deeply embedded applications to high-end consumer devices. Microware's OS-9 is provides network solutions for intelligent devices.
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OSE Realtime Kernel
Enea Release

OSE Realtime kernel provides a small footprint and can run multi-processes on multi-processor systems. Tailored to the telecom market is has built in memory protection and error handling for fault tolerance and reliability.
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PalmOS
Palm, Inc. Release

PalmOS is a simple OS for PDA devices. Comes with limited networking, multimedia, and security features and development tool support.
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QNX Neutrino
QNX Release

QNX Neutrino microkernel lies at the heart of the QNX RTOS. QNX Neutrino delivers core realtime services for embedded applications with scalability. The QNX RTOS's architecture allow developer's to create a single multi-threaded image for small embedded systems.
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RedDice
Red Sonic Release

REDSonic provides a real-time Linux kernel, the REDICE-Linux kernel. REDSonic delivers the REDICE-Linux kernel along with system performance tools and a software development kit. The company also plans to produce critical software components for some vertical markets in the near future.
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Redphish
eSoft Release

Redphish is an OEM licensing program that enables third parties to license eSoft's Linux. Through redphish, third party manufacturers, Internet Service Providers and telecommunications companies can create OEM or private-label Internet server and appliance solutions.
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RTAI
DIAPM N/A

RTAI means Real Time Application Interface. Strictly speaking, it is not a real time operating system. It is based on the Linux kernel, providing the ability to make it fully pre-emptable. RTAI offers the same services of the Linux kernel core, adding the features of an industrial real time operating system. It consists basically of an interrupt dispatcher: RTAI mainly traps the peripherals interrupts and if necessary re-routes them to Linux.
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RTLinux
FSMLabs Release

RTLinux works running a general purpose operating system a combination of Linux, and NetBSD, as the idle thread of the realtime kernel. The realtime kernel and realtime applications as simple as possible and push graphical user interfaces, file systems, non-RT-networking and anything else that is not time-critical into the general purpose operating system.
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RTOS-32
On-Time Release

On Time's royalty free embedded operating system for x86 compatible CPUs implements a WIN32 subset in only 16k of memory. On Time RTOS-32 consists of five individual components. Embedded systems projects can use one or more of these components, depending on the application's needs.
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RTX/Tiny+
CMX Release

CMX-MicroNet has developed small real time kernels for 8-_16-bit microcontrollers for applications requiring networking with TCP/IP and Internet web serving.
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Symbian Platform
Symbian Release

Symbian Platform is a lightweight OS designed for mobile/wireless PDAs and communicators. Along with the OS Symbian packages two reference designs for communicators and a middleware framework to speed up system development.
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Taste
TUXIA Release

Tuxia provides multimedia enabled embedded Linux for Internet appliances. This includes webpads, set top boxes, thin clients, Internet kiosks, and screen phones.
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ThreadX
Green Hills Release

Green Hills ThreadX with its speed-oriented picokernel architecture, helps applications respond to external events quickly. ThreadX is also deterministic. A high-priority thread starts responding to the external environment on the order of the time it takes to perform a context-switch; the context-switches are highly optimized.
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TNT Embedded ToolSuite
VenturCom Release

Embedded ToolSuite (ETS) is windows-friendly real-time operating system (RTOS). The ETS Kernel meets the requirements of industrial embedded applications. Based on a subset of the Win32 API, the ETS Kernel provides hard real-time functionality in a windows-friendly package. The ToolSuite supports Microsoft Visual C++ and the Developer Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Other components of the ETS Kernel include a TCP/IP stack and GUI.
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Tornado for IA
Wind River Release

Tornado for Internet Appliances (TIA) is a portfolio of products used to develop a wide array of Internet access devices, such as Web-pads, screenphones, net-top boxes, kiosks, and point-of-sale devices. The TIA products are innovative pre-integrated software solutions tailored to the requirements of OEMs, ISPs, and network operators developing smart, connected devices. Each edition is made up of a complete suite of runtime components, including an OEM license to the Personal JWorks platform, the VxWorks 5.4 embedded OS and Wind River's IceStorm Internet Applications Suite. The TIA product portfolio is available in two comprehensive packages and provides developers the flexibility to choose the solution that meets their requirements.
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uCLinux
Lineo Release

Lineo's uClinux is the ideal OS for non-MMU microprocessors and high-volume embedded systems featuring posix-4, real-time functions, and TCP/IP.
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White Dwarf
EMJ Release

White Dwarf Linux is named for White Dwarves, small but extremely dense stars. White Dwarf Linux is small enough to load in 16MB of Flash, but dense enough to contain the features that embedded applications demand.
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Windows CE
Microsoft Release

Windows CE provides everthing under the sun for systems with 32 bit CPUs and MMUs. Multimedia and networking features enhance the Win32 platform with the tried and true Visual Studio Development toolsuite.
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Windows NT Embedded
Microsoft Release

Window NT Embedded is a componitized and modular verasion of Windows NT. Supports all the features of its desktop cousin with added real-time features for high end iAppliances.
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Audio Players
Embedded Browsers
Embedded Databases
Device Management
Email Appliances
Gaming
Gateways
Handheld Computers
Home Powerline
Industrial Appliances
Internet Access Devices
Internet Terminals
IT Server
Operating Systems
PDAs
Security Appliances
Set Top Boxes
Smart Phones
SOHO Servers
Tablet PCs
Video Camera Appliances
W80211 Wireless
Web Tablets

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