Insignia Solutions teams with ProSyst USA

<%=company1%>, a leading provider of accelerated Java solutions for Internet appliances and embedded devices, and ProSyst USA announced that they have partnered to provide ProSyst's customers with Insignia's accelerated Java-compatible technology. Insignia's Jeode platform has been selected by ProSyst to integrate with their mBedded Server software for gateway applications to give developers the technology they need to deploy embedded Java applications that are fast, small, and extremely functional.

ProSyst USA, one of the world's leaders in small-embedded applications, has more than 100 Java developers on staff to assist in development. The partnership is significant because it symbolizes the increasing demand for total development solutions and rapid market momentum for smart technology. Analyst firm Applied Business Intelligence estimates that the residential networks and home automation subsystem industry will reach $6.2 billion in revenues by 2005.

Both companies recognize the value of deploying an effective solution based on the OSGi specifications to the mainstream because OSGi supports delivery of multiple services through a service gateway device on demand. It also provides a framework for the interoperability between service providers, network operators, service gateway manufacturers, and home appliance manufacturers. This paradigm will ultimately set the groundwork for new business models and untapped future revenue streams.

"ProSyst is an important player in the emerging home networking market who shares our belief that the open services gateway initiative will catalyze the definition and implementation of key embedded technologies for the home," said Ron Workman, senior vice president of marketing for Insignia Solutions. "Together we plan to develop meaningful, Java-based, home gateway solutions and deliver proof-of-concept demonstrations at various worldwide public venues. We believe this integration of our complementary component technologies for home networking will deliver substantial benefits to the consumer by providing a simple, unified point of access to a variety of networked-based services for the home."

The Jeode platform is Insignia's accelerated software implementation of Sun Microsystems PersonalJava and EmbeddedJava specifications tailored for Internet appliances and embedded devices. At the core of the Jeode platform is the first independently-developed "Sun Authorized Virtual Machine," the Jeode Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM), an accelerated runtime engine that delivers an optimal balance of performance and responsiveness in a smaller memory footprint. Using a proprietary technique called dynamic adaptive compilation, the Jeode EVM can execute Java applications on average six times faster than interpretive VMs in roughly the same amount of memory.

The Jeode platform is designed to run with a wide range of operating systems and target processors. It currently supports operating systems such as Windows CE (including the Pocket PC version), Windows NT Embedded, Windows NT, VxWorks, ITRON, Nucleus, and Linux, and processors such as MIPS, ARM, Intel x86, PowerPC, and Hitachi SH-3 and SH-4.

Edited by Bruce A. Bennett
Managing Editor, Embedded Technology.com

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