Aonix, the provider of the PERC technologies for embedded Java developers, announced that National Oilwell Varco has selected the Aonix PERC Ultra virtual machine (VM) for its Java-based control system that manages automated robotic drilling. National Oilwell Varco—a designer and manufacturer of a broad range of technologically advanced drilling equipment, AC and DC drives, pipe-handling equipment, controls and instrumentation—made an extensive evaluation of embedded Java offerings. Varco selected PERC based on its fast, predictable performance and small memory footprint.
Kent Hulich, software development manager, Varco, said, "J9 from IBM could not come close to the performance that I was able to achieve with PERC. We needed timing intervals below 10 ms, and Aonix provided a version of PERC that takes advantage of POSIX CLOCK_REALTIME timers in Linux 2.6 to provide very accurate timing to the application."
Dave Wood, marketing director, Aonix, stated, "We are very pleased that PERC was flexible enough to manage the jitter and easily achieve Varco's specifications. This ability has enabled the PERC Developers at Varco to create a highly stable and accurate control loop in which to implement their software applications. It's always gratifying each time customers confirm the superior technology of PERC, particularly for technically challenging projects like the Varco robotic drilling system."
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