QNX updates EAL 4+ certified secure RTOS

This just in: QNX has announced an update to its QNX Neutrino RTOS Secure Kernel. The new version supports a greater variety of single-core and multi-core processors and boasts faster kernel performance in periods of heavy memory utilization. It also allows developers to take advantage of Persistent Publish/Subscribe (PPS) messaging, which I've discussed in previous posts (see here, here, and here).

Like its predecessor, the new version:

• offers certification to Common Criteria ISO/IEC 15408 Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+
• supports adaptive partitioning, an efficient form of time partitioning that prevents software processes from being starved of CPU cycles
• supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) on multi-core processors

Who is this product for? Primarily companies that build power plants, defense systems, subway control centers, government networks, and other mission-critical applications.

To find out more about the secure kernel, click here.