MontaVista Linux to Power Leading IBM PowerNP Network Processors; Including the Award Winning NP4GS3, and the NPe405 Family.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. IBM DeveloperWorks developerWorks is a website run by IBM for software developers. It contains a large number of how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals. SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 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, announced today that MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 would support a range of 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) next-generation network processors including the powerful NP4GS3 and the NPe405H and NPe405L family. Jointly, the network processing solution from IBM and MontaVista Software targets applications in communications, networking, storage, digital video and Internet devices. IBM's copper-based NP4GS3 offers efficient data and resource management capabilities for delivery of new services such as streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video downloads. The programmable NP4GS3 also provides deep packet processing support for OC-48, OC-12, gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and Fast Ethernet at wire speed. Earlier this year, IBM's PowerNP NP4GS3 network processor unit (NPU (Network Processing Unit) Same as network processor. ) was named the "Processor of the Year" in its class for 2001, by In-Stat/MDR (MicroDesign Resources), publishers of The Microprocessor Report. Designed specifically to address embedded applications, the NPe405L and NPe405H provide high-performance, low-power solutions that interface to a wide range of peripherals. IBM's NPe405H and NPe405L incorporate on-chip power management features and are ideal for power-conscious and thermal sensitive devices. "The combination of IBM's high-performance, PowerNP hardware and the flexible embedded Linux platform from MontaVista Software can help network equipment providers rapidly introduce next-generation networking systems," said Steve Longoria, director of marketing for network processing, IBM Microelectronics. "MontaVista Software joins IBM in delivering the software and hardware foundation for a new wave of networking systems." MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 boasts unrivaled development support for embedded processor architectures including PowerPC and PowerNP 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, with more than 700 fully tested and supported host-target combinations. The feature-rich release enables a wide variety of embedded applications, providing a standard platform for designs from communications infrastructure to connected consumer electronic devices. "Embedded systems developers have long valued the stability and performance embodied in the PowerPC and PowerNP architectures," added Sheila Baker, vice president, marketing, MontaVista Software. "Now, designers using the NP4GS3, NPe405H or NPe405L can benefit from the robustness and openness of our scalable operating system." 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 more than two years of successful commercial operation. The two companies announced, earlier this year, that they are collaborating to make the Linux operating system available for the complete range of IBM PowerPC- and PowerNP-based network processors. Availability MontaVista Linux 2.1 Professional Edition will be available for IBM PowerNP architectures from MontaVista Software and MontaVista distribution channels worldwide next month. 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 hands-on training classes. MontaVista Linux 2.1 is open source, royalty-free and built from 100 percent pure Linux sources. Demonstration MontaVista Software will be demonstrating the MontaVista Linux 2.1 development environment running on the NP4GS3 platform from IBM at the following two events this week: 1. IBM DeveloperWorks, Booth # 410, May 7 - 10, Moscone Center, San Francisco. 2. Networld+Interop, in the LVL LVL In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Latvian Lats. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 7 Booth # 3314, May 7 - 9, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. LVL7's FASTPATH product is available today on MontaVista Linux and offers a full suite of network processing software that accelerates the development of intelligent network infrastructure equipment, including switches, routers and access devices. 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 (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, Xtensa 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, 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. 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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