Wind River releases version 4.3 of BSD/OS

BANGALORE: Wind River Systems, Inc. has released BSD/OS version 4.3, the

company’s commercial UNIX-based operating system and detailed roadmap plans

for the product.

Version 4.3 of BSD/OS is made available and continues the operating systems

heritage of providing superior features and performance for enterprise and

Internet Service Provider (ISP) servers, server appliances, and other embedded

server-like devices.

"This release delivers on Wind Rivers commitment to current BSD/OS

customers with many advanced features and lays the groundwork for more embedded

capabilities," said, Wind River India, Country Manager, Ajit Edlabadkar.

"BSD/OS complements Wind River's operating system portfolio and extends our

reach into new application areas beyond our traditional VxWorks and VxWorks/AE

strongholds. Coupled with our products and services, BSD/OS is a technically

superior UNIX-based platform with a commercially oriented license."

Version 4.3 of BSD/OS includes a number of new advanced features including,

Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) support that enables remote execution so

applications can run remotely from clients.

Updated KAME snapshot for enhanced IPv4, IPv6, and IPSec functionality. Its

fixed priority rate scheduling, Gigabit Ethernet and Compaq 5300 RAID controller

support, Updates protecting against the latest security threats are some of the

other features.