IntervalZero, Inc. develops hard real-time software and its

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(SMP) enabled RTX and RTX64 software transform the Microsoft Windows general-purpose operating system (GPOS) into a

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(RTOS). IntervalZero and its engineering group regularly release new software (cf its history). Its most recent product, RTX64, focuses on

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and

(SMP) to replace dedicated hardware based systems such as digital signal processors (DSPs) or

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s (FPGAs) with multicore PCs. For instance, an

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surface manufacturer which largely deployed DSP based systems, switched to

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(PC) based systems, dedicating

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s for the real time audio processing. Founded in July 2008 by a group of former Ardence executives, IntervalZero is headed by CEO Jeffrey D. Hibbard. The firm has offices in Waltham, MA;

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, France;

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, Germany, and

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, ROC. This global presence is important because these solutions are deployed worldwide, primarily in industrial

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s, digital media, and test and

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. The corporate name, IntervalZero, comes from the technical definition of the optimal experience between a system command and execution.

History

IntervalZero's lineage traces back to 1980, when a group of

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engineers started VenturCom and began to develop expertise in embedded technology. It was during this time that

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was developed and marketed. Their first innovation was to focus on

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as a possible real-time solution for the Industry in 1995 by releasing RTX. Since then, a lot of controllers are PC and

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based. Their second innovation came as a second product, Component Integrator, which makes

an embedded OS. It was licensed by

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a few years later and became the origin of

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. In 2004, VenturCom, was renamed Ardence. In December 2006,

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Systems announced an agreement to acquire Ardence's enterprise and embedded software businesses. It integrated the software streaming products into the Citrix portfolio in 2007 and early 2008. In 2008, a group of former Ardence executives founded IntervalZero and acquired the Ardence embedded software business from Citrix Systems Inc.

retained a minority ownership the firm. On July 28, 2008, Intervalzero announced that it had acquired the Ardennce embedded software division with Citrix Systems Inc.

Products

IntervalZero develops RTX and RTX64, hard real-time software that transforms Microsoft Windows into a real-time operating system (RTOS).

Executive Officers

* Jeffrey D. Hibbard, Chief Executive Officer * Mark Van Vranken, Chief Financial Officer * Brian Calder,

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, North America Sales & Marketing * Daron Underwood, Vice President, CTO * Brian Carter, Vice President, Strategic Communications * Bryan Levey, Vice President, Engineering

References

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