Sep 23, 2010 (PRN): Embvue Inc., (www.embvue.com) - a leading provider of certifiable embedded systems, network and testing products, and professional services for mission-critical, safety-critical and security-sensitive systems, announced today the launch of its innovative A-Switch solution for customers that wish to integrate and field AFDX, safe, deterministic, switched Ethernet networks without relying on expensive and proprietary switch products.

A-Switch is a licensable software implementation of an (ARINC 664 Part 7) AFDX network switch that has been written from-scratch by Embvue in accordance with the underlying Airbus AFDX patents and RTCA/DO-178B Level A. Embvue is fully licensed by Airbus to sell A-Switch to customers world-wide for use in ADFX applications.

"We are pleased to announce that A-Switch is ready for launch," said Phil Cole, VP Sales and Marketing at Embvue. "Embvue has been intimately involved with the safe, deterministic Ethernet networking space for several years and has already brought to market two successful products to serve it (A-Stack and Prodigy). A-Switch is the result of a considerable amount of Embvue investment in designing and producing an efficient software implementation of an AFDX switch that Embvue is now pleased to make available to its customers through a number of different licensing models."

AFDX has become the norm for new networks deployed in the civil avionics market and it is gaining traction in other aerospace and defense sectors. A-Switch is an ideal choice for customers that would prefer to deploy an AFDX switch over which they have design and cost control rather than a proprietary and expensive switch marketed by a potential competitor.

Even outside of the aerospace and defense markets there is a growing demand for safe, deterministic switched Ethernet networking. A-Switch's heritage and adaptability make it ideally suited for these applications also.

A-Switch offers customers the following advantages over proprietary hardware solutions:

It allows customers to market their own product rather than buy it from a competitor

Embvue works with A-Switch customers to help them develop their own AFDX or safe, deterministic switched Ethernet switches based upon A-Switch technology. This means that they no longer have to rely on using their competitors' proprietary and expensive products if they do not have their own AFDX switch solution. In the event that a customer wants Embvue to work with a third party to develop a turnkey product, this is also possible.

It is cheaper to deploy and to maintain: As a software product, A-Switch is immune to obsolescence issues and can be ported over to replacement hardware quickly should the need arise. Also, customers can avail themselves of readily available COTS processor solutions upon which to host A-Stack so they are not tied to a single, potentially expensive, supplier.

It is portable: A-Switch has been written to be portable with a well-defined and adaptable hardware/operating system interface layer. It has already been ported to multiple COTS hardware and RTOS platforms and Embvue can readily port it to others if required. This means that customers can avoid being tied to a specific hardware or RTOS supplier if they chose to.

It is flexible: As a software product, A-Switch can be customized to account for project-specific or customer-specific requirements much more readily than a hardware implementation can. This gives customers the ability to more easily create discriminators for their products and the ability to deliver a solution that is truly adapted for a particular project application.

It is scalable: A-Switch is modular and can be delivered with only the modules that a customer actually requires.

It is future-proof: Additional features can be added downstream as the customer's requirements change or as their product gets applied to other projects that have different needs. As AFDX evolves and support for additional features such as security and increased network bandwidth arise, A-Switch will be adapted and Embvue will market upgrades that account for the general market trends.

It is deployable in harsh environments: AFDX is being used in more and more places, including some that may require the switch to operate in harsh environments. This presents a problem for customers using a hardware network solution because the ASIC must be certified for use in such environments. A-Switch, since it can be re-hosted readily, provides an excellent solution, allowing customers to host the AFDX switch on suitable, existing, available processors that have already received the necessary certification.

About Embvue

Embvue is an experienced, process-driven, systems and software engineering company specializing in the provision of products and services for customers developing complex, real time, mission or safety-critical embedded systems. Additional information is available at www.embvue.com

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