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From CoWare, Inc.: CoWare and MontaVista Deliver Joint Solution to Accelerate Software Development of Linux-based Devices [Oct 02, 2008]
CoWare announced that it has partnered with MontaVista to deliver a joint solution that includes a reference virtual platform running MontaVista Linux and integrating MontaVista development tools, including MontaVista DevRocket. The joint solution is available on a virtual ARM Versatile board running MontaVista Linux, and can accommodate up to four ARM9 processor cores.
CoWare announced that it has partnered with MontaVista to deliver a joint solution that includes a reference virtual platform running MontaVista Linux and integrating MontaVista development tools, including MontaVista DevRocket. The joint solution is available on a virtual ARM Versatile board running MontaVista Linux, and can accommodate up to four ARM9 processor cores.
From LinuxDevices.com: Yamaha Disklavier high-tech pianos built with MontaVista Linux [Sep 24, 2008]
Yamaha's high-tech, Internet-enabled Disklavier grand pianos are built with MontaVista Linux.
Yamaha's high-tech, Internet-enabled Disklavier grand pianos are built with MontaVista Linux.
From Linux.com: RipCode builds video transcoding device on Linux base [Aug 06, 2008]
Ian Palmer interviews RipCode software architect Cuong Nguyen about RipCode's challenges using MontaVista Linux to build a video transcoding device on a tight schedule.
Ian Palmer interviews RipCode software architect Cuong Nguyen about RipCode's challenges using MontaVista Linux to build a video transcoding device on a tight schedule.
From Texas Instruments: Design costs for portable display electronics drop with TI's lowest-cost digital media processor [Jul 16, 2008]
The TMS320DM355 processor from Texas Instruments integrates an optimized MontaVista Linux board support package (BSP), drivers and display capture support for the VPSS to help developers easily build low-cost portable products.
The TMS320DM355 processor from Texas Instruments integrates an optimized MontaVista Linux board support package (BSP), drivers and display capture support for the VPSS to help developers easily build low-cost portable products.
From LinuxDevices.com: Fashion accessory PMP camera runs Linux [Jun 20, 2008]
The stylish Samsung i70 digital camera and personal media player was built with MontaVista Linux.
The stylish Samsung i70 digital camera and personal media player was built with MontaVista Linux.
From LWN.net: An interview with Jim Ready [Jun 11, 2008]
LWN.net editor Jonathan Corbet interviews MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready about controversial statements made by an anti-Linux RTOS software company and about Jim's rebuttals to them.
LWN.net editor Jonathan Corbet interviews MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready about controversial statements made by an anti-Linux RTOS software company and about Jim's rebuttals to them.
From Embedded.com: Embedded Linux has more friends than you may know. [May 12, 2008]
MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready takes a look at the rapid growth of embedded Linux over the last ten years and why it has succeeded.
MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready takes a look at the rapid growth of embedded Linux over the last ten years and why it has succeeded.
From Sony Corp.: Sony to double production capacity of BRAVIA LCD TVs to meet growing demand in Europe [Apr 28, 2008]
Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs are built with MontaVista Linux. Sony announced plans to double the annual production capacity of BRAVIA LCD TVs in Slovakia from 2 million sets last year to 4 million sets by the end of December 2008.
Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs are built with MontaVista Linux. Sony announced plans to double the annual production capacity of BRAVIA LCD TVs in Slovakia from 2 million sets last year to 4 million sets by the end of December 2008.
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux mobile distro wins software award [Apr 28, 2008]
MontaVista Mobilinux and some other winners of the EDN Innovation Award will impact the semiconductor industry.
MontaVista Mobilinux and some other winners of the EDN Innovation Award will impact the semiconductor industry.
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux still top embedded OS [Apr 23, 2008]
Analyst firm VDC reports that Linux is the most popular operating system for embedded developers.
Analyst firm VDC reports that Linux is the most popular operating system for embedded developers.
From Embedded Computing Design: Embedded Linux file system management: Tooling for success [Apr 21, 2008]
Troy Kitch and Joe Green of MontaVista Software describe factors for embedded Linux developers to consider when selecting open source tools for embedded development.
Troy Kitch and Joe Green of MontaVista Software describe factors for embedded Linux developers to consider when selecting open source tools for embedded development.
From iTech News.net: Motorola ZN5 with 5MP camera [Apr 19, 2008]
The forthcoming Motorola ZN5 mobile phone is built with MontaVista Linux. The article also mentions the forthcoming Motorola VE75 slider phone and the L800T candybar phone.
