MontaVista Software Demos Multi-Processor, Multi-Vendor, Embedded Distributed Computing Solution.Business Editors/High Tech Writers LinuxWorld 2000 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2000 Cross-Vendor, Cross-CPU Interoperability in a Single CompactPCI Chassis 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., 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, demonstrates the ability of its 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. distribution to handle the real-world mix of vendors and microprocessor architectures present in telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. applications. In a single chassis, MontaVista shows Hard Hat Linux running distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. applications on a combination of Intel Pentium(TM) and Motorola PowerPC(TM) microprocessor-based CompactPCI(TM) cards from industry leaders Motorola Computer Group, Force Computers, Inc., and Ziatech Corp. MontaVista is demonstrating this configuration at the LinuxWorld Conference &Expo from Feb. 1-4, 2000 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The demonstration features four CPU cards (one CompactPCI system card and three peripheral CPUs) running Hard Hat Linux and Hard Hat Net to support the distribution of a compute-intensive graphics rendering across the loosely coupled See loose coupling. available CPUs. The heterogeneous configuration, based on shipping Hard Hat Linux and Hard Hat Net products, not only demonstrates the viability of mixed architecture systems with stand-alone CPUs, but also highlights the ease of admixture in a Linux-based environment of sometimes-incompatible software bases (e.g., incompatible byte-ordering among CPUs), connectivity, and vendor-specific hardware characteristics. The underlying technologies of CompactPCI backplane networking (with Hard Hat Net) and Linux clustering can be combined with a variety of distributed computing schemes, such as CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global , MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface , and Beowulf, to harness available 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. bandwidth and/or support highly-available and fault-tolerant systems. &uot;This demonstration represents the triumph of open source and standards-based computing,&uot; states MontaVista Software President/CEO and embedded systems pioneer Jim Ready. &uot;Traditional proprietary embedded technologies and closed-source business models, after twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of industry evolution, have yet to yield the cross-architecture and inter-vendor synergy found in Linux running on standard CompactPCI platforms.&uot; In addition to supporting multi-processor heterogeneous distributed computing applications with Hard Hat Linux, MontaVista offers an array of facilities for embedding Linux on both COTS (Commercial, Off-The-Shelf) and custom target hardware. MontaVista also offers an array of cross and native embedded Linux development tools, including C and C++ compilers, application and kernel debuggers, and configuration/scaling tools for the Linux kernel. The MontaVista Hard Hat development kits leverage the powerful working environments available on Linux workstations to target embedded Pentium and PowerPC microprocessor Linux applications. Availability Hard Hat Linux is available today from MontaVista Software as part of the company's software subscription packages; Hard Hat Net, provided by MontaVista as open source, is available for download on the MontaVista Web site (www.mvista.com). Both products will be demonstrated at MontaVista's booth no. 165/167 from Feb. 1-4, 2000 at the LinuxWorld Conference &Expo, Jacob Javits Center, New York City. For more information about Hard Hat Linux and MontaVista Software Inc., please call 408-328-9213 or visit the MontaVista Web site: http://www.mvista.com. About MontaVista Software 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 Hat(TM) Linux, a standard off-the-shelf binary distribution of Linux for Power PC and x86 architectures. Hard Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including optimizing 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. CompactPCI is a registered trademark of the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computer Manufacturers' Group. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom. 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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