BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Operating System
- a program that controls the basic operation of a computer and its communication with devices such as the keyboard, printer, and mouse
Wiktionary Definition for: Operating System
- software Software that controls a computer and acts as a layer between the hardware and the applications and users. (eg. Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Unix)
- software Software that provides a simple environment for programmers and end users to work more efficiently (shell, command interpreter)
Additional Resources
- Google Talks Up Chrome Operating System as Windows 7 Launches
- Web applications such as Gmail and Google Wave are paving the road for major adoption of Google Chrome Web browser and made it imperative for Google to create Chrome, and are fueling the forthcoming Chrome Operating System, said Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management at Google, speaking at the...
- News items 2009-10-22
- CHINA MOBILE TO UNVEIL TD-SCDMA OPERATING SYSTEM
- AsiaInfo Services 04-12-2007 China Mobile to Unveil TD-SCDMA Operating System BEIJING, Apr 12, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China Mobile (SEHK: 0942) will probably announce the operating system of the experimental TD-SCDMA network, as formal a AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2007-04-12
- Businesses won't rush to upgrade computers to Windows Vista.(TECH & TELECOM)(Microsoft Corp. to introduce Windows Vista (operating system))(Brief Article)
- Most firms won't rush to upgrade their PCs to Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, slated for release this year. For many companies, Windows XP will remain the operating system of choice for the next two years or so. Their IT staffs aren' Most firms won't...
- Research articles 2006-01-27
- In Light of Microsoft Update, Writer Explains What an Operating System Does.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Sep. 10--What is an operating system anyway? As Microsoft rolls out its latest OS, Windows Millennium Edition, let's go back to basics and get clear on what exactly an operating system does. Sep. 10--What is an operating system anyway? As Microsoft rolls out its...
- Research articles 2000-09-10
- Modcomp Cerplex, L.P. announces more robust PC REAL IX Operating System, also to be offered with industrial grade Pentium-based PC and turnkey systems
- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 19, 1996-- Modcomp/Cerplex, L.P. MODCOMP, has announced the PC REAL/IX operating system as the company's premier flagship operating system.The PC REAL/IX operating system can be purchased alone, with an industrial grade PC platform, and with turnkey and near-turnkey systems. Offered with the operating system are...
- Research articles 1996-01-19
- Green Hills Software Selects SAIC for EAL6+ Security Evaluation of the INTEGRITY Operating System; Evaluation to Begin Immediately Using Existing Software and Artifacts
- SALT LAKE CITY -- Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in operating systems and development tools for safe and secure systems, announced today that its INTEGRITY operating system is undergoing the most stringent security evaluation undertaken by any commercial operating system. Green Hills Software has selected Science Applications International...
- Research articles 2005-04-19
- Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY Operating System First to Be Certified under The IEEE and The Open Group POSIX Certification Program
- SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Green Hills Software Inc., the market leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems RTOS, today announced that its INTEGRITY RTOS is the first operating system to be certified to a product standard based on the latest edition of IEEE 1003.1, "Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating...
- Research articles 2004-08-02
- LynuxWorks Selected as Embedded Operating System Vendor for Army's Future Combat Systems Program; LynxOS-178 Embedded Operating System Delivers Linux Binary Compatibility and POSIX Conformance to Ensure Application Portability and Interoperability
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- LynuxWorks TM Inc. today announced it was chosen as the embedded operating system vendor by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems FCS program's Integrated Computer System ICS. Under terms of the contract, LynuxWorks' LinuxR-compatible LynxOS-178R safety critical real-time operating system...
- Research articles 2005-04-11
- LynuxWorks Teams With MapuSoft to Provide Simplified Migration Path to LynuxWorks' LynxOS Real-Time Operating System
- LynuxWorksTM today announced its partnership with MapuSoft to provide embedded system developers with a streamlined migration path to its LynxOS® real-time operating system RTOS. Through the combination of MapuSoft's OS Changer® and OS Abstractor®, developers can now seamlessly port large amounts of legacy code from an older operating system OS...
- Research articles 2005-11-21
- Cable says no to Gates again; CableLabs group reaffirms desire for open operating system for digital boxes. (cable operators say no to Microsoft Corp.'s proprietary operating system)
- Bill Gates has failed in a second push to convince cable operators to adopt Microsoft Corp.'s proprietary operating system. Cable operators have ignored the billions of dollars the software titan keeps dangling and publicly affirmed their support Bill Gates has failed in...
