MontaVista Software Unveils Embedded Linux Board Support Toolkit and Certification Program.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 Enables Hardware Partners and Customers to Reduce Costs and Accelerate Time-to-market 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 the establishment of the MontaVista LSP LSP - Label Switched Path Certification Program. In support of the program, which is the first of its kind in the 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. industry, MontaVista Software has also announced the MontaVista Board Support Toolkit (BST (convention) BST - British Summer Time. The name for daylight-saving time in the UK GMT time zone. ) for MontaVista(R) Linux(R) Professional Edition. Designed for Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) and embedded developers, the BST delivers the test and verification tools needed to accelerate generation of custom Linux Support Packages (LSPs) for certification with MontaVista Linux. Using the MontaVista Board Support Toolkit, board and system vendors can now create custom Linux Support Packages for their specific chips and boards, which can then be certified by MontaVista. MontaVista Software will provide direct technical customer support for all such certified LSPs. "MontaVista's certification program solves a very real problem faced by independent hardware vendors, by allowing them to secure commercial Linux support for their platforms," said Steve Balacco, Research Analyst, Venture Development Corporation. "Given MontaVista Software's position as the leading global provider of embedded Linux, hardware vendors will view MontaVista Linux certification  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . as a competitive advantage." Embedded developers building devices powered by MontaVista Linux can use the BST to do their own debugging and Q&A, accelerate their product time-to-market, and mitigate unnecessary risk. They can test LSPs on their own custom hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. and improve the efficiency of the porting process while leveraging their own in-house expertise to validate their own LSPs for MontaVista Linux. "Developers are faced with a large number of quality boards for which they would like to obtain commercial Linux distribution support. The MontaVista LSP Certification Program enables hardware providers to meet this growing need in a self-sufficient manner," said Glenn Seiler, director, product marketing, MontaVista Software. "Through the program, the Board Support Toolkit enables the proliferation of MontaVista Linux for a huge number of hardware platforms, expanding our ecosystem and market reach. We are obviously delighted to add this product to our existing tools portfolio." The MontaVista LSP Certification Program lets IHVs recognize the competitive advantage of supporting MontaVista Linux, the industry leading embedded Linux platform. More importantly, they can control their own development schedule and costs, streamlining time-to-market and focusing resources on their own unique value-add. About the MontaVista Linux Board Support Toolkit The MontaVista Board Support Toolkit provides all the elements needed to create and validate custom Linux Support Packages that can be certified to work with MontaVista Linux Professional Edition. It includes graphical tools for packaging LSPs, a test suite for verifying stability, and comprehensive documentation. The BST Creation Tool allows engineers to package a functional kernel port and associated drivers into a format that is compatible with MontaVista Linux. The easy-to-use BST Certification Suite validates LSP layout, architecture, and content, and is compatible with the wide range of application software included with MontaVista Linux. More information on the Board Support Toolkit is at www.mvista.com/devrocket/bst. MontaVista Linux Professional Edition MontaVista Linux Professional Edition delivers a full and comprehensive solution to embedded device manufacturers including an industry-leading 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. and a powerful cross development environment delivering everything developers need to build advanced embedded devices. The product delivers modern OS features such as real-time functionality, multi-process capabilities and multi-threaded remote debugging, with extensive bundled software components including rich networking. Availability The MontaVista Linux Board Support Toolkit will be available through MontaVista Software and its worldwide distribution channels in Q2 of 2004. About MontaVista Software MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software and development tools for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista powers the embedded revolution by providing Open Source GNU/Linux-based 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. pioneer James Ready, MontaVista offers a family of products that address software developer needs encompassing applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. MontaVista products include MontaVista Linux Professional, Consumer Electronics and Carrier Grade Editions. MontaVista DevRocket, a powerful integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment , delivers state-of-the-art development tools across all product editions. MontaVista Graphics offers a rich GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. development tools platform. 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. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. |
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