LynuxWorks and Themis Team up to Demonstrate Rugged and Secure Server Solutions at MILCOM 2010

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San Jose, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 1, 2010 --

LynuxWorks, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, and Themis Computer a leading supplier of high performance board and system level products for military applications, today announced that they have teamed up to demonstrate a new rugged, high performance multilevel secure platform solution at MILCOM 2010. The companies will showcase LynuxWorks’ LynxSecure secure separation kernel and embedded hypervisor running on Themis' CoolShell blade server. LynxSecure is a highly secure virtualization solution that utilizes the CoolShell’s hardware-virtualization technology and multiple processor cores to provide a versatile platform for secure environments.

“The new reality of network centric operations requires us to move with agility between the need to protect sensitive data and the practical necessity to share essential situational information in real time,” said Gurjot Singh, CEO and president at LynuxWorks. “Military operations can now have access to multiple environments on a single system which is immensely valuable for collaboration.”

LynxSecure makes it possible to securely run multiple guest operating systems and their applications on a single platform. It does this by isolating applications into separate partitions to prevent unintended or dangerous software interactions. In a multicore processor environment, LynxSecure further provides the ability to consolidate two or more physically separate systems into one unit.

For example, it is possible to securely bring together multiple battlefield applications with varied security classifications and run them in separate partitions on a single server. This would allow low security applications such as C/JMTK mapping, chat messaging and weather to run together on the same server with high security applications such as software-defined radio (SDR). LynxSecure provides the necessary infrastructure for secure communication and works in conjunction with encryption and other protections required by specific applications. It conforms to the multiple independent levels of security (MILS) architecture, which provides strict guidelines for data isolation, damage limitation, and information flow policies. Furthermore, LynxSecure’s virtualization environment allows legacy applications to run unmodified, enabling systems to be modernized with increased information sharing and security. Consolidating multiple applications on a single compact platform allows a savings in Space, Weight and Power (SWAP). It also reduces equipment costs and system maintenance.

"Battle groups have more in common with today’s distributed enterprises, than with earlier stove-piped, application-specific computing systems,” said William Kehret, CEO and president at Themis. “For example, the Navy, for its afloat computing platforms, is migrating away from distributed bus-and-board architectures and using more aggregated server-based services," explained Kehret. "These are truly enterprise-level solutions at sea, and the combination of the Themis CoolShell server with the LynxSecure software platform allows these to be used without compromising performance, functionality or security.”

Visit Our Booths:
To meet with the experts and learn more about new rugged, high performance multilevel secure (MLS) systems and cross domain platform solutions, please visit LynuxWorks in Booth #627 and Themis in Booth #437.

About LynuxWorks

LynuxWorks, a world leader in the embedded software market, is committed to providing open and reliable real-time operating systems (RTOS) and software tools to embedded developers. The company's LynxOS family of operating systems offers open standards with the highest level of safety and security features, enabling many mission-critical systems in defense, avionics and other industries. The latest product in the portfolio, the award winning LynxSecure offers a secure separation kernel and embedded hypervisor that forms a platform for the development of high assurance systems. Since it was established in 1988, LynuxWorks has created technology that has been successfully deployed in thousands of designs and millions of products made by leading communications, avionics, aerospace/defense, and consumer electronics companies. LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San Jose, CA. For more information, visit www.lynuxworks.com.

LynuxWorks is a trademark and LynxOS is a registered trademark of LynuxWorks, Inc. Themis, the Themis logo, CoolShell are trademarks or registered trademarks of Themis Computer. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective holders.

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Media Contacts:
Kirsten Long
LynuxWorks, Inc.
408-979-4404
klong@lnxw.com

Barbara Stewart

Patterson & Associates
480-488-6909
barbara@patterson.com

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