Nokia Networks Selects MontaVista Software to Help Develop All-IP Infrastructure.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 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 it has been chosen by Nokia Networks to help develop an All-IP infrastructure. "With the convergence of voice and data, telecommunications companies must guarantee the delivery of the end-user services in an affordable way," said Matti Airas, director, Nokia Networks. "MontaVista(TM) Linux(R) provides a standards-based, open-architecture, embedded software base that is both reliable and scalable." "Nokia's vote of confidence in MontaVista is further proof of our growing acceptance for use in leading-edge communication applications," added 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 embedded industry pioneer. MontaVista Linux boasts unrivaled development support for the broadest range of embedded processor architectures, with more than 480 fully tested and supported host-target combinations. The feature-rich product enables a wide variety of embedded applications, providing a standard platform for designs in communications infrastructure, networking, consumer electronics, instrumentation and control. The MontaVista Linux High Availability Framework, an add-on product, is ideal for communications applications with heavy 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 loads, such as central office switching equipment, service provider systems, and other communications infrastructure applications. "MontaVista Software continues the trend of moving embedded development away from proprietary, closed software and hardware designs toward open, standards-based systems created in a networked R&D environment," said Sheila Baker, vice president of marketing, MontaVista Software. "MontaVista Linux offers Nokia a robust and flexible platform, allowing it to reduce its time-to-market and bring All-IP faster and further." 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(R) Linux(R), 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 and other microprocessor architectures. MontaVista offers developers a family of products and services for embedded design and development targeted for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer devices. MontaVista Software also provides several technology add-on products addressing specific customer needs such as the Java development environment, High Availability technology, powerful graphics toolkits and more. 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 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 and Sony Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com or email 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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