I've found this quite helpful over the years:
ACE[
^]
You'll find some info about supported OS'es, including Windows CE, pSOS, QNX Neutrino, and VxWorks, here:
http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/DOC_ROOT/ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html[
^]
As can be seen from the
ACE, TAO, and CIAO Success Stories[
^], this IS actually rocket science, and it has been used for quite a number of serious real-time applications.
Regards
Espen Harlinn