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Dy 4 Systems and BAE SYSTEMS Cooperate on Processing Solutions for Safety Critical Applications

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 06:00 CDT

KANATA, ON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/12/2003 -- Dy 4 Systems, a division of Force Computers, a Solectron company, and a leading designer and manufacturer of COTS VME and CompactPCI (cPCI) products for harsh environments, and BAE SYSTEMS, a leader in ARINC-653-compliant technology for real-time operating systems, announced today they have joined forces to market systems for safety-critical use.

The two companies have agreed to provide the CsLEOS™ real-time operating system from BAE SYSTEMS for applications using Dy 4 PowerPC® single-board computers (SBC). The combination provides a powerful solution for customers whose products must meet rigid safety standards.

“Dy 4’s embedded computing products are already deployed extensively in military avionics applications. Our relationship with BAE SYSTEMS will help extend the reach of COTS products into high-reliability applications,” said Duncan Young, manager of safety-critical products for Dy 4. “We are pleased to partner with BAE SYSTEMS, a company with a long history in aircraft and other high-integrity systems where safety is a paramount consideration.”

“With more than 50 years of aircraft flight control experience, the CsLEOS™ operating system is an ideal commercial, off-the-shelf solution to many safety-critical systems requirements,” said Milan Dedek, product manager for the CsLEOS™ RTOS for BAE SYSTEMS Aerospace Controls. “Working with Dy 4 will broaden accessibility of both companies’ expertise to the aerospace embedded computing marketplace.”

The CsLEOS™ operating system is the only commercial, off-the-shelf RTOS offered by a safety-critical systems company. Its brick-wall partitioning, designed to implement the ARINC-653 robust partitioning model and to be certifiable to the highest FAA DO-178B safety level, allows multiple applications to run on the same system without interfering with each other -- ensuring that safety-critical functions are protected from other processes running on the same hardware. This structure also makes it possible to add, revise and test system functions without recertifying the entire application, significantly reducing project life-cycle costs.

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A DO-178B, Level A-certifiable version of the CsLEOS™ RTOS, complete with documentation artifacts to support system certification, is available now. D0-178B, published by RTCA Inc., a nonprofit company in Washington, D.C., is the international standard for certifying software used in safety-critical airborne systems.

The CsLEOS™ RTOS is supported on a range of Dy 4 VME and 3U CompactPCI boards including the Dy 4 SVME/DMV-181 PowerPC 7410 SBC. Featuring 500MHz operation, dual Ethernet capability, six serial ports, 1Gbyte of SDRAM with error correction for high integrity, and two USB ports, the SVME/DMV-181 is ideal for use in embedded computing applications found in avionics, tactical ground vehicles and rugged naval systems. As with all of Dy 4’s embedding computing products, the SVME/DMV-181 SBC is designed for use in extended-temperature, high-shock and vibration environments that are typical of many defense and aerospace platforms.

Detailed information may be found by visiting www.dy4.com or by making a literature request to Dy 4 Systems Inc., 333 Palladium Dr., Kanata, ON K2V 1A6, Canada. T: 613.599.9199 x 5168; F: 613.599.7777; E: sales@dy4.com.

Reader Service Inquiries: Please send all reader service inquiries to Ian Stalker, Dy 4 Systems, 333 Palladium Dr., Kanata, Ontario K2V 1A6, Canada.

About Dy 4: Dy 4 Systems designs leading-edge Commercial-Off-The-Shelf embedded solutions. Based on open systems architectures, Dy 4’s boards, software and systems are deployed in mission-critical, high-reliability applications. Coupled with best-in-class products, Dy 4 also provides complete life cycle management, program management and tailored customer support services. Dy 4 is a division of Force Computers, a Solectron company.

About Force Computers: Founded in 1981, Force Computers (www.forcecomputers.com) is a leading designer and worldwide supplier of open-standards-based and custom board- and system-level embedded computing solutions. These solutions address telecommunications, data communications, medical, industrial control and defense and aerospace markets. Force systems offer capabilities for Ultra Availability™, remote system management and platform management as well as feature telecom protocol software, telecom controllers and chassis compatible with NEBS Level 3 and ETSI building practices for 1U to 15U standard servers and custom integrated solutions. For boards, the company develops and manufactures leading-edge designs across a breadth of high-performance processors, high-bandwidth input/output interfaces and robust digital signal processors. Through the Dy 4 Systems division, Force leverages its expertise in hardening COTS products for ruggedized embedded applications. Certified ISO 9001, the company practices Total Quality Management principles in all phases of its global operations. Force’s company headquarters is located in Fremont, Calif. Force’s Europe and Asia-Pacific headquarters are located in Munich, Germany, and Tokyo, Japan, respectively.

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Contact: Ian Stalker

Title: Manager, Marketing Communications

Phone: 613-254-5168

Fax: 613-599-7777

Email: Ian.Stalker@dy4.com

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