Intel Chooses TUXIA as Embedded Linux Software Provider for Next-Generation Consumer Media Gateway Platform.Business Editors & High Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2001 Joint Initiative Will Enable New Wave of Internet Media Devices Marking a milestone in its mission to provide the best 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. (R) software platforms for the information appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. industry's top-tier companies, TUXIA(R) today announced that it has been selected by Intel to adapt TUXIA's embedded Linux software suite, TASTE (TUXIA Appliance Synthesis Technology), for a new consumer media gateway platform now being developed by Intel. Intel's and TUXIA's new joint initiative will give original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) an integrated solution that provides higher performance, faster time-to-market and reduced cost-of-ownership for the development of new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. media devices. As part of their teaming effort, TUXIA will develop a version of TASTE optimized for the new consumer media gateway platform while Intel will bundle TASTE with the new product to market to its customers. The TASTE embedded 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. and application framework will be ported to Intel's new product to provide a range of advanced multimedia features: TUXIA's Nanozilla(R) browser, the first commercial release of an embedded Mozilla browser Mozilla browser may refer to one of the following web browsers produced by the Mozilla Foundation:
DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. playback capability; PVR See DVR. functionality; picture-in-picture support; alpha-blending; and MP3 playback capability. "The success of the next generation of information appliances will depend on their capability to deliver cutting-edge services in a reliable, cost-effective manner," said Holger Ippach, chief technology officer, TUXIA. "By working together with Intel, TUXIA will provide OEMs with the compelling open source solution of TASTE combined with the power of Intel's industry-leading x86-class processors, enabling a cost-efficient, all-in-one software and hardware platform for a new wave of Internet media devices." Based on the current Linux 2.4 kernel, TASTE features an embedded operating system An operating system used in special-purpose applications (embedded systems). Embedded operating systems are typically very compact and often designed for real time operations. See embedded Linux, QNX, OS-9, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks and Symbian OS. , an embedded Mozilla browser called Nanozilla(R) and a range of plug-ins for information appliances that are designed to fit within a minimum of flash memory. As a result, TASTE offers OEMs five key advantages: 1. Full, desktop-compatible Linux integrated in a variety of flash memory chips 2. Secure file system providing up to 3:1 block compression for minimized footprint 3. Reliable, fault-tolerant update mechanism 4. Embedded Mozilla-based browser with all multimedia plug-ins for information appliances 5. An all-in-one, easy-to-use professional development toolkit for customizing TASTE The market for Internet-connected devices in the home promises a significant business opportunity in the future. Research firm IDC forecasts that the value of information appliance shipments will soar from $7 billion in 2000 to more than $44 billion in 2005. About TUXIA TUXIA(R) is blazing a new path in the field of embedded Linux systems by delivering the full multimedia capabilities of the Internet to a new generation of electronic appliances, such as set-top boxes, PDAs, thin clients and 3G phones. TUXIA's embedded Linux software suite, TASTE(R), features a Linux 2.4 kernel, an embedded Mozilla browser, Nanozilla(R), and a three-to-one file compression See data compression. (algorithm) file compression - The compression of data in a file, usually to reduce storage requirements. technology that provides the smallest, fastest and most cost-efficient software platform for information appliances. With centers of excellence spanning four continents, the growing 120-member TUXIA team is one of the leading players in the embedded Linux revolution. More information may be found at www.tuxia.com. |
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