PX5 spins out Thread X subsidiary
Real time operating system startup PX5 has launched a subsidiary focussed on Thread X as it moves to open source.
The RTOSX subsidiary will provide professional support, extended long-term maintenance, and engineering services to developers using the ThreadX embedded real-time operating system, now part of Microsoft as Azure Thread X but being spun out as open source.
The RTOSX team mainly comprises the original authors of the ThreadX embedded real-time operating system, including associated middleware such as FileX, GUIX, NetX, and USBX. Combining personnel from the pre- and post-acquisition of Express Logic by Microsoft in 2019, RTOSX is best positioned to support ThreadX developers with expert technical support, giving development teams the freedom to focus on driving their business forward.
PX5 will continue to focus on runtime software for deeply embedded applications. Having decades of direct experience, RTOSX is uniquely positioned to help ThreadX developers and create the best of both worlds – free open-source software with professional support.
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“With Microsoft contributing ThreadX to the open-source community under the purview of the Eclipse Foundation, embedded IoT developers need confidence that their work will be supported and maintained,” said William Lamie, CEO of PX5. “RTOSX is dedicated to supporting this effort and is committed to helping all current and future ThreadX developers with professional support, extended long-term maintenance, and engineering services at a level they cannot get anywhere else.”
RTOSX offers fully ticketed professional support for ThreadX, including a Service Level Agreement (SLA) that typically results in same-day response and fast issue resolution. This includes monitoring the ThreadX open-source community and proactively alerting developers if/when significant issues are reported, including Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE). These services unblock technical and security issues for development teams and eliminate the ongoing burden of continuous monitoring of the open-source community.
Alongside the support packages, RTOSX also offers extended long-term support of up to 10 years for specific ThreadX (and middleware) versions so teams can enjoy the benefits of using open source and confidently meet device lifecycle and maintenance requirements.
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