Quantum Licenses Insignia's Jeode Platform

Quantum Corp. and Insignia Solutions Inc. jointly announced today that Quantum will license Insignia's Jeode EmbeddedJava-compatible software technology for future development of embedded intelligence in storage devices and systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Quantum will initially pay Insignia nearly three million dollars for a development use license, non-recurring engineering and maintenance fees, and pre-paid royalties.

"The work Insignia is doing has tremendous potential to bring the distributed computing benefits of Java technology to storage devices and systems," said Peter van Cuylenburg, president of Quantum's DTL and Storage Systems Group (DSSG). "We evaluated the Jeode platform against the many different available technologies. Jeode clearly stood out from the pack, demonstrating performance, robustness and functionality that make it particularly well-suited to the needs of the storage industry."

In May, Quantum announced its offer to acquire Meridian Data Inc., developer of the SNAP! Server line of storage appliances. The SNAP! Server contains its own storage operating system (OS), optimized for control of highly reliable network attached storage. The Jeode software can be integrated with the SNAP! OS, accelerating Quantum's initiative to develop software that supports embedded intelligence in storage devices and systems.

This news comes simultaneous to Insignia's announcement that it has completed Sun Microsystems' EmbeddedJava Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) self-certification process. The new 1.5.1 version of the Jeode platform is now the first independently-developed implementation of Sun's EmbeddedJava specification to pass the extensive TCK test process to ensure 100% EmbeddedJava technology compliance.

The Jeode platform is Insignia's independently developed implementation of Sun's Java specifications designed specifically for embedded devices. At the core of the Jeode platform is the Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM), a fast runtime engine that delivers an optimal balance of performance and predictability in a smaller memory footprint. Using a proprietary technique called adaptive dynamic compilation, the Jeode EVM can execute Java applications on average six times faster than interpretive VMs. 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, Windows NT, VxWorks and Linux, and processors such as MIPS, ARM, Intel x86, PowerPC and Hitachi SH.

Edited by Bruce A. Bennett