2005-01-11
Birdstep Database Now Available on Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY RTOS Platform
BirdstepTechnology's RDM Embedded 7 Now Runs on Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)
SEATTLE/OSLO- January 12, 2005-- Birdstep Technology, Inc. (OSE: BIRD) has become a database provider for Green Hills Software, Inc.'s INTEGRITY Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) platform. The INTEGRITY® RTOS is a secure, royalty-free Real-Time Operating System intended for use in embedded systems that require maximum reliability. INTEGRITY represents the most advanced RTOS technology on the market today. Employing the latest in RTOS technology, Green Hills Software designed INTEGRITY from the ground up for 32-bit and 64-bit embedded processors. INTEGRITY achieves unprecedented levels of reliability, availability, and serviceability for applications in telecommunications, defense, networking and medical equipment along with many other industries.
Birdstep's RDM Embedded 7 becomes an important layered solution for the INTEGRITY platform due to RDM Embedded's high-performance, speed and expressiveness. Birdstep's database complements the INTEGRITY RTOS's reliability, high-availability and speed; together forming a powerful solution for business critical needs. General Dynamics in the United Kingdom has recently selected Birdstep RDM Embedded running on the Green Hills Software INTEGRITY platform.
"Birdstep's latest version of RDM Embedded has a rich feature-set and expressiveness that provides key database feature differentiation,” commented Dan Mender, Green Hills Software, Director of Business Development. “Birdstep's RDM Embedded meets our INTEGRITY customers' mission critical embedded database needs.”
“Green Hills is Software the fastest growing RTOS vendor, so it was a natural step for Birdstep to port our real-time database to the INTEGRITY RTOS platform. We are looking forward to providing Green Hills Software's customers with the solution for their real-time database needs in a variety of vertical markets, including aerospace and defense, banking, medical, business automation, automotive and telecommunication,” said Steinar Sande, CEO Birdstep Technology.
About Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology is traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under ticker \'BIRD\'. The company has headquarters in Oslo and Seattle in addition to offices in London, Boston and San Francisco. Birdstep\'s small footprint, high performance database technologies combined with its wireless roaming and access software enables companies to build innovative solutions for embedded systems and the Mobile Internet. Birdstep makes your information accessible anytime, anywhere, on any device and on any infrastructure. Birdstep\'s global customers include 3Com (COMS), VERITAS (VRTS), Harman Becker Automotive Systems, HP (HPQ), Accenture (ACN), Telenor (TELN), PCTel (PCTI), Connect One and the National Stock Exchange of India. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com
About Green Hills Software, Inc.
Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader for real-time operating systems and software development tools for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free INTEGRITY RTOS, velOSity microkernel, compilers, MULTI and AdaMULTI Integrated Development Environments and TimeMachine debugger, offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply embedded and high-reliability applications. Green Hills Software is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the United Kingdom. Visit Green Hills Software on the web at www.ghs.com.
Contact Information:
Laura Klebs
(206) 748-5353
lklebs@birdstep.com