VirtualLogix Intros Real-Time Virtualization Support for Windows Vista

By Anshu Shrivastava

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

VirtualLogix, Inc. today said that it is expanding its support for the Windows operating system, delivering a commercial solution that enables Microsoft (News - Alert) Windows Vista to operate side-by-side with real-time operating systems (RTOS) for performance critical systems.

 

Company officials said that VirtualLogix (News - Alert) VLX helps developers use virtualization technology to gain the features of Windows Vista and align with Microsoft’s roadmap.

 

VirtualLogix VLX enables multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware and provides a range of fault tolerance and security options addressing specific market requirements, according to the company.

 

Traditional Windows-based industrial control or embedded system designs require independent hardware sub-systems to provide real-time performance, company officials say. In comparison, officials say, that the designs using VirtualLogix VLX result in streamlined architectures and reduced development and bill-of-materials costs.

 

In an isolated “virtual machine” next to other rich RTOS and their applications, VLX real-time virtualization technology runs Windows Vista. Officials say that this capability allows designers to consolidate both user-interface and performance-critical sub-systems while leveraging the features of Windows Vista.

 

Windows Vista is now supported on Intel (News - Alert) processors for VLX Embedded and VLX for Network Infrastructure.

 

Peter Richards, chief executive officer at VirtualLogix, said that VirtualLogix VLX now offers support of Windows Vista, offering simple designs and an immediate return on investment to a wide set of real-time systems, in applications such as automotive, industrial and medical equipment.

 

“Key customers have asked that we provide Vista on our VLX roadmap and we have delivered. This enables VLX to support a wider spectrum of systems using Microsoft’s operating systems as a core solution component,” Richards said.