[2] MontaVista Announces Support Service for DevelopOnline.com Users; World's Leading Manufacturers Tap Linux Talent Pool to Drive Next Generation of Web-Enabled Devices.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000 In a combined push to bring more Web-enabled electronic devices to market faster, MontaVista, a leading provider of the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , will offer 30-day support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to users of DevelopOnline, an online product development center. Working together, MontaVista and DevelopOnline intend to enable shorter time-to-market by allowing the exploding community of Linux software programmers to access new technology platforms over the Web. Through MontaVista's support and DevelopOnline's new site, developers can test drive MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux on one or more alternative new open platforms. Next, they can choose the best fit for their new product design, whether it is a set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. , Web pad See Webpad. , or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . Then, they can sign up for development support and begin to build their new electronic device -- all on the same site. Opens the door to worldwide talent pool In a world driven by software, yet encumbered Encumbered A property owned by one party on which a second party reserves the right to make a valid claim, e.g., a bank's holding of a home mortgage encumbers property. by a lack of software programmers, companies like Compaq, Intel, Motorola and STMicroelectronics, already part of the DevelopOnline community, will now have open access to an estimated talent pool of more than 10 million Linux users. By reducing the time a company spends on research and development, MontaVista and DevelopOnline are reducing the cost of development, and getting products in the hands of users, sooner. In effect, MontaVista and DevelopOnline have created a model for mass customization within the electronic-device market. Now, next-generation products can be mass-produced while more readily tailored to the needs of the individual user. "MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux and 30-day-support-service offering will unleash the growing number of Linux programmers for the growing number of Web-enabled devices," said James Ready James "Jim" Ready is a businessman and technologist. He is known within the Linux community for pioneering real-time embedded operating systems.[1] Ready received his BA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1971 and his MA from the University of , chief executive officer MontaVista. "Companies are in the fight of their lives against time and lack of resources. MontaVista's support service offering on DevelopOnline's site cuts time by adding resources so companies can bring new products to market faster than ever before," said Alan Steinberg Dr. Alan Steinberg is an American author. He has published Divided, a collection of short stories, and Cry of the Leopard, a novel. In addition an opera of The Falcon and the Sailor Boy, for which Steinberg wrote the libretto, was recently performed at SUNY Potsdam, starring , chief executive officer of DevelopOnline. About MontaVista MontaVista Software Inc. combines expertise in embedded systems with expertise in Linux to offer open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded-system market. Founded in 1999 by James F. Ready, a pioneer in real-time operating systems, MontaVista's principal offering is the Linux operating system tailored to the needs of embedded-system software developers, including those creating the new generation of Web-enabled devices. By combining its expertise in embedded-system technologies and Linux, with complementary software from third-party partners, MontaVista is able to support the widest spectrum of CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. architectures, and board- and system-level platforms, of any embedded-Linux provider. About DevelopOnline Based in Tempe, Ariz., DevelopOnline provides an open platform development site for e-collaboration, designed to reduce the total cost of innovation by introducing foundational building blocks to the electronic design process over the Internet. By reducing engineering cycle time, DevelopOnline can help to accelerate time to market initiatives through an open environment that fosters creativity and defines the quickest path between innovators, the latest technology platforms, and their target markets. DevelopOnline currently employs 85 people. |
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