MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 Now Shipping; Features Increased Hardware and Software Support, Tools and Real-time Capabilities.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 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 that MontaVista(TM) Linux(R) Professional Edition 2.1 is available immediately. The feature-rich product -- which was awarded "Best Embedded Linux Solution" at Linux World and Expo, January 2002 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- is the next generation of the company's classic cross-development platform and set of tool kits. Providing a standard development platform for designs, it enables developers to create a broad range of embedded applications, from solutions for consumer devices to highly available telecommunications and data communications equipment See DCE. Data Communications Equipment - Data Communication Equipment . "MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 gives software developers in a variety of industries a powerful development platform and operating system that allows them to focus on their value-add to their customers while enabling them to speed high-performance products to market in a cost-effective manner," said Glenn Seiler, director of product marketing, MontaVista Software. Unrivaled Development Support MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1, based on the kernel version 2.4.17, targets 24 processors (including x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, XScale, ARM, 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. and SH architectures), supporting 68 COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) and reference boards. With this release MontaVista Software reinforces its claim to having the broadest embedded hardware support in the industry. MontaVista Linux 2.1 focuses on cross-development capability, with tools hosted on 11 host environments, including Mandrake mandrake, plant of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), the source of a narcotic much used during the Middle Ages as a pain-killer and perhaps the subject of more superstition than any other plant. , Yellow Dog, SuSE, Red Hat, Solaris and VMWare on Windows NT/2000. "MontaVista Software continues its track record of leading edge technology development and delivery. MontaVista Linux 2.1 is built from a single integrated source code base, with support for the industry's broadest set of target hardware," said Kevin Morgan, vice president of engineering at MontaVista. "It comprises a comprehensive embedded OS platform featuring pre-built and fully tested binaries for every board computer supported. Cross development tools and native tool chains for local development are included, along with extensive real-time features, including enhanced kernel 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 technology, supported on every architecture and board. Of course source is fully provided along with complete rebuild capability. The breadth and depth of integrated open source technology value in MontaVista Linux 2.1 is unprecedented in the industry." Host-based tools and embedded target-based deployment components make up the more than 225 software packages in the release, 25 of which are new. New features include support for the small footprint embedded server "thttpd," and for multiple chipsets implementing the 802.11b wireless communications standard. In addition, the product provides updates for 75 of the applications currently supported by MontaVista Software. Expanded List of Tools With this release, MontaVista also expands support for a variety of open source tools retargeted for embedded cross development, including the first MontaVista development environment powered by KDevelop -- an award-winning open source integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE). It adds an updated Linux trace tool (including kernel performance and execution analyzer), which is now available for the Linux 2.4.17 kernel for x86 and PowerPC architectures. New in this release is an embedded version of the "EXT EXT Extension EXT Extended EXT External Ext Extraction EXT Exterior (screenwriting) EXT Extinguisher EXT Extruded EXT Extinguished EXT Exeter, England, United Kingdom - Exeter (Airport Code) 3," a journaling file system, complementing current offerings of ReiserFS and JFFS JFFS Journaling Flash File System JFFS Junior Farmer Field School . MontaVista Linux already includes a range of industry standard tools further enhanced by the MontaVista Library Optimizer Tool, MontaVista Target Configuration Tool, and scores of other useful applications and utilities. Strong Documentation Suite With MontaVista Linux 2.1, the company has significantly enhanced its customer documentation. Developers using MontaVista Linux will encounter a comfortable and user-friendly experience. New customized "Quick Start Guides" for each supported board are included in this version. Availability MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 is available immediately from MontaVista Software and the company's sales and distribution channels worldwide. It is offered as a product subscription, providing customers with the MontaVista Linux kernel, utilities, development tools, software updates, access to the MontaVista Zone, one year of technical support and access to training classes. MontaVista Linux 2.1 is open source, royalty-free and built from 100 percent pure Linux sources. About MontaVista Software Inc. 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) Professional Edition and MontaVista(TM) Linux(R) Carrier Grade Edition. The Professional Edition is a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross development platform and a set of tool kits for x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale and other microprocessor architectures. The Carrier Grade Edition is a second-generation high availability product that is an ideal Linux platform for telecommunications and carrier-grade applications. MontaVista Software also provides several complementary technology products addressing specific customer needs such as the Java development environment, high availability technology, powerful graphics toolkits and more. MontaVista offers developers a family of products and services for embedded design and development targeted for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer devices. 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, Panasonic and Sony Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com, email to info@mvista.com or call 408/328-9200. Note to Editors: Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. |
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