TimeSys
{{Infobox company
| name = Timesys Corporation
| logo =
| type = Privately held company
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1995}}{{cite web| url= http://www.timesys.com/company |title=About Timesys |work= Company web site |accessdate= October 4, 2021 |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 31, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161231120120/http://www.timesys.com/company }}
| location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| key_people = Atul Bansal, CEO{{cite web|url=http://www.timesys.com/company/management|title=Timesys Management Team|publisher=|accessdate=16 August 2015}}
| num_employees = 60
| industry = {{ubl|Embedded Software|Cybersecurity}}
| products = Vigiles
| revenue =
| owner = {{ubl|Lynx Software Technologies|{{smaller|(2023–present)}}}}
| homepage = [http://www.timesys.com/ www.timesys.com]
}}
Timesys Corporation is a company selling Linux open source software security, engineering services, and development tools, for the embedded software market. The firm also helps software development teams build and maintain a custom Linux platform for embedded processors from integrated circuit manufacturers such as Atmel, Freescale, Intel, Texas Instruments, and Xilinx.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesys.com/supported/processors|title=Supported Processor Families|publisher=|accessdate=16 August 2015}}
On December 12, 2023, Lynx Software Technologies announced that it had completed the purchase of TimeSys Corporation.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231212723287/en/Lynx-Software-Technologies-Announces-Acquisition-of-Timesys-Corporation|title=Lynx Software Technologies Announces Acquisition of Timesys Corporation|work=Business Wire|access-date=2023-12-21|language=en}}
History
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it was founded in 1995 by principals associated with Carnegie Mellon University and initially provided the first real-time enhanced embedded Linux distribution,{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-announces-availability-of-LinuxRT-10/|title=TimeSys announces availability of Linux/RT 1.0|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120909124955/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-announces-availability-of-LinuxRT-10/|archivedate=2012-09-09|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-issues-position-statement-on-MontaVista-realtime/|title=TimeSys issues position statement on MontaVista real-time|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130128024110/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-issues-position-statement-on-MontaVista-realtime/|archivedate=2013-01-28|url-status=dead}} known as Timesys Linux/RT. Timesys joined the OSDL in 2003,{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-joins-OSDL-with-focus-on-Carrier-Grade-Linux/|title=TimeSys joins OSDL with focus on Carrier Grade Linux|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120910095404/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-joins-OSDL-with-focus-on-Carrier-Grade-Linux/|archivedate=2012-09-10|url-status=dead}} and in 2004, was the first to register a carrier-grade Linux distribution.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TIMESYS+FIRST+TO+REGISTER+CARRIER+GRADE+LINUX+DISTRIBUTION-a0124633128|title=TIMESYS FIRST TO REGISTER CARRIER GRADE LINUX DISTRIBUTION.|publisher=|accessdate=16 August 2015}}
In 2005, Timesys open-sourced their software.{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-drops-distro-model-embraces-rollyourown-embedded-Linux-services/|title=TimeSys drops distro model, embraces "roll-your-own" embedded Linux services|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120904231302/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/TimeSys-drops-distro-model-embraces-rollyourown-embedded-Linux-services/|archivedate=2012-09-04|url-status=dead}} At that time, the firm announced LinuxLink, a software development framework{{cite web|title=Timesys LinuxLink: Build Embedded Linux Based Devices — Quickly|url=http://www.timesys.com/embedded-linux/linuxlink|publisher=|accessdate=16 August 2015}} that helps embedded software development teams configure, patch, build and maintain an open source Linux platform. It includes a Linux kernel, GNU toolchain, packages and libraries and development tools. Subscribers are provided with regular updates, documentation and support.
All Linux platform components and updates are open source and are provided through the LinuxLink Factory custom platform builder.{{cite web|title=Timesys Factory(TM) — 'No Compromise' Custom Platform Builder|url=http://www.timesys.com/embedded-linux/platform-builder|publisher=|accessdate=16 August 2015}} Embedded Linux platforms, developed and maintained through LinuxLink, exist in hundreds of consumer electronics, medical device, industrial automation and networking products. LinuxLink evolved to become a portal for customers to gain access to cybersecurity products and services, development tools, and to ask for help.
Timesys added end-to-end device security in 2019. Vigiles is a vulnerability and mitigation tracker for automatically identifying, monitoring and tracking vulnerabilities specific to a developer's actual product configurations, along with triage and mitigation collaboration tools to fix issues.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-11|title=Timesys Vigiles Brings Real-time Vulnerability Monitoring, Targeted Risk Mitigation, Advanced Patch Notification to Embedded System Development|url=https://www.timesys.com/about-us/news-events/pr/timesys-vigiles-brings-real-time-vulnerability-monitoring-targeted-risk-mitigation-advanced-patch-notification-embedded-system-development/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Timesys Embedded Linux|language=en}} Timesys provides secure by design services, to implementsecurity features including secure boot, over-the-air updates, device encryption, hardening, and security audits. For long-term support of embedded devices, Timesys offers a Linux OS board support package maintenance service.
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External links
- [http://www.timesys.com/ Timesys Corporation website]
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Category:Software companies based in Pennsylvania
Category:Privately held companies based in Pennsylvania
Category:Software companies of the United States
Category:2023 mergers and acquisitions
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