Seaweed Systems, Inc. Announces Availability of COTS DO-178B Certifiable
Embedded Graphics Driver Compliant With the OpenGL ES SC 1.0 Profile Announced
at Siggraph 2005
LOS ANGELES and WOODINVILLE, Wash., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seaweed
Systems, Inc. (Seaweed), a leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X
Window System embedded graphics solutions, throws its weight behind the launch
at Siggraph 2005 of the OpenGL ES SC 1.0 profile, which specifically addresses
the need for an open standard, small footprint OpenGL subset definition
ideally suited to embedded applications that have safety or security
requirements.
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The OpenGL ES Common profile was the first profile released to address a
specific market need for a subset of the full OpenGL API. OpenGL ES Common
and Common Lite profiles have gained considerable momentum in the graphics
community following their release in 2003. OpenGL ES SC 1.0 is now being
launched at Siggraph 2005 to address the needs of embedded graphics
communities for whom safety is a primary concern, including aerospace and
defense; medical device; automotive; and industrial process control
communities.
"Seaweed has been fully behind the need for OpenGL ES SC and has taken a
leading role in the working group that has defined the profile from day one,"
said Robert Schulman, President of Seaweed. "There has been an explosion in
the number of companies relying on the richness and flexibility of the OpenGL
API for embedded graphics development, but until now there has not been a
consensus in the industry on how to subset OpenGL for use in safe systems.
Seaweed believes that OpenGL ES SC provides this consensus and represents the
embedded graphics standard that will be adopted by companies that develop
applications that have safety requirements long into future. Since safety-
related applications are the cornerstone of Seaweed's business strategy,
Seaweed has devoted considerable key technical resources to ensuring that it
has an OpenGL ES SC compliant version of its market-leading SeaWind/178 driver
solution available to coincide with the profile launch at Siggraph 2005. We
will continue to contribute to OpenGL ES SC as it evolves and will continue to
ensure that our own products keep pace with this evolution."
"I have personally put a great deal of effort into the definition of
OpenGL ES SC 1.0 since starting as Chairperson of the working group back in
2003," said Chris Hall, Co-editor of the OpenGL ES SC 1.0 specification, and
Vice President, Engineering at Seaweed Systems. "Seaweed was invited to
participate in the working group activities as the first contributing member
from the outset, because we had a great deal of relevant experience
implementing safe subsets of the OpenGL API for our avionics customers. Our
work with SeaWind/178, Seaweed's own DO-178B certifiable product based upon a
subset of the OpenGL API, and the overwhelming avionics industry acceptance of
our product provided the working group with initial impetus and enabled the
group to garner support and input from avionics industry leaders. This was
incredibly important to ensure that the profile would be readily accepted and
supported by the community it was aimed at."
"I was delighted that the Safety Critical workgroup selected me as chair
to help steer the release of version 1.0 towards ratification," said Bruce
Stockwell, SeaWind/178 Lead Software Developer at Seaweed and Chairperson of
the OpenGL ES SC working group. "The release of OpenGL ES SC version 1.0 at
Siggraph is a milestone for us, but it is just the first step. The working
group continues to evaluate safe and practical expansions to the profile as
users demand them and as OpenGL itself continues to evolve."
Suitability of product for use in the most advanced aerospace applications
is key to Seaweed's success and to the adoption of OpenGL ES SC as a standard
for the world of embedded graphics. Today, Digital Map applications set the
high water mark in terms of the demands placed upon the graphics system.
"As a supplier of robust and highly acclaimed airborne map and image
processing products, Harris is excited about the release of Seaweed's OpenGL
ES SC driver. This release is directly in line with our situational awareness
product roadmap and will be employed as Harris continues to provide highly
efficient image processing products," said Doug Williams, Advanced Programs
Engineer, Harris Corporation.
About Seaweed Systems
Seaweed Systems is a software house specializing in X Window System and
OpenGL(R) products and services for embedded graphics applications. The
company's COTS software products are geared for the realtime/embedded
marketplace and offer aggressive performance, feature set, support, and
implementation schedules. To serve the ever-increasing number of embedded
graphics programs that require safety-critical certification, Seaweed
successfully developed and delivered its Seawind/178B family of DO-178B
certifiable OpenGL(R) subset API products. More information:
http://www.seaweed.com.
About Harris
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) is an international communications
equipment company focused on providing product, system, and service solutions
for commercial and government customers. The company's four operating
divisions serve markets for microwave, broadcast, secure tactical radio, and
government communications systems. With more than 10,000 employees, including
5,000 engineers and scientists, Harris is a technology powerhouse. More
information: http://www.harris.com.
For further information contact:
Phil Cole, VP Sales & Marketing, Seaweed Systems, Inc., +1-514-630-7711,
Phil@Seaweed.com, or Robert Schulman, President, Seaweed Systems, Inc.,
+1-425-895-1721, Bob@Seaweed.com.
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CONTACT:
Phil Cole, VP Sales & Marketing of Seaweed
Systems, Inc., +1-514-630-7711, Phil@Seaweed.com
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