- Research articles 1997-11-10
- New DataCard Smart Card Issuance Solution Supports Multos Operating System
- PARIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 27, 1998--DataCard Corporation announced today at Cartes '98 a smart card issuance solution that supports the MULTOS Multi-Application Operating System. MULTOS is the multi-application operating system for smart cards managed by MAOSCO, controlled by a consortium of leading companies from the smart card industry, including American Express, Europay,...
- Research articles 1998-10-27
- Columbia retools administrative systems. (Columbia University rebuilds its Administrative Information System architecture using IBM's ES/9000 mainframe and the MVS/ESA operating system)(IBM Higher Education supplement)
- Columbia University is rebuilding its Administrative Information System architecture around IBM's ES/9000 mainframe computer and its MVS/ESA operating system. The school selected the IBM mainframe and operating system, augmented by SIS/Legend software from American Management Systems, in order to provide a state-of-the-art on-line information system that integrates admissions, registration, billing,...
- Research articles 1992-03-01
- Google's New Operating System Will Be Interesting to See
- Bruce Everiss submits: /strong So Google GOOG have announced that they are taking on Microsoft MSFT directly with what will initially be a simple operating system for low end PCs, an area where Microsoft are particularly vulnerable with their bloatware operating system. Windows Vista has been a disaster for Microsoft,...
- External links 2009-07-08
- Raytheon to deliver advanced wide area augmentation system to the FAA for certification using Wind River`s VxWorks operating system.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-5 February 2002-RAYTHEON: Raytheon to deliver advanced wide area augmentation system to the FAA for certification using Wind River`s VxWorks operating system C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05022002 Wind River and Raytheon Company has announced that Raytheon is ...
- Research articles 2002-02-05
- Trusted Computer Solutions Announces Webinar Focused on Planning and Implementing Operating System Security
- Government and Commercial IT Security Managers and System Administrators Learn Ways to Lock Down an OS Quickly and Consistently without Losing System Availability ...
- Research articles 2009-06-02
- HP Enhances Enterprise-Class HP-UX Operating System for Workstations and Servers; Enhanced Feature Set Provides UNIX System-based Operating Environment with Performance and Investment Protection
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 6, 1995-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced the richest version of its UNIXR system-based operating system to date, HP-UX(1) 10.0, which provides industry-leading performance from desktop to data center for HP 9000 servers and workstations.
- Research articles 1995-02-06
- IDC Mobile Device Operating System Report Confirms Symbian's Lead in the Converged Mobile Device Market, Followed by Microsoft and Linux
- FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- In the 1970s and 1980s, the first basic mobile phones and electronic organizers arrived on the market as the predecessors of today's evolved mobile phones, handheld devices, and converged mobile devices. In the 1990s, the limitations of the real-time operating systems RTOS solutions resulted in the evolution...
- Research articles 2005-07-27
- Teradata Delivers Linux for Enterprise-Class Data Warehouses; Teradata Now Runs on 64-bit Suse Linux Enterprise Providing Open-Source Operating System and Platform Flexibility
- DAYTON, Ohio -- Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), announced today that it has shipped an enhanced version of the Teradata database running on the 64-bit version of the SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell. It is available globally for enterprise-class data warehouses. Teradata now delivers the same enterprise-class scalability,...
- Research articles 2006-09-18
- Airbus A380 Flies with Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY-178B Operating System; INTEGRITY Selected for Engine Monitoring and Navigation Systems; Illustrates Increasing Adoption of COTS Technology
- SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in operating systems and development tools for safe and secure systems, today announced that the Airbus A380 flew at the opening of this week's Paris Air Show with the Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178B operating system in its engine monitoring...
- Research articles 2005-06-15
- RADVISION Toolkits now available for Green Hills' integrity Real-Time Operating System.
- RADVISION (NASDAQ:RVSN) has announced that its MGCP, MEGACO/H.248, and RTP/RTCP Developer Toolkits fully support the Green Hills Software Real-Time Operating System RTOS. This operating system is the fastest growing platform for system level Power PC/ARM processors. INTEGRITY is a secure, royalty-free RTOS intended for...
- Research articles 2003-09-22
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