2. Examples of generalist executives

Below are references to some of the general-purpose executives available on the market.

• Company: Wind River ( http://www.windriver.com )

  VxWorks 5.x: this product is the penultimate version of the operating system that made the company's reputation, and is also the most widely used. It's a very complete RTOS with many services, offering numerous and sometimes complex application models (as they are difficult to analyze from a behavioral point of view, and therefore from a predictibility point of view). It offers POSIX compatibility ^® 1003.1 and formerly 1003.1b and 1003.1c. The range of target processors is extensive, and the development platform very rich (Tornado for the 5.x series)....