ITTIA embeds Linux and db.* in Oshkosh Trucks

Hello,

Do you remember our previous press release that explained how Oshkosh was
using our database in one of their trucks? After developing with our
database and working with ITTIA to support their development for six months,
Oshkosh have expanded their engagement with ITTIA and are using our
technology with many of their trucks. Attached and pasted below is a press
release that Oshkosh delivered to us yesterday.

Best wishes,
Daniel Hornal
ITTIA


Contact: Steven Danneman, ITTIA Partner program manager
stevend@ittia.com
+1 (425) 462-0046


Oshkosh Truck Corporation integrates ITTIA database solution into several
severe-duty trucks


Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a leader in the defense, fire and emergency, and
commercial truck manufacturing market, is now using an ITTIA embedded
database in several of its vehicles.

Soldiers and civilians alike rely on Oshkosh's strength and reliability to
keep them moving, no matter how adverse the conditions. Their advanced
electronics know-how also makes their vehicles among the smartest in the
world. Their advanced TerraMax truck completed the DARPA autonomous vehicle
grand challenge this year.

Users of Oshkosh trucks require systems that work quickly and reliably, and
Oshkosh expects the same from the software that helps keep their vehicles on
top. The company spent significant time and resources to valuate various
embedded databases before they selected an ITTIA database solution. The
superior performance of db.*, coupled with ITTIA's technical support and
training made db.* a great choice from a technical perspective. The
open-source nature and low cost of db.* made the decision obvious from a
business perspective.

Jim Bomkamp, a software engineer for Oshkosh Truck, says, "I looked all over
the Internet for database offerings that would meet criteria such as: could
be embedded on our Linux ARM platform, interface to C/C++, small footprint,
fast execution speed, did not need external maintenance, could be restored
on the fly if file/data corruption occurred, and very inexpensive. ITTIA
alone provided what we needed and our implementation of the database was a
success. The low cost of membership in Club ITTIA along with a week long
training course ITTIA provided was at least $25,000 cheaper than
implementing any other company's database solution, and I just couldn't
believe the cost that some companies wanted to charge to implement their
database in our products. The Linux open source solutions such as ITTIA
provides are definitely worth looking into."

ITTIA's db.* is free to download, develop and distribute for Standard and
Premium members. There are no licensing or development fees whatsoever. Paid
Club ITTIA members also receive updated versions of the database and
technical support. These benefits - coupled with the maturity of the code
and documentation and the low-cost online and on-site training and technical
support - places the total cost of ownership (TCO) of db.* and ITTIA
solutions far below that of any competitor.

Jim Bomkamp again states, "Once we decided to implement the ITTIA database
into our products we knew that there would be a learning curve to go through
to get to the point of writing efficient and error-free code, especially
since none of us had a great depth of database experience. We decided that
to have ITTIA provide a week of training would actually cost less than
generating internal training, plus on our own we would take much longer
getting going and wouldn't necessarily arrive at optimal code solutions.
ITTIA's training provided what we needed to get going in a short amount of
time, plus we were able to pose application specific questions to their
trainer that helped us right where we most needed it. Also, ITTIA's
technical support has been very responsive since that initial training
session when we have had need in several instances to pose to them a
development or debug question."

There are electronic modules inside trucks that control various subsystems
and produce fault codes when problems occur. In one scenario, the db.*
database is utilized as the permanent storage for these fault codes and
system information is retrieved from db.* to be displayed for the truck
operators on seven inch color displays. Due to sensitivity of the
environments such as combat zones where these trucks are used, it is
important for the database to be reliable, efficient and fast.

"Oshkosh is a very smart company, and we are proud to announce that they
chose our solutions over that of all our competitors," said Sasan Montaseri,
president of ITTIA. "They did their research, and made their decision based
on performance and cost. I encourage others to look at our offerings before
they settle on a second-class solution, or one that will cost them tens of
thousands or even millions more in licensing and development costs."

For more information about db.* go to
http://www.ittia.com/dbstar/dbstar.html
For more information about Club ITTIA go to http://www.ittia.com/club_ittia