Lynx Software Technologies, Inc, a leader in foundational, open-architecture software solutions for the Mission-Critical Edge, has officially announced an expanded solutions portfolio, which is designed to support aerospace and defense (A&D) customers in developing, deploying, and managing Linux-based mission-critical edge systems.
To understand the significance of such a development, though, we first must acknowledge some recent projections that see Linux-based mission-critical software in aerospace and defense sectors growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 13% to 15% over the next several years. Despite that being the case, customers continue to face multiple challenges, causing average project delays of 30%, a 20% increase in integration costs, and substantial expenses of up to $1 million per day for security and vulnerability management.
Enter Lynx’s latest brainchild. According to certain reports, the all-new portfolio will include a facility for software composition analysis, managed services, virtual target infrastructure, and more.
Talk about each solution on a slightly deeper level, we begin from the software composition analysis aspect, where you can access a MOSA.ic SCA with Vigiles On-Premises solution. This particular solution happens to be a comprehensive software composition analysis (SCA) and software bill of materials (SBOM), specifically designed for embedded systems in the aerospace and defense industry. On a more granular level, the stated technology offers defense organizations and contractors a powerful, automated tool to manage vulnerabilities, ensure compliance, and reduce security risks in their software supply chain.
Among other specific features provided by LYNX MOSA.ic SCA with Vigiles On-Premises, there is the prospect of rapid deployment in days, compared to three to six months for DIY solutions. Next up, it ensures automated SBOM generation and management, as well as conduct real-time vulnerability tracking from multiple sources.
The solution is also capable of advanced CVE filtering, a facility which it leverages to reduce false positives by almost 95%. In case that wasn’t enough, then we must mention how it comes decked up with built-in scalability to support large embedded system projects.
Moving on to Lynx’s brand-new managed service, where users can come expecting a MOSA.ic Customer-Specific Managed Platform (CSMP). By banking upon this platform, the company is able to take care of everything from initial deployment to ongoing updates. This, in turns, ensures seamless operation throughout the project’s lifecycle.
Apart from that, the solution is understood to have the necessary means for managing regular updates, patches and security vulnerability management under various levels of Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in the fact that, while CSMP is a managed service, Lynx has developed this offering with a set of on-premises capabilities available to customers. These capabilities include a virtual development environment which tends to reduce dependency on physical hardware during the early stages of development. Furthermore, they pack together remote hardware access that enables the management of physical hardware via the Embedded Board Farm.
Beyond that, users can also leverage the capabilities in question to conduct optimal management of vulnerabilities with MOSA.ic. SCA.
“Our customers in the A&D sector have consistently expressed a critical need for robust Linux support in their mission-critical systems,” said Alan Maillet, Chief Revenue Officer for Lynx. “We’re proud to answer their call with an expanded solution that combines our traditional safe and secure Operating Environment reliability with modern Linux-based solutions development tools. These enhancements in our portfolio reflect a tremendous amount of work by the Lynx and Timesys teams; they reflect our commitment to meeting the needs of the aerospace and defense ecosystem, empowering the ability to build next-generation edge computing platforms with uncompromising performance and security.”
Rounding up highlights would be a Virtual Target Infrastructure in LYNX MOSA.ic.VIE, which provides a disaggregated on-premises virtual target infrastructure to support QEMU virtual targets. The said solution has been markedly designed from the ground up to integrate into existing CI/CD pipelines, providing customers with an easy way to introduce virtual target testing into their workflows. Such an approach, on its part, should go a long distance to accelerate schedules, and at the same time, reduce cost and risk.
