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.