Commercial products based on FreeBSD
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There are a number of commercial products based on FreeBSD
. Information about these products and the version of FreeBSD they are based on is often difficult to come by, since this fact is not widely publicised.
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant...
. Information about these products and the version of FreeBSD they are based on is often difficult to come by, since this fact is not widely publicised.
Examples
- Apple Inc.'s DarwinDarwin (operating system)Darwin is an open source POSIX-compliant computer operating system released by Apple Inc. in 2000. It is composed of code developed by Apple, as well as code derived from NeXTSTEP, BSD, and other free software projects....
, the core of Mac OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
; built on the XNU kernelXNUXNU is the computer operating system kernel that Apple Inc. acquired and developed for use in the Mac OS X operating system and released as free and open source software as part of the Darwin operating system...
(part MachMach (kernel)Mach is an operating system kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University to support operating system research, primarily distributed and parallel computation. Although Mach is often mentioned as one of the earliest examples of a microkernel, not all versions of Mach are microkernels...
, part FreeBSD, part Apple-derived code) and a userland much of which comes from FreeBSDFreeBSDFreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant... - Blue Coat SystemsBlue Coat SystemsBlue Coat Systems Inc. is a network security and network management company based in Sunnyvale, California, United States.It identifies itself as an application delivery network specialist...
network appliances - Calexium MailFountain is an Email Center appliance based on FreeBSD 8.1
- BorderwareSecure ComputingSecure Computing Corporation, or SCC, was a public company that developed and sold computer security appliances and hosted services to protect users and data...
appliances (firewall, VPN, Anti-SPAM, Web filter etc) is based on a FreeBSD kernel. - Check Point IPSONokia IPSOCheck Point IPSO is the operating system for the 'Check Point firewall' appliance and other security devices, based on FreeBSD, with numerous hardening features applied.....
security appliances - Citrix Netscaler OS Application delivery controller is based on FreeBSD.
- Coyote PointCoyote Point SystemsCoyote Point Systems is a manufacturer of computer networking equipment for application traffic management, also known as server load balancing....
GX-series Web AccelerationWeb accelerationWeb acceleration is a service that accelerates the delivery of content from web sites to a computer user.-Theory:Web acceleration means web sites can be loaded faster, both for large file downloads and small images. Currently most pages on the internet have a Content Delivery Network supporting...
and Load Balancer appliances - DellDellDell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
(was EqualLogic) iSCSI SAN arrays - Halon Security H/OS 1.3.X is based on FreeBSD 6.2, H/OS 1.4.X is based on FreeBSD 7.2, H/OS 2.X is based on FreeBSD 7.0
- IronPort AsyncOS is based on a FreeBSD kernel
- AntiSpam
- SenderBase
- Isilon clustered storage systems
- Juniper NetworksJuniper NetworksJuniper Networks is an information technology and computer networking products multinational company, founded in 1996. It is head quartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. The company designs and sells high-performance Internet Protocol network products and services...
JUNOSJUNOSJuniper Junos is the software or the network operating system used in Juniper Networks hardware systems. It is an operating system that is used in Juniper's routing, switching and security devices. Juniper offers a Software Development Kit to partners and customers to allow additional customization...
- JUNOS prior to 5.0 was based on FreeBSD 2.2.6.
- JUNOS between 5.0 and 7.2 (inclusive) is based on FreeBSD 4.2.
- JUNOS 7.3 and higher is based on FreeBSD 4.10.
- JUNOS 8.5 is based on FreeBSD 6.1
- JUNOS 10.0 is based on FreeBSD 7.
- KACE NetworksKACE NetworksDell KACE specializes in delivering appliance-based computer systems management solutions which allow organizations to manage IT assets. They also provide software for security, application virtualization, and systems management products...
's KBOX 1000 & 2000 Series Appliances and the Virtual KBOX Appliance - nCircle's IP360 security products use FreeBSD 6.x
- McAfeeMcAfeeMcAfee, Inc. is a computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. It markets software and services to home users, businesses and the public sector. On August 19, 2010, electronics company Intel agreed to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion...
Firewall Enterprise (aka Sidewinder) - NetApp filers based on Data ONTAP
- NetasqNetasqFounded in 1998, Netasq is an information security company based in France. It has designed and markets Unified Threat Management solutions which combine network and application firewall with embedded anti-virus, anti-spam, VPN and content filtering functionality with an integrated real-time...
intrusion prevention appliances - PanasasPanasasPanasas, Inc., is a private, multinational computer storage company based in Sunnyvale, California. It specializes in high-performance scale-out network-attached storage optimized for Linux clusters.- History :...
parallel network storage systems - PanasonicPanasonicPanasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
uses FreeBSD in their Viera TV receivers - Silicon Graphics InternationalSilicon Graphics InternationalSilicon Graphics International Corp. , is an American manufacturer of computer hardware and software, including high-performance computing solutions, x86-based servers for datacenter deployment, and visualization products...
uses FreeBSD in their MAIDMaidA maidservant or in current usage housemaid or maid is a female employed in domestic service.-Description:Once part of an elaborate hierarchy in great houses, today a single maid may be the only domestic worker that upper and even middle-income households can afford, as was historically the case...
disk arrays, formerly manufactured by COPAN. - SophosSophosSophos is a developer and vendor of security software and hardware, including anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, network access control, encryption software and data loss prevention for desktops, servers, email systems and other network gateways....
's Email Appliance - St. Bernard SoftwareSt. Bernard SoftwareSt. Bernard Software, Inc., is a computer security company based out of San Diego, California. It specializes in internet protection and web filtering.-Awards:* SC Magazine 5 Star Rating for iPrism 30h Web Filter, April 2008...
web filter appliance - SymmetricomSymmetricomSymmetricom, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies timekeeping technology to customers in industry and government worldwide that require extremely precise synchronization...
Timing Solutions - VXworksVxWorksVxWorks is a real-time operating system developed as proprietary software by Wind River Systems of Alameda, California, USA. First released in 1987, VxWorks is designed for use in embedded systems.- History :...