IntervalZero
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IntervalZero, Inc. - Formerly Ardence
, a Citrix
Company - develops embedded software
products that deliver real-time control
capability for the embedded technology market. Founded in July 2008 by a group of former Ardence executives, IntervalZero is headed by CEO Jeffrey D. Hibbard.
The company's name, IntervalZero, comes from the company's mission to deliver deterministic, hard real-time and instant-on functionality - which is the technical definition
of the optimal experience between a system command and execution being an "interval of zero."
IntervalZero's embedded software solutions are deployed worldwide - primarily in Industrial Automation, Military
/Aerospace
, Medical Device, and Test & Measurement.
On December 20, 2006, Citrix Systems announced an agreement to acquire Ardence's Enterprise and Embedded software businesses and integrated the Ardence Software-Streaming products into the Citrix portfolio in 2007 and early 2008.
In early 2008 Citrix agreed to sell the Embedded business to IntervalZero and Citrix has retained a minority ownership the company.
IntervalZero's lineage traces back to 1980 when a group of MIT
engineers started VenturCom and began to develop expertise in embedded technology. VenturCom, which later was renamed Ardence in 2004, developed breakthrough embedded technology such as: RTX
, the first real-time Windows
offering; and ReadyOn, the first instant-on solution for Windows.
Ardence
Ardence, a Citrix Company, is a technology company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with representatives in Washington, D.C.; Virginia Beach, VA; Chicago, IL; Denton, TX; and Europe, Middle East, Africa and India....
, a Citrix
Citrix Systems
Citrix Systems, Inc. is a multinational corporation founded in 1989, that provides server and desktop virtualization, networking, software-as-a-service , and cloud computing technologies, including Xen open source products....
Company - develops embedded software
Embedded software
Embedded software is computer software that plays an integral role in the electronics it is supplied with.Embedded software's principal role is not Information technology , but rather the interaction with the physical world. It's written for machines that are not, first and foremost, computers...
products that deliver real-time control
Real-time control
Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time....
capability for the embedded technology market. Founded in July 2008 by a group of former Ardence executives, IntervalZero is headed by CEO Jeffrey D. Hibbard.
The company's name, IntervalZero, comes from the company's mission to deliver deterministic, hard real-time and instant-on functionality - which is the technical definition
Definition
A definition is a passage that explains the meaning of a term , or a type of thing. The term to be defined is the definiendum. A term may have many different senses or meanings...
of the optimal experience between a system command and execution being an "interval of zero."
IntervalZero's embedded software solutions are deployed worldwide - primarily in Industrial Automation, Military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
/Aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
, Medical Device, and Test & Measurement.
History
On July 28, 2008 Interval Zero announced that it acquired the Ardence Embedded software business from Citrix Systems Inc. IntervalZero officially completed the acquisition on July 15, 2008.On December 20, 2006, Citrix Systems announced an agreement to acquire Ardence's Enterprise and Embedded software businesses and integrated the Ardence Software-Streaming products into the Citrix portfolio in 2007 and early 2008.
In early 2008 Citrix agreed to sell the Embedded business to IntervalZero and Citrix has retained a minority ownership the company.
IntervalZero's lineage traces back to 1980 when a group of MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
engineers started VenturCom and began to develop expertise in embedded technology. VenturCom, which later was renamed Ardence in 2004, developed breakthrough embedded technology such as: RTX
RTX
RTX may refer to:* RTX Red Rock, an action-adventure game for the PlayStation 2, which was developed and published by LucasArts* Royal Trux, as an abbreviation for the name of the band...
, the first real-time Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
offering; and ReadyOn, the first instant-on solution for Windows.
Products
IntervalZero develops the following products:- RTX delivers real-time capability for direct control of embedded hardware and relies on Microsoft Windows to deliver the Windows user experience.
- ETS is the smallest-footprint, stand alone, real-time operating systemReal-time operating systemA real-time operating system is an operating system intended to serve real-time application requests.A key characteristic of a RTOS is the level of its consistency concerning the amount of time it takes to accept and complete an application's task; the variability is jitter...
(RTOS) that supports the Win32 API.
- Select enables multi-purpose device functionality on a single operating systemOperating systemAn operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
as well as instant on/off capability that minimizes boot timeBootingIn computing, booting is a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. On modern computers, this typically involves loading and starting an operating system. The boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the...
and ends long shutdowns.
Executive Officers
- Jeffrey D. Hibbard, Chief Executive Officer
- Mark Vanvranken, Chief Financial OfficerChief financial officerThe chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
- Brian Calder, Vice PresidentVice presidentA vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
, North America Sales - Daron Underwood, Vice President, EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
- Brian Carter, Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Communications