MontaVista Launches New Version of Industry-Leading Embedded Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2003 MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 Features New Comprehensive DevRocket Development Environment, Windows-Hosted Cross Development, Updated System Components and Tools 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 company powering the embedded revolution, today announced MontaVista(R) Linux(R) Professional Edition 3.1 (Pro), the next generation of the company's cutting edge 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. (OS) and development platform. In this version of Pro, MontaVista introduces a new, integrated graphical development environment, Linux, Solaris and now Windows-based hosting, and updates core system components to meet the rapidly evolving needs of today's advanced devices. Pro is widely used in a broad range of applications for managed infrastructure and networking, medical/imaging, instrumentation and control, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense, and other markets. "With Pro 3.1, MontaVista continues its commitment to provide embedded developers with the latest Linux technology across the broadest range of hardware in the industry," commented Jacob Lehrbaum, product marketing manager, MontaVista Software. "Device manufacturers will benefit from the enhanced development environment and improvements in real-time and networking technologies." MontaVista DevRocket Development Environment MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 introduces MontaVista(R) DevRocket(TM) 1.0, a new comprehensive integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE), built on industry standard Eclipse technology, that offers a wide choice of targets and host platforms, including Linux, Windows and Solaris. MontaVista DevRocket integrates and streamlines essential development activities, including compilation, editing, debugging and revision control Revision control (also known as version control (system) (VCS), source control or (source) code management (SCM)) is the management of multiple revisions of the same unit of information. , and supports integration of key third party Eclipse development tools and components. DevRocket also lets developers configure and build ready-to-deploy platform images, with easy-to-use project "wizards." (To learn more about DevRocket, visit http://www.mvista.com/news/2003/devrocket.html) "MontaVista DevRocket is an advanced development environment designed to accelerate development activities and let developers optimize use of target resources. By incorporating MontaVista DevRocket into MontaVista Linux Professional Edition, MontaVista empowers customers to build better products in less time than ever before," added Lehrbaum. Cross Development from Microsoft(R) Windows(R) MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 enables developers to use Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP workstations to build applications targeting MontaVista Linux. Previously, MontaVista supported only Linux and Solaris hosts. This new capability represents a significant investment by MontaVista to address the wide use of Windows as an embedded development host. To create the industry's most comprehensive Windows-hosted cross development suite for Linux, MontaVista built on existing open source components and leveraged the host-independence of Java-based Eclipse. Notably, MontaVista also pioneered new technology for creation of embedded Linux file systems, device nodes and target images from Windows, as well as extending MontaVista's unique networked cross development model to Windows. Thus, unlike other embedded Linux offerings, the Windows version of DevRocket offers developers an integrated Windows native "look and feel" and user experience. Expanded Technology Support and Other New Features in Pro 3.1 MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 boasts the industry's most comprehensive support for embedded processor architectures, 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. boards and software components. Pro now targets more than 30 processors from eight industry-leading architectures. These processors populate the more than 100 boards supported in version 3.1, including 20 new board-level platforms. Host-based tools and embedded target-based deployment components make up the more than 250 software packages in the release. Pro 3.1 also extends support for the latest GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. tool chains based on GDB (programming, tool) GDB - GNU debugger. The FSF's source-level debugger for C, C++ and other languages. Developed by many people but most recently Fred Fish <fnf@cygnus.com>, Stu Grossman <grossman@cygnus.com> and John Gilmore <gnu@cygnus. 6.0 and GCC GCC: see Gulf Cooperation Council. (compiler, programming) GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection, which currently contains front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj, etc). 3.3. Pro 3.1 is based on the 2.4.20 Linux kernel and includes numerous MontaVista technology enhancements and components that will become standard with the upcoming 2.6 kernel. Other new features include enhanced support for IPv6 built on USAGI USAGI UniverSAl playGround for Ipv6 (Linux development project) project technology, and support for VLAN See virtual LAN. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network (Virtual Local Area Networks) configuration. Pro 3.1 also incorporates enhanced real-time capabilities including high-resolution POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. timers, the O(1) real-time scheduler and the innovative MontaVista fully preemptible kernel. "MontaVista Software continues its track record of development and delivery of leading-edge technology. MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 is built from a single integrated source code base, with support for the industry's broadest set of target hardware," said Mark Orvek, director of engineering, MontaVista Software. "Pro comprises a comprehensive embedded OS platform with pre-built and fully-tested binaries for every system supported. Cross and native development tools are included along with complete source code to facilitate customization." Availability MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1, incorporating MontaVista DevRocket, will be available direct from MontaVista and MontaVista distribution channels worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2003. It is offered as a product subscription, providing customers with the MontaVista Linux kernel, utilities, development tools, software updates, deployment components, access to the MontaVista Zone (customer resource portal), comprehensive technical support and hands-on Linux training classes. Current subscribers of MontaVista Linux Professional Edition will have access to version 3.1 at no additional cost as part of their product subscription. For more information, please visit http://www.mvista.com/pro/. About MontaVista Software MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista powers the embedded revolution by providing GNU/Linux-based open-source software solutions. 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 offers a family of products under the MontaVista Linux umbrella that address broad-based software developer needs encompassing applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. Multiple editions of MontaVista Linux are available including Professional, Consumer Electronics and Carrier Grade, along with complementary technology products providing powerful Java and graphics development capabilities. 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 as 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 (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) , Intel Capital, Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita), Toshiba America and Yamaha Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista and DevRocket are trademarks or registered trademarks of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. |
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