From:	 Monica Ortiz <monica@mktgevents.com>
To:	 
Subject: FSMLabs RTLinux Selected to Provide "Hard" Realtime for Red Hat Linux
	 Systems
Date:	 Thu, 06 Sep 2001 02:18:53 -0700

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2001

Contact:
Monica Ortiz, FSMLabs PR
Monica@mktgevents.com
415-990-5513

FSMLabs RTLinux Selected to Provide "Hard" Realtime for Red Hat Linux
Systems

Socorro, NM -- September 6, 2001 -- Finite State Machine Labs, Inc,
(FSMLabs) and Red Hat, Inc. announced today the formation of a new
alliance to expand hard realtime processing capabilities for embedded
systems and emerging technologies.  Red Hat has selected FSMLabs'
RTLinux as its standard hard realtime solution for its operating system,
giving customers high performance realtime capabilities and a stable
Linux operating system.

"This partnership allows both FSMLabs and Red Hat to focus on our core
strengths while still giving customers a total package," said Victor
Yodaiken, FSMLabs CEO. "FSM will be able to offer its customers a solid
Linux environment based on standard Linux distribution, which Red Hat
excels in providing, and still deliver the best in realtime system
processing through RTLinux."

The RTLinux design provides a hard realtime operating system that runs
concurrently with and enhances a general purpose operating system.  This
dual kernel system allows time-critical tasks to run with little
interruption from other routine system functions instead of forcing
general purpose operating systems into a cobbled together realtime
compromise.  RTLinux is an original, groundbreaking FSMLabs product that
is not dependent on code fixes from the Internet community.  When
coupled with the flexibility and performance of Red Hat's Linux
operating system, the ease in which Linux can be made part of an
embedded system makes RTLinux extremely valuable.

"We felt that attempting to retrofit full realtime throughout a general
purpose OS was going to give a poor general purpose OS with poor
realtime support," said Alan Cox of Red Hat. "The beauty of RTLinux is
that it gives us top-class hard realtime with only tiny modifications to
the Linux kernel and almost no measurable performance impact."

Red Hat and FSMLabs have been mainstays in the Linux industry and are
among the few companies still reporting stable and steady growth.  Both
companies have maintained successful track records in a volatile market,
providing customers with a guarantee that their products will continue
to be supported and enhanced for a great many years to come.


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About FSMLabs, Inc.
FSMLabs was founded by the creators of RTLinux with the goal of
extending speed and accuracy in the development of realtime and embedded
systems. By developing systems that reduce complexity and
unpredictability, we advance realtime state-of-the-art. By endorsing and
promoting internationally recognized POSIX realtime standards, we help
ensure ease of development and application portability. With engineering
staff and technology partners worldwide, FSMLabs pursues solutions
characterized by simplicity, robustness and precise design. For more
information, email business@fsmlabs.com and visit www.rtlinux.com.