Change Operating Systems Swiftly and Effortlessly
After using the same operating system for a while, there are several reasons, which would induce anybody to consider an OS change. Here is a list of some of the reasons to change operating system. * OS becomes unsupported or obsolete * New chip architecture has different OS availability * Customer demands for different OS * Need to adhere to industry standards * Change in the user’s technical requirements * Change in the user’s commercial business model * Need to use a better development environment * Need to move to a widely used OS and target platform that offers a wide range of driver, protocol and middleware support However, switching an operating system is not an easy decision to make as it brings lots of questions like compatibility with your existing apps, system configuration and so on. Changing an operating system being such a challenging call, most people shy away from changing their operating systems. However, today to change your OS is neither a difficult decision nor a laborious process. With a porting kit, which is a C/C++ source-level virtualization technology that allows users to easily re-use their software developed for VxWorks, pSOS, Linux/POSIX, Windows, Nucleus and μITRON on another OS, OS changes can be easily achieved. It eliminates the manual porting effort, saves money, provides real time performance and shortens the time to market. This solution achieves effortless OS change by connecting the appropriate interface to a user’s existing application that was developed on his/her current OS. Here is a look at some of the benefits of using a best of the breed porting solution. * Protects existing software investment now and in the future * Reduces the learning curve on a new OS by developing with the familiar APIs of the current OS * Captures new markets by extending the support of the product to include many different operating systems * Enhances the robustness and performance of the application with advanced real-time features * Supports a wide variety of target and host OS platforms * 80 OS Changer Kits provide easy migration * 4 porting interfaces for 20 target OS * Quick Support for adding new API/OS Making an existing software program adapt to a new OS is an error prone, tedious and time-consuming task. Porting solutions give users the freedom to switch operating systems while leveraging on their existing embedded code and knowledge base to protect their software investment while avoiding costly porting issues.
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