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Piscataway, N.J., and San Francisco,
Calif., USA, July 19, 2005 – The Open Group
and IEEE have introduced a POSIX® certification
to aid predictability in operating system environments that
involve realtime services. The certification is based on
the criteria for bounded response times in Application Profile
PSE54, which is part of the IEEE 1003.13™-2003 standard,
and complements the existing certification program
for the base POSIX 1003.1™ standard.
The new certification, “PSE54 Multipurpose Realtime
1003.13-2003 System”, is offered under the POSIX®:
Certified by the IEEE and The Open Group Program. The Open
Group has begun accepting registrations for PSE54 certification.
Certification through Jan.18, 2006 will involve a set of
interim conformance requirements. Full conformance certification
begins after this date. Once obtained, certification is renewed
annually.
PSE54 is one of four profiles in IEEE 1003.13–2003, “Standardized
Application Environment Profile - POSIX Realtime and Embedded
Application Support (AEP)”. These profiles are aligned
with the current POSIX standard, IEEE 1003.1™-2003, "Standard
for Information Technology--Portable Operating System Interface
(POSIX)".
“The predictable response times enabled by PSE54 are
essential for time-critical military, industrial and other
computer system applications,” says Andrew Josey, Director
of Certification at The Open Group. “Certification to
PSE54 is designed to give users confidence that the realtime
products they purchase work within the time constraints they
need. Beyond this, we may establish certifications for the
other three profiles in IEEE 1003.13, provided sponsors are
found to support the testing needed.”
POSIX certification is currently available for products
that meet the requirements given in IEEE 1003.1™-2003, "Standard
for Information Technology--Portable Operating System Interface
(POSIX)" and the IEEE 1003.13-2003, “Standardized
Application Environment Profile – POSIX Realtime and
Embedded Application Support (AEP)”. It is widely used
in government, industry and elsewhere. The POSIX®:
Certified by the IEEE and The Open Group Program is voluntary
and jointly administered by the IEEE and The Open Group.
Under the program, suppliers substantiate claims of conformance
to POSIX, based on defined test suites, so buyers gain
assurance that products meet the standard and are warranted
by the vendor to do so. POSIX certification complements
those for other products that draw on the POSIX standard,
such as those for LSB®, the COE Platform and the UNIX® system.
IEEE 1003.13 was developed by the IEEE Portable Applications
Standards Committee and the SSWG-Realtime Working Group
and offers a set of profiles based on IEEE 1003.1, 2003
Edition.
For information on PSE54 certification and the POSIX®:
Certified by the IEEE and The Open Group Program, visit http://posixcertified.ieee.org.
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within and between enterprises based on open standards
and global interoperability. The Open Group works with
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Its role is to capture, understand and address current
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standards set specifications and procedures based on current
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than 870 completed standards and more than 400 standards
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Note to editors:
• Boundaryless Information Flow is
a trademark of The Open Group.
• UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group
in the US and other countries.
• POSIX is a registered trademark of the IEEE Inc.
• LSB is a trademark of the Free Standards Group.
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