IBM/MONTAVISTA TO STRENGTHEN LINUX TIES TO IBM POWERPC.IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and MontaVista Software MontaVista Software develops systems software, development tools and Embedded Linux-based software targeting embedded systems such as automotive electronics, communications equipment, and television set-top boxes and other connected devices and infrastructure. , Inc., have signed a technology agreement under which MontaVista's embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. platform will expand its support for the IBM PowerPC microprocessor. The agreement is designed to help ensure the IBM PowerPC microprocessors are fully supported by MontaVista(tm) Linux(r) for embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. and networking applications. IBM and MontaVista also plan to pursue joint sales and marketing activities. In a separate, concurrent action, IBM has also taken a small equity stake in MontaVista. Terms were not disclosed. "Linux has become a requirement for many embedded and networking applications, so we're strengthening our relationship with MontaVista Software to build on the strong enabling of Linux in IBM products The following is a list of products from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and its predecessor corporations, beginning in the 1890s, and spanning punched card machinery, time clocks, and typewriters, via mainframe computers and minicomputers, to microprocessors, PCs, ," said Scottie Ginn, vice president, Pervasive Computing Group, IBM Microelectronics. "IBM continues to invest in the hardware and software technology essential to meeting the needs of our customers. We believe that MontaVista Linux, along with the IBM PowerPC and IBM PowerNP can provide a consistent, scalable environment for everything from cell phones to routers." MontaVista Software was one of the first embedded software companies to develop a Linux-based platform for the IBM PowerPC family of processors, a focus that the company has maintained during its two years of successful commercial operation. The two companies had previously announced that they are collaborating to make the Linux operating system available for IBM PowerPC-based set-top box chips and IBM PowerNP NP4GS3 network processors. "Embedded systems developers have long valued the stability and performance embodied in the PowerPC architecture," said Jim Ready, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , MontaVista Software. "Now these same developers can couple next-generation IBM PowerPC and IBM PowerNP hardware platforms with the openness and performance of MontaVista's embedded Linux environment. MontaVista Software joins IBM in delivering the software and hardware foundation for the next wave of networking systems and consumer devices." The scalable IBM PowerPC architecture provides a common Linux programming platform across the e-business infrastructure. The IBM PowerNP and IBM PowerPC processors and cores are suited for data storage devices and servers that feed the network; wired hubs, routers, and switches that make up the network; and the hand-held communications devices and other pervasive computing products that access the network. IBM's stand-alone microprocessors and embedded processors are available in speeds ranging from 25 to 700MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , each varying in power consumption, cost, size, and level of integration. MontaVista Linux Professional Edition is available direct from MontaVista and MontaVista distribution channels worldwide as a product subscription, providing the MontaVista Linux kernel, software updates, utilities, development tools and one year of technical support. It is open source, royalty-free, and built from 100 percent pure Linux sources. Also available from MontaVista Software are expanded technology add-on products, including embedded Java, High-Availability technology, and powerful graphical toolkits. IBM Microelectronics is a key contributor to IBM's role as the world's premier information technology supplier. IBM Microelectronics develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art semiconductor and interconnect technologies, products and services. IBM makes chips for a wide range of devices from the world's most powerful computers to the smallest cell phones. Its superior integrated solutions can be found in many of the world's best-known electronic brands. For more information, visit http://www.chips.ibm.com. MontaVista Software, Inc. powers the embedded revolution by providing open-source systems software solutions for embedded developers. Founded in 1999 by real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. (RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. ) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista's principal products include MontaVista(tm) Linux(r), a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross development platform and a set of tool kits for x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. , SH, ARM, XScale and other microprocessor architectures. MontaVista offers developers a family of products and services for embedded design and development targeted for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer devices. MontaVista Software also provides several technology add-on products addressing specific customer needs such as the Java Development environment, High Availability technology, powerful graphics toolkits and more. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista Software is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. funded by leading investors such Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, RRE RRE Red Rock Eater (News Service) RRE Road Race Engineering RRE Remote Roof Easy RRE Residential Real Estate RRE Rise-And-Run-Length Encoding RRE Royal Radar Establishment (Great Britain) Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co WR Hambrecht + Co. is a full service investment bank with headquarters in New York and San Francisco. It specializes in using its unique auction process called OpenIPO to compete with the traditional methods of larger and more established banks. ., IBM, Intel Capital and Sony Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.mvista.com/ or email info@mvista.com. |
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