MontaVista Seminars Showcase Linux Diversification.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000 Event Demonstrates Embedded deployment poised to outstrip out·strip tr.v. out·stripped, out·strip·ping, out·strips 1. To leave behind; outrun. 2. To exceed or surpass: "Material development outstripped human development" desktop use MontaVista, Inc., developer of the Hard Hat TM Linux(R) 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. for embedded applications is sponsoring two, free, full-day seminars aimed at educating attendees on the use of Linux in a variety of embedded-control designs. As the leading solution provider for 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. technology, MontaVista is uniquely positioned to host a forum featuring key Linux technologists, partners and industry analysts. The seminar series, titled "Linux Inside," debuts in the Silicon Valley at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Marriott hotel on May 31 and in La Jolla, California, on June 5, at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla. The Linux operating system has garnered a solid core of adherents in the desktop and server markets, and is gaining major penetration into the embedded and pervasive systems markets. "Linux is giving Microsoft a run for its money on the desktop. The real battle now is in the currently fragmented embedded space -- Linux presents the first ever mainstream open source embedded platform, with features that make it an ideal fit for contemporary and future embedded applications," explains Jim Ready, MontaVista 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 seminar keynote speaker. The "whys" and "hows" Developers are already taking advantage of the robust Linux operating system to revamp embedded systems design and to significantly reduce the costs of building and deploying intelligent devices. Jim Ready shares his perspective on why and how developers are leading this movement. Kevin Morgan, engineering vice president at MontaVista demonstrates Linux scalability tailoring a design's size and performance. John Mehaffey, MontaVista high-availability and distributed computing architect, outlines the challenges in designing communications equipment and other high-availability systems, focusing on how Linux meets those challenges. Greg Haerr, president and founder of Century Software, and leader of the open source Microwindows project, presents a family of small footprint graphical user interfaces and graphical application program interfaces (APIs), optimized for scalability and portability across a variety of applications. Rounding out the "whys" and "hows," Bill Weinberg, embedded industry essayist and MontaVista marketing director, details how Linux-based host and target systems support a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. for distributed/networked code generation, cross loading, debugging and deployment. Weinberg offers specifics on existing and forthcoming Linux tools and capabilities. Complementary presentations Complementing MontaVista staffers and open source authorities, key embedded tools vendors will present strategies and solutions available today for embedded development. Rob Stein, of Insignia Systems, details how Insignia's Jeode platform for Embedded and Personal Java offers a high-performance Java environment for embedded Linux. Afterward, Mike Dunkle, from Applied Microsystems, discusses tuning and testing of embedded Linux application code. Don Lindsay, of MetroWerks, a division of Motorola Semiconductor, describes how the CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment streamlines the edit/compile/debug cycle for embedded Linux applications. And Jim McElroy, with I-Logix, talks about visual prototyping using design automation tools for C, C++ and Java, and an environment for embedded Linux applications. Rounding out the afternoon, Jason Smith, of Computer I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , discusses Linux-based I/O and communications devices. Industry experts on call Between the morning and afternoon sessions, the seminars feature independent perspectives from well-known industry professionals. The Santa Clara seminar features Rick Lehrbaum, founder of Ampro, current founder and president of Linuxdevices.com and chairman of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELEC (Enterprise LEC) An organization that is large enough (about 2500 or more employees) to file for CLEC status and become its own customer. As a CLEC, it can purchase telephone service at wholesale rates that it can sell to itself and to others to further reduce costs. ). In LaJolla, Roy Webster, senior editor of the RTC See real time clock. Group, takes the podium. In addition to the presentations, the seminar will also feature Linux-based industrial computing hardware products and representatives from Force Computer, ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. Advent, Motorola Computer Group, SBS See Small Business Server. , Ziatech and other vendors. About MontaVista Software, Inc. MontaVista Software Inc., 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 delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded software market. MontaVista's principal offering is the Linux(R) operating system tailored for embedded software applications. MontaVista products include Hard HatTM Linux(R), a standard off-the-shelf binary distribution of Linux for x86, 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. and other microprocessor architectures. Hard Hat Linux offers developers a mix of open source and standard APIs, as well as unique open source solutions for embedded design including the MontaVista real-time scheduler and Hard Hat Net CompactPCI back-plane networking. Hard Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including compilers for C, C++ and other languages; high-level language debuggers; and performance monitoring tools. The company's Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting and customization services to customers worldwide. MontaVista headquarters are in Sunnyvale, Calif., in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Hard Hat 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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