(BSNS WIRE) Eicon and Lynx to Provide Embedded Wan Solutions;
Eicon and Lynx to Provide Embedded Wan Solutions;
Business and High Tech Editors
Embedded Systems Conference 99
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sept. 28, 1999--
Embedded Systems Conference, BOOTH No.4418
Eicon to Develop WAN Drivers as Part of Lynx Synergy Partners Program
Eicon Technology (TSE:EIC.);(ME:EIC.), a global leader in remote
access solutions, and Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., a leader in
embedded applications, today announced a strategic alliance that will
enable Eicon to introduce communications solutions to the embedded
market. As part of the Lynx Synergy Partners Program, Eicon will
develop drivers for its extensive range of communications hardware
under the Lynx real-time operating system (RTOS), LynxOS, enabling
vendors to offer their applications across wide area networks (WAN)
using a turnkey connectivity solution.
As the uses for Internet-enabled embedded systems grow, Eicon's
WAN cards operating with LynxOS will enable third-parties to build
scalable internet appliances, from PDAs to vending machines, that are
pre-approved and certified by worldwide regulatory bodies. The
Eicon/Lynx alliance enables product development around the globe
without concern for homologation and regulatory approval, allowing
customers to immediately deploy robust communications solutions
anywhere in the world. Eicon/Lynx solutions are ideally suited for the
telecommunications, data communications, avionics and automotive
industries, where many mission-critical applications, such as
telemetry, run under the LynxOS kernel and vendors are looking to
install off-the-shelf communications systems into their systems for
all kinds of remote monitoring and management tasks.
"Customers will benefit from the experience of both companies in
developing products for the global computer market," said John Seaton,
vice president marketing, Lynx Real-Time Systems. "Through our Synergy
Partners Program, we worked with Eicon to develop high quality and
robust communications solutions using the Lynx real time operating
system that meet our customers' most demanding requirements."
"This partnership underscores Eicon and Lynx' commitment to
provide the embedded market with high quality, highly reliable
state-of-the-art products," said Ken Gingrich, Eicon's Senior Vice
President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing Operations. "Our communications
hardware and the reliability and robustness of the Lynx operating
system offers our customers the best possible choice for their
mission-critical embedded applications."
Products that will support LynxOS include the EiconCard family
of WAN interface cards, as well as the DIVA T/A PCI.
About Lynx Real-Time Systems
An ISO 9001 registered company, Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc.
provides the foundation software for reliable and high-performance
applications in telecommunications, data communications, avionics,
automotive, office automation and process control systems. Lynx
supplies embedded software products including scalable real-time
operating systems, a software framework for high-availability systems,
development tools and technical support worldwide. These products are
based on such industry standards as POSIX, JAVA and CompactPCI to
enable customers to leverage their investments in software and
education. Lynx holds two patents for real-time software and has
three patents pending. Founded in 1988, Lynx is a privately held
company with offices in North America, Europe and Japan, with
worldwide headquarters in San Jose, California. Information about
Lynx Real-Time Systems is available on the World Wide Web at
www.lynx.com.
Eicon Technology Corporation
Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of remote
access products for personal computers. The Company develops, markets
and supports hardware and software products for connecting network
servers and desktop and notebook PCs to corporate networks, host
computers and the Internet. Its products are sold in more than 80
countries through a network of certified channel partners and Original
Equipment Manufacturers. Eicon Technology shares are traded on the
Montreal Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "EIC."
Information about Eicon and its products is available at
eicon.com.
Eicon and EiconCard are trademarks of Eicon Technology
Corporation. LynxOS is a registered trademark of Lynx Real-Time
Systems, Inc.
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CONTACT: Eicon Technology
Tony Rossiter, 514/832-3521
tonyr@eicon.com
or
Mindstorm Communications
Chaim Haas, 212/320-2133
chaas@mindstormcomm.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET TRADESHOW
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