this came out after close...They have a very good PR lady I think..
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Pacific Softworks Inc. (Nasdaq:PASW, news,
msgs) today announced FUSION for Linux, an integrated suite
of Internet communication software development tools
and libraries targeted at software engineers developing
commercial applications on the Linux operating system.
"PC and embedded devices are merging in the post-PC
computing world," said William Sliney, president of Pacific
Softworks. "We're taking the lead to align our products to further
enable this convergence."
Pacific Softworks' leading SNMPv3 network management,
embedded Web browser and Web server, designed from
scratch for the tight demands of embedded applications, will
also run on Red Hat Linux (Nasdaq:RHAT, news, msgs).
"We're seeing more and more companies developing their
Internet appliance solutions on Linux first, before porting
them to the target platform," said Glenn Russell, chairman of the
board of Pacific Softworks.
"By seamlessly deploying our proven embedded Internet
communication technologies on Linux, developers can start to
build their embedded applications under Linux before the
embedded hardware is available. We're offering our
customers the time-to-market acceleration enabled by this
solution," said Russell.
Included in FUSION for Linux is the full range of Pacific
Softworks' internetworking technologies including a
high-performance TCP/IP stack, MIB-II-compliant SNMPv3 for
the ultimate in secured network maintenance,
advanced protocols that enable wireless and direct-connect
communications, and embedded Web browsers and
servers with advanced features that simplify user interaction and
maximize information content.
"Another accelerating trend that we see is the growth of a
mixture of both classic embedded platforms as well as
Linux, on the client-side of embedded solutions," said Dan
Bastecki, director of engineering for Pacific Softworks.
"Both lightweight and fully featured clients can now have access
to the same networking technologies, thus reducing
the redundancy of the development and maintenance effort
required. In addition, by enabling a common software base
to be deployed on both categories of targets, the quality and
reliability of the products that go out the door is
enhanced," said Bastecki.
Reference versions of Linux and embedded operating systems
that will be supported are planned to be announced at a
future date. Release is scheduled for the first half of 2000. |
