srp@modcomp.UUCP (Steve Pietrowicz) (06/28/90)
Press Release
MODCOMP AND GROUPE BULL SIGN LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR
MODCOMP'S REAL/IX OPERATING SYSTEM
Paris/Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 20, 1990-- Groupe Bull and MODCOMP
announced today the signing of a long-term license agreement for MODCOMP's
REAL/IX Operating System, the real-time implementation of the UNIX Operating
System environment.
Bull will integrate the REAL/IX Operating System with its B.O.S (Bull Open
Software) operating environment to allow the use of B.O.S. for the
development and execution of real-time applications. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed.
MODCOMP, a subsidary of AEG, and a premier supplier of real-time systems for
more than 20 years, is the developer of REAL/IX. To make the REAL/IX Operating
System the de facto real-time UNIX standard, MODCOMP recently decided to
selectively license REAL/IX to strategic partner that share the open systems
vision for real-time computing.
In line with its internation strategy of developing partnerships to offer
real-time systems users leading edge solutions, Groupe Bull has chosen to
enhnance its high performance B.O.S environment with the recognized world-wide
leadership of MODCOMP's REAL/IX technology.
Through this alliance, Groupe Bull reaffirms its strategy of adherence to
industry standards. It also guarantees users of Bull's SPIX/SPART real-time
systems a path for migrating their applications to new technology, thereby
assuring the protection of their investments. By associating REAL/IX with
its UNIX solutions development, Groupe Bull is expanding its presence in
the industrial sector.
For MODCOMP, the signing of this agreement and the interest of Groupe Bull,
confirm the quality of the real-time functionality of REAL/IX and its ability
to respond to the needs of the market. REAL/IX uniquely combines full
compliance with the System V Interface Definition (SVID) with a fully
preemptive kernel that provides the fastest deterministic real-time performance
of any real-time system based on the actual UNIX source code. It also offers
significant enhancements in real-time critical areas such as interprocess
communications, priority-based scheduling, memory management, I/O throughput,
and file handling.
Real-time applications involve the monitoring and control of complex systems.
This requires the acquistion and processing of large numbers of data points
and measurements, the handling of a large number of variables and the ability
to react instantly to interrupt-driven events - without losing control of
work in progress. These applications are critical, most notably, in
manufacturing industries, process industries such as petrochemical, chemical,
and metals, and the aerospace sector. Real-time capabilities are also
essential in such sectors as energy production, transportation, and
communications. The increasing automation of factories and plants, and the
advent of "Just-in-Timee" production techniques are increasing the need for
real-time computing.
Groupe Bull, headquarted in Paris, France, is the leading European information
and communication systems supplier. Operating worldwide, Bull develops,
manufactures and markets platforms and solutions addressing the requirements
of sectores including administration, banking, insurance, retail, and
manufacturing. Group Bull is a pioneer in international standards and open
systems development, and is committed to developing internation technology
partnerships to meet evolving market needs.
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MODCOMP, founded in 1970, is a worldwide supplier of high-performance computer
systems, products, and service for real-time applications. MODCOMP is an
AEG company.
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MODCOMP is a registered trademark of Modular Computer Systems, Inc.
REAL/IX is a trademark of Modular Computer Systems, Inc.
B.O.S. and SPIX/SPART are registered trademarks of Bull S.A.
UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T in the U.S. and other countries.
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For futher information contact:
Lorretta Gasper
Public Relations, MODCOMP
(305) 977-1778
or
Michel Nico
Press Center, Groupe Bull
011-33-1-45-02-91-75