The forthcoming Motorola ZN5 mobile phone is built with MontaVista Linux. The article also mentions the forthcoming Motorola VE75 slider phone and the L800T candybar phone.
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux kernel maintainer calls for embedded specialist [Apr 18, 2008]
Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, has called for a full-time, architecture-independent "embedded maintainer."
Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, has called for a full-time, architecture-independent "embedded maintainer."
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux mobile distro supports Cortex-A8 SoC [Apr 16, 2008]
MontaVista Mobilinux supports the Texas Instruments OMAP3430 system-on-chip (SoC), one of the first SoCs based on the ARM Cortex-A8 architecture.
MontaVista Mobilinux supports the Texas Instruments OMAP3430 system-on-chip (SoC), one of the first SoCs based on the ARM Cortex-A8 architecture.
From EDN.com: EDN names MontaVista Mobilinux winner of the 18th Annual EDN Innovation Award in software [Apr 15, 2008]
In a ceremony at ESC in San Jose, EDN bestowed its 18th Annual Innovation Awards, honoring a diverse group of electronics engineers and the ground-breaking products they have produced.
In a ceremony at ESC in San Jose, EDN bestowed its 18th Annual Innovation Awards, honoring a diverse group of electronics engineers and the ground-breaking products they have produced.
From EDN.com: DSP with hardware acceleration transcodes HD in real time [Mar 20, 2008]
Texas Instruments latest addition to its DaVinci DSP line targets real-time video transcoding for high-definition video. Its digital video evaluation module includes MontaVista Linux.
Texas Instruments latest addition to its DaVinci DSP line targets real-time video transcoding for high-definition video. Its digital video evaluation module includes MontaVista Linux.
From Electronicstalk.com: Masterclass explains real-time Linux [Mar 17, 2008]
Klaas van Gend of MontaVista will give a presentation at the UK Embedded Masterclass discussing how the Linux kernel can deliver real time functionality and performance by itself, without techniques such as a separate microkernel.
Klaas van Gend of MontaVista will give a presentation at the UK Embedded Masterclass discussing how the Linux kernel can deliver real time functionality and performance by itself, without techniques such as a separate microkernel.
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux powers "mash-up platform" for phones [Mar 12, 2008]
4DK Technologies has combined MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition and Enea's Accelerator Platform into a SuperConnectivity service for wireless carriers enabling them to market IP-based services more effectively to mobile phone users.
4DK Technologies has combined MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition and Enea's Accelerator Platform into a SuperConnectivity service for wireless carriers enabling them to market IP-based services more effectively to mobile phone users.
From Freescale Semiconductor: MontaVista Software commits as first global platinum sponsor of 2008 Freescale Technology Forum [Mar 06, 2008]
Freescale Semiconductor announced that MontaVista is the first global platinum sponsor of the 2008 Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) events, which will be held this year in five countries.
Freescale Semiconductor announced that MontaVista is the first global platinum sponsor of the 2008 Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) events, which will be held this year in five countries.
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux camera, video server power up over Ethernet [Feb 27, 2008]
Nuvation has introduced two Linux-based reference designs that run on MontaVista Linux on Texas Instruments DaVinci processors, and support power-over-Ethernet (PoE). One is the IP Camera, which includes its own high-resolution camera sensor and lens, and the other is IVS, and is designed for analog closed-circuit TV cameras.
Nuvation has introduced two Linux-based reference designs that run on MontaVista Linux on Texas Instruments DaVinci processors, and support power-over-Ethernet (PoE). One is the IP Camera, which includes its own high-resolution camera sensor and lens, and the other is IVS, and is designed for analog closed-circuit TV cameras.
From LinuxDevices.com: New MontaVista CEO: steady as she goes [Feb 20, 2008]
Background on Russell "Rusty" Harris, the president and CEO of MontaVista, and a summary of Rusty's views about MontaVista's future.
Background on Russell "Rusty" Harris, the president and CEO of MontaVista, and a summary of Rusty's views about MontaVista's future.
From LinuxDevices.com: Executive interview: Rusty Harris, CEO of MontaVista [Feb 20, 2008]
Eric Brown interviews Russell "Rusty" Harris, MontaVista president and CEO, and Jim Ready, MontaVista CTO and founder.
Eric Brown interviews Russell "Rusty" Harris, MontaVista president and CEO, and Jim Ready, MontaVista CTO and founder.
From LinuxDevices.com: ARM-based SoC targets low-cost phones [Feb 19, 2008]
Beijing-based Vimicro announced Vinno-III, an ARM-based system-on-chip (SoC) for low-cost smartphones, which is also available integrated into Vinno-Linux, a development board supporting MontaVista Linux.
