MontaVista Announces Carrier Grade Edition 4.0; The Only Carrier Grade Linux Adopted by Leading Network Equipment Providers is Now Available on the Linux 2.6 Kernel.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- 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., the leading Linux provider for the telecommunications market, today announced MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 4.0 (CGE CGE Computable General Equilibrium CGE Conference des Grandes Ecoles (French) CGE Carrier Grade Edition (COTS Linux platform) CGE Classic Gaming Expo (game) ). CGE 4.0 integrates the latest Linux 2.6 kernel with the most advanced hard real-time capabilities, new and unique clustering services, and the broadest AdvancedTCA hardware support available in the market. As the fourth-generation release, CGE 4.0 is the only Linux in the market that is proven in terms of quality, strict feature requirements and advanced technologies. With CGE 4.0, network equipment providers (NEPs) can quickly create and deliver highly reliable, cost-effective, next generation communication systems without the concerns naturally attributable to first-generation products. "NEPs demand a solution that is both field-proven and technologically advanced. As the telecom industry responds to the extreme pressure to redesign their networks and introduce new advanced capabilities, they need the confidence that the software platform they are building upon can help them achieve their design goals, but at the same time not put their project schedules at risk," 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. and president, MontaVista Software. "As the only fourth-generation carrier grade Linux A specification that defines an industrial strength operating system environment using Linux. Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) covers hardware, availability, clustering, security, serviceability and performance. in the world, CGE 4.0 builds upon four years of experience in enabling network equipment providers to combine cost-effective off-the-shelf (COTS) components with advanced Linux technologies so they can confidently build and deploy reliable, feature-rich, carrier-class solutions." CGE 4.0 is the industry's most field tested and proven Linux distribution The Linux operating system packaged for customers for a fee. It includes the Linux kernel, essential operating system components from the GNU Project, an installation program, various open source utilities and applications, documentation and technical support. in the market. It is the only carrier grade Linux deployed by the world's leading NEPs into carrier networks for over three generations of product, and it serves as the foundation for advanced telecom solutions currently in design. CGE is also the only carrier grade 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. that achieved the strict requirements of both the Service Availability Forum
"MontaVista Linux is a strategic development platform for Motorola," said Wade Campbell, strategic marketing director, Embedded Communications Computing, Motorola. "With MontaVista's industry expertise in delivering a carrier-grade operating system, we are confident that CGE 4.0 will continue to address the unique requirements of the telecom industry and enable Motorola to continue delivering integrated and validated communications servers for our customers to build their next generation applications." "There is a strong trend among many of our customers to adopt AdvancedTCA platforms with carrier-grade Linux," said Steve Price, director of marketing, Infrastructure Processor Division at Intel. "MontaVista Linux CGE 4.0 coupled with our Intel(R) architecture-based processors and network processors will be ideal building blocks for network equipment providers to achieve faster time to market and better price/performance." In addition to being embraced by the world's leading hardware partners, CGE 4.0 leads the industry in support from the richest ecosystem of carrier class ISVs. This combination enables telecommunication equipment manufacturers to quickly and effectively build robust service applications and high availability services. "The telecom market is moving toward interoperability and standards-based designs, giving original equipment manufacturers and telecom equipment manufacturers flexible building blocks to help them create reliable and secure solutions," said Ari Valtanen, co-founder, senior vice president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Solid Information Technology. "MontaVista Linux CGE 4.0 is the ideal platform for Solid to deliver our highly reliable data management solution for developing applications for the communications industry." CGE 4.0 is an open and flexible development platform designed specifically to address the unique and demanding requirements of carrier grade class applications with a strong focus on open standards and high availability services. CGE 4.0 Features Include: --Current Industry Standards --Latest stable version of Linux 2.6.10 kernel --OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux 2.0 specification compliance --Support for the SA Forum Hardware Platform Interface and Application Interface Specifications --Advanced Real-Time Support --Integrated real time technology with performance benchmarks achieving 200 times more responsive in preemption preemption U.S. policy that allowed the first settlers, or squatters, on public land to buy the land they had improved. Since improved land, coveted by speculators, was often priced too high for squatters to buy at auction, temporary preemptive laws allowed them to acquire latency than the standard 2.6 kernel --New interrupt handler scheduling as prioritized threads --New Real time configuration option with four selectable modes --High Availability Services and Redundant Hardware Support --Application protection facilities including cluster membership, fault detection, checkpointing, event service and cluster messaging services --ATCA Hot Swap --Ethernet link failover and aggregation --Reliable and redundant file system support including journaling and disk mirroring (RAID, DRDB DRDB Digital Radio Development Bureau ) --Serviceability --Kernel resource monitoring framework --IPMI Hardware Management --System event broker and event log with remote access --Kernel dumps across LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , in-memory, disk with advanced crash analysis tools --Deployed system debugging and live application level patching facility --Broad Platform Support --Supports latest Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture[1] is the largest specification effort in the history of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), with more than 100 companies participating. (ATCA See AdvancedTCA. ) platforms --10 processor families (32/64 bit) across multiple architectures --MontaVista DevRocket(TM) Development Environment Enhancements --High performance multithreaded multithreaded - multithreading design --Improved debugger capabilities --Enhanced integration of open source development tools --Built on updated Eclipse 3.0.1 and CDT CDT abbr. Central Daylight Time CDT Central Daylight Time CDT n abbr (US) (= Central Daylight Time) → hora de verano del centro; (BRIT 2.1 technology Availability: MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 4.0 release candidate for select platforms is available for download. Please visit www.mvista.com for details. All MontaVista Software products are available from MontaVista Software and the company's sales and distribution channels worldwide. For more information please contact sales@mvista.com. MontaVista will showcase the new CGE technology at SuperComm in Chicago, June 6-9 in Solid Information Technology booth #53015 and in the SA Forum booth #71022. About MontaVista Software MontaVista Software provides an Open Source platform, allowing system designers to innovate across a wide range of inter-connected intelligent devices and communications infrastructure. MontaVista enables software developers with a commercial-grade Linux-based operating system. MontaVista Linux is a universal development platform that helps customers differentiate their products and get them to market faster at lower overall development costs. MontaVista Linux is the preferred choice of some of the world's largest corporations. 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. pioneer James Ready, and 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 venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and strategic corporate investors. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com. MontaVista Software is an Associate Member with the Intel(R) Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. For more information, please visit www.intel.com/go/ica Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. Intel and Intel Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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