TOMSK, May 15 – RIA Tomsk. The scientists of Tomsk State University (TSU) together with EleSy company are developing the first software complex in Russia capable to replace some Windows software solutions using it in high-tech production; the first version of the complex is already undergoing preliminary tests, the press service of the university reports on Monday.
It is specified that the total amount of financing of this strategically important for the Russian Federation project is more than 300 million rubles, half of them – is state subsidies, the remaining money - is the means of the initiator of the project EleSy, which is an industrial partner of TSU. Currently, developers are conducting preliminary testing of the first domestic complex and its debugging.
"Since OS Windows is still used at many facilities of the fuel and energy complex, the balanced decision may be not a complete renunciation of Windows, but the development of such software solutions, which can be reconfigured with a minimum labor costs for an Windows alternative operating environment", – the director of the Center of Computer Science and Technologies Alexander Zamyatin is quoted.
It is marked that the Tomsk software complex is running under Unix-like operating systems. It allows to collect, process and store technological data, to plan, distribute and monitor the production process online. The development does not depend on foreign analogues, the enterprises of the nuclear, oil and gas, power, chemical industries have shown interest in it."The completion of the key stages on creation of almost fully functional version of the software complex ready for demonstration to potential customers is scheduled for the end of 2017 – early 2018. This will allow, together with TSU partners, to move to the release of the "boxed" version, ready for use by third-party integrators", – the EleSy director of innovative development Maxim Kostarev is quoted.
Group of companies "EleSy" – is the leading developer of intelligent high-tech control and management systems for oil and gas companies. Its structure includes the managing and engineering company, Research and Development Institute EleSy, Research Institute of Electronic Systems, plant of instruments and automation equipment, logistics company, and educational center.