VirtualLogix Launches Mobile eXperimentation Edition for Handsets.Mobile Developers Can Download VLX-MX and Experience the Benefits of Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. at No Cost SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- VirtualLogix[TM], Inc., the Real-Time Virtualization[TM] company, today introduced the availability of VLX VLX Visual Language of Experimentation (modeling language) Mobile eXperimentation (VLX-MX) Edition for Handsets. The freely available MX Edition allows customers to evaluate VirtualLogix's mobile handset solution and begin development without any investment risk. The opportunity to use virtualization technology See VT. See also virtualization. in mobile handsets gives developers a competitive edge with the ability to add rich functionalities on low-cost feature and smart phones with the use of Linux. In addition, Linux can be introduced into mobile handsets while preserving proprietary software intellectual property from open source GPL See GNU General Public License. 1. GPL - General Purpose Language. 2. GPL - ["A Sample Management Application Program in a Graphical Data-driven Programming language", A.L. Davis et al, Digest of Papers, Compcon Spring 81, Feb 1981, pp. 162-167]. requirements. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research, an open, commercial 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. that supports third-party applications promotes competition in the software space and produces products that add value to the device. As an open operating system, Linux is proving to be disruptive to the handheld market by enabling feature and smart phones to securely adopt third-party applications. "Virtualization technology is playing a vital role in the rapid adoption of Linux, which drives performance and technology enhancements in the handset market," said Haila Wang, president, Linux Phone Standards Forum The Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS Forum) is a consortium created by a group of companies as an effort to create standards aimed at fostering the use of Linux on mobile devices. . "However, in order to easily adopt Linux, manufacturers need solutions to help them overcome development issues. VirtualLogix's MX Edition provides an innovative way to test virtualization technologies and gauge the type of cost savings and other benefits that it provides." The Diffusion Group predicts that by 2010, the mobile Linux handset market share will grow to 26.6 percent, surpassing that of SymbianOS-based smart phones. The mobile handset industry is eager to adopt Linux in order to leverage the power of open platforms and the rapidly growing Linux mobile ecosystem to deliver lower cost, feature-rich mobile handsets and deliver innovative new services. "The convergence of advanced features and mobile functionality is an urgent necessity in order to compete in today's mobile handset market. Integrating rich functionalities such as multimedia, financial transactions and digital rights management in an open system, and having it work securely in real-time with basic phone services is impossible to achieve with only one proprietary 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. . Linux plus real-time virtualization is the solution," said Mark Milligan Mark Milligan (born August 4, 1985 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Australian A-League club Sydney FC. He is a utility defender, originally known as a Right-Back, but more recently playing in both Central Defence and Central , vice president of marketing at VirtualLogix. "VLX for Mobile Handsets, eXperimentation Edition enables our customers to experience, first-hand, how virtualization can speed the creation of compelling, break-through products." VLX for Mobile Handsets, eXperimentation Edition VLX for Mobile Handsets, eXperimentation Edition is fully functional and enables customers to evaluate and discover the benefits of virtualization at no cost. VLX-MX is targeted at wireless devices using the ARM[R] 9 core-based system-on-chips. It allows a commercial or proprietary real-time operating system and Linux operating system to run simultaneously on a single ARM926 core, without the need of an additional application processor. Visit VirtualLogix at 3GSM, Stand 2.1B04, Hall 2 and in our partner booths: NXP NXP Next Experience (formerly Philips Semiconductors) Stand 8B110, Hall 8 and Trolltech Stand 2C72, Hall 2. Pricing and Availability VLX-MX is available to qualified customers for development purposes, but is restricted from product deployment. VLX-MX is free to download and will be available on the VirtualLogix Web site in Q1 2007. Customers can be notified when VLX-MX is available by registering at http://www.virtuallogix.com/vlx_mx. Customers ready to deploy virtualization into their mobile handset designs should contact VirtualLogix to upgrade to the VLX for Mobile Handsets product. In addition, support and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. are available at a separate cost from VirtualLogix to enhance and customize the user's experience with VLX-MX. VLX for Mobile Handsets is available now with pricing provided upon request. For more information please visit http://www.virtuallogix.com. About VirtualLogix, Inc. VirtualLogix[TM], Inc. is the global leader in Real-Time Virtualization[TM] technology for connected devices. VirtualLogix VLX enables multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware and provides a range of performance, fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. and security options to address specific market requirements. As a result, the world's largest semiconductor companies, manufacturers, OEMs and carriers are able to reduce development and bill of material costs, improve time to market by leveraging existing software investments, and create conditions that meet their business goals. With more than 20 years of experience developing system software for network infrastructure, digital multimedia and mobile handsets, VirtualLogix is paving the way for the development of next generation connected devices. VirtualLogix, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. with operations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.virtuallogix.com or call 408.636.2800, or +33 1 39 44 74 00. |
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