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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:20:17 -0500 (EST)
From: mds@mds.prwire.com
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Subject: FairCom Ports C-Tree Plus to LynuxWorks' Lynxos and BlueCat Linux



      FairCom Ports C-Tree Plus to LynuxWorks' Lynxos and BlueCat Linux

   SynergyWorks Alliance Yields Embedded Database Platforms for Aerospace,
 Business Electronics, Telecommunications, Internet Infrastructure and Other
                             Industry Developers

    SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- LynuxWorks, Inc., a provider of
open source and true real-time embedded solutions for the post-PC era, today
announced that FairCom Corporation's c-tree Plus(R) File Handler V6.10,
embedded database technology, and the FairCom(R) database Server V6.10.34 will
be supported on the LynxOS(R) Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and the
BlueCat(TM) Linux operating system from LynuxWorks.
    FairCom's c-tree Plus database solution is a function library released in
full C-source code. The API provides more than 100 functions performing all
database functions, including data insertion, retrieval, updates and deletes.
When the optional FairCom database Server is added, the database gains the
benefits of client/server architecture, including reduced network traffic,
full transaction processing, security, dynamic data backup and heterogeneous
networking.
    The port makes fast, persistent data storage with minimal overhead
available to LynxOS and BlueCat Linux development communities in the
aerospace, aviation, telecommunications, manufacturing/process automation,
business electronics and Internet infrastructure industries. Typical products
in which the technology can be found include devices used in space
exploration; airport traffic control and baggage delivery systems; telephony
devices; PBX equipment; robotic devices used in manufacturing; and Web
servers, among others.
    "FairCom's database solution offers the LynxOS and BlueCat developer a
robust, proven solution that can scale from small embedded devices to robust
enterprise-wide applications," said Randal Hoff, FairCom's Director of
Business Development. "The decision to port FairCom's embedded database
technology to the LynxOS and BlueCat Linux operating systems was a result of
the explosion in the embedded device market segment. Whenever two companies
with an established presence in their market segments can work together, it's
a win for everyone involved."
    "FairCom's c-tree Plus and database Server offerings, which provide faster
throughput and unsurpassed scalability and flexibility, make them a welcome
addition and partner for the LynxOS and BlueCat Linux development
communities," said Bob Morris, Vice President of Marketing for LynuxWorks.
"This product offering fulfills the mission behind our SynergyWorks program by
giving companies platforms that ease application development and deliver
time-to-market."

    About FairCom
    FairCom Corp. is a privately held database development company
specializing in providing embedded database technology for cross platform, low
overhead systems. FairCom has focused on the database development community
since 1979 and is used by companies like Citibank, Compuware, Boeing and
Federal Express in cross-industry applications. FairCom differentiates itself
in the database development market place by offering unsurpassed portability,
flexibility and performance. Information about FairCom may be found on the
World Wide Web at www.FairCom.com.

    About LynuxWorks
    LynuxWorks(TM), Inc., is a provider of open source and true real-time
embedded solutions for the post-PC era. LynuxWorks supports industry standards
in communications, aerospace and defense, consumer and business electronics,
industrial control systems, Internet infrastructures,
automotive/transportation, medical devices, and retail industries. LynuxWorks
products include the open-source BlueCat(TM) Linux; the scalable,
Linux-compatible LynxOS(R) real-time operating system; software frameworks for
high-availability systems; development tools and technical support worldwide.
Information about LynuxWorks is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.lynuxworks.com .

    NOTE:  LynuxWorks and BlueCat are trademarks and LynxOS is a registered
trademark of LynuxWorks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks
are the property of their respective holders.

SOURCE  LynuxWorks, Inc.
    -0-                             02/05/2001
    /CONTACT:  Linda Nixon of LynuxWorks, Inc., 408-558-3124, or
lnixon@lynuxworks.com; or financial press, Jim Fanuchi of Stapleton
Communications, 650-470-0200, or jim@stapleton.com, for LynuxWorks, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.FairCom.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.lynuxworks.com/