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Windows, by Microsoft, is the leading PC compatible operating system in the world.  It has been constantly enhanced by Microsoft to meet the needs for an "all in one" seamless solution with "scalable server technology" including security, authenticable, share point, voice, data and other information server platforms which run within it. An enormous abundance of developmental resources are available from Microsoft for their flagship, along with office, commercial application, and gaming tools and solutions.

Over 50,000 companies presently offer commercial software for Windows, and there exist millions of programmers schooled in development for it in the US, and around the world.  MICROSOFT WINDOWS distribution license CDs and COAs may be purchased directly from us with your system.  We will consider bundling any of the below operating systems on a "single/whole project at a time" basis, since they ordinarily require extremes of tailoring that fall outside the range of a non-project at a time custom engineering effort.
 

Linux, a time sharing operating system developed originally by Bell Labs / AT&T, is the current form of open source distribution for the venerable Unix Operating System. Developed in the 1960's by AT&T for use powering the ground comm and control computers for the Nuclear Arsenal of the United States Air Force, Unix was ported from it's Idris form to Linux by Walnut Creek Software, and has been updated and maintained by a community of Linux x86 supporters..  Designed primarily for dedicated server applications, Linux supports a prolific set of resources and a long standing history for reliability.
 

 iRMX III Real Time Operating System

Developed originally by Intel, this is the Gold Standard for dedicated real time operating systems.  Available in standalone and "hosted by" or "runs under" Microsoft Windows operating form, iRMX III and it's partner, inTime, provide the real time operating solutions that a timesharing system like Linux may not.  iRMX III is available here.
 

 FreeDOS Operating System

Based on PC-DOS, the operating system vended by IBM prior to transitioning from PC-DOS to MS-DOS vended by Microsoft, the current version is claimed to be almost as good, if not better than, MS-DOS.  Short of it's being unable to run a Windows operating system within it, this version of an MS-DOS compatible O/S is very light, it uses little memory, is very stable and very good for building embedded operating systems.  Clearly, not meant for those applications intended for large memory O/S, FreeDOS nonetheless, is an excellent choice for small applications on large hardware.

NOTE: FreeDOS is perfect for distributing updates, flashing BIOS on adapters, and so on, but it does not support all the hardware possible in our larger IS Backplane machines, but may require custom development in order to do so.  Fortunately, a large group of available tools exist which will run on FreeDOS.  FreeDOS is also known as PD-DOS and is offered here.

 LynxOS Real Time Posix Compatible O/S for x86 Systems

LynxOS-178 is the only DO-178B certifiable, POSIX®-compatible RTOS. Companies looking for a proven low-risk path to DO-178B software certification can save years of costly effort.  Designed expressly for use in Military and Industrial applications, Blue Cat from LinuxWorks is designed for extremely efficient system environments and has tools for real time processing that other Linux's do not.  Available here.
 

 Beowulf Linux Clustering Technology

Clusters are groups of computers oriented in a cooperative network where each may compliment or symbiotically relate to each of the others.  Beowulf Clustering originated in Academia.  Information about Beowulf is available Here  and Here (how to).  Beowulf Clusters are in some cases capable of combining the resources of two computers and equaling from 33 to 77 percent more capabilities, in a manner not that dissimilar from Microsoft Windows Clustering.

One vendor, Scyld Software, provides full Beowulf Operating System Linux based distribution.
 

QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System

Since 1980, manufacturers have relied on QNX OS technology to power their mission-critical applications — everything from medical instruments and Internet routers to telematics devices, 9-1-1 call centers, process control applications, and air traffic control systems. Small or large, simple or distributed, these systems share an unmatched reputation for operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, nonstop. Time-tested and field-proven, the QNX^® Neutrino^® realtime operating system (RTOS) sets the industry standard for reliability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
 

Novell NetWare®

Novell Open Enterprise Server®

NetWare® 6.5 protects the technology investments you've already made, and gives you an easier, more consistent way to integrate your business systems and services. It provides the open, flexible foundation that can help you adapt more quickly to new business requirements and capitalize on the advantages of standards-based solutions—regardless of your schedule or budget.

WALTHAM, Mass. — Oct. 8, 2004 — Novell announced today that the Open Enterprise Server product, which incorporates the best technologies from Novell's leading open source and commercial networking platforms, is currently expected to ship in February 2005, ten months ahead of the original schedule. Open Enterprise Server (OES) includes Novell's SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 9 and NetWare® operating systems, along with a common management interface, allowing customers to choose how they want to deploy the proven networking, communication, collaboration and application services Novell offers. Novell plans to coordinate the release of OES with the early 2005 availability of the first service pack for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9). This decision ensures that customers can deploy OES, and partners can certify their products to OES, knowing they'll receive the latest Linux improvements already integrated into the product.

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