Re: Aonix commitment to Ada (was 'Hijacking a Thread was RE: New Ada compiler for .NET')

[David Humphris <dhumphris@aonix.co.uk>]

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>Richard Riehle wrote:
>
>I believe Ada can stand on its own.  The work of ACT, along with
>many others has helped to democratize the language.   However,
>ACT is not the only game in town and others continue to create
>serious compilers for the rigorous demands of real-time, safety-critical
>software.  DDC-I and Irvine Compiler Corporation come to mind
>as examples of these kinds of responsible commercial companies
>who continue to be strong supporters of Ada.  I apologize if I
>have overlooked anyone else, but the fact is that none of those
>companies does much to promote Ada beyond their traditional
>customer base.  Oh, yes, Aonix made an attempt before it
>was purchased by an a bunch of ignoramouses who failed to
>see the value of their Ada capability until too late.

I would like to comment on Richard's comments on how Ada was treated
within Aonix. We have some very good news!  First, Ada has been doing
pretty well within Aonix in recent years even if, as Richard was probably
referring to, the main focus of the company had not always been on Ada.

The good news is that the old Aonix just split 2 weeks ago into two new
companies: the new Aonix, which retains the modeling (StP/ACD), Ada and
UIMS (TeleUSE) tools businesses and Select Business Solutions, which
consists of the former eBIS and Select divisions.

We can officially announce that the new Aonix is committed to keep its Ada
business healthy and growing. The new investment structure will allow Aonix
to refocus on its typical mission-critical applications business, where Ada is
playing a key role, especially in the safety critical area (but not only!).

It is always easy to make announcements. It is sometimes more difficult to
show some achievements. That's why we invite all the Ada users to stay
tuned to see what Aonix is going to deliver as new features and products
in the Ada world very soon.

David Humphris
Real-Time Sales Consultant
Aonix

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