Beijing-based Vimicro announced Vinno-III, an ARM-based system-on-chip (SoC) for low-cost smartphones, which is also available integrated into Vinno-Linux, a development board supporting MontaVista Linux.
From TMCnet: MontaVista Mobilinux figures in mobile WiMAX phones [Feb 15, 2008]
Executive editor Richard Grigonix discusses MontaVista, embedded Linux, mobile WiMAX phones, and other mobile device news, concluding, "Indeed, MontaVista Mobilinux is on quite a roll these days."
Executive editor Richard Grigonix discusses MontaVista, embedded Linux, mobile WiMAX phones, and other mobile device news, concluding, "Indeed, MontaVista Mobilinux is on quite a roll these days."
From Application Software Developer: Moving beyond command line [Feb 15, 2008]
Why and how embedded Linux developers should move beyond command line tools, by Jim Ready of MontaVista and Bill Weinberg of the Linux Phone Standards Forum.
Why and how embedded Linux developers should move beyond command line tools, by Jim Ready of MontaVista and Bill Weinberg of the Linux Phone Standards Forum.
From Electronics Weekly: MontaVista guarantees license release for embedded Linux [Feb 12, 2008]
Responding to fears among open source software users, MontaVista is limiting which version of GPL its embedded Linux products will be released under.
Responding to fears among open source software users, MontaVista is limiting which version of GPL its embedded Linux products will be released under.
From NextWave Wireless: NextWave announces WiMAX ecosystem partners [Feb 12, 2008]
NextWave announced an expansion of its partner ecosystem to enable "no compromise" end-to-end mobile WiMAX solutions. One of the 6 partners included is MontaVista Software, providing its MontaVista Mobilinux mobile operating system.
NextWave announced an expansion of its partner ecosystem to enable "no compromise" end-to-end mobile WiMAX solutions. One of the 6 partners included is MontaVista Software, providing its MontaVista Mobilinux mobile operating system.
From TMCnet.com: Movial and MontaVista showcase joint solution at Mobile World Congress [Feb 12, 2008]
Movial and MontaVista announce a combined offering of the MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 mobile operating system and Movial IXS application suite for creating custom branded mobile user interfaces.
Movial and MontaVista announce a combined offering of the MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 mobile operating system and Movial IXS application suite for creating custom branded mobile user interfaces.
From LinuxDevices.com: Linux phone stack integrations on demo [Feb 11, 2008]
MontaVista demonstrates integrated mobile phone software stacks featuring MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 integrated with Movial IXS and with ACCESS ALP.
MontaVista demonstrates integrated mobile phone software stacks featuring MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 integrated with Movial IXS and with ACCESS ALP.
From InternetNews.com: Linux kernel hits 2.6.24 [Jan 25, 2008]
The first new Linux kernel of 2008 is released, with improvements for embedded developers such as high-resolution and tickless timers for ARM MIPS processors, key components of a real-time Linux kernel.
The first new Linux kernel of 2008 is released, with improvements for embedded developers such as high-resolution and tickless timers for ARM MIPS processors, key components of a real-time Linux kernel.
From Military Embedded Systems: Do-it-yourself Linux – a money pit: Commercial Linux saves time and money [Jan 15, 2008]
MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready reviews the unexpected costs of RTOS and do-it-yourself Linux embedded development.
MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready reviews the unexpected costs of RTOS and do-it-yourself Linux embedded development.
From EE Times: Open season on OSes [Jan 14, 2008]
Richard Nass, the editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Design, draws conclusions from recent research conducted by Embedded Systems Design to separate the wheat from the chaff in embedded operating systems when choosing between commercial RTOSes, free open source, and supported open source.
Richard Nass, the editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Design, draws conclusions from recent research conducted by Embedded Systems Design to separate the wheat from the chaff in embedded operating systems when choosing between commercial RTOSes, free open source, and supported open source.
From Linux Magazine: Linux Magazine's Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2008 [Jan 10, 2008]
Linux Magazine editors wrote: "We're not sure how the mobile market will shake out, but we're pretty sure that we'll see several players making news next year, and MontaVista will be one of them. . . But the company doesn't just do tiny devices. MontaVista also offers Carrier Grade Linux, which is undoubtably going to be important in 2008. Furthermore, the technological improvements made by MontaVista for CGL will help Linux in many industries, not just telecom."
Linux Magazine editors wrote: "We're not sure how the mobile market will shake out, but we're pretty sure that we'll see several players making news next year, and MontaVista will be one of them. . . But the company doesn't just do tiny devices. MontaVista also offers Carrier Grade Linux, which is undoubtably going to be important in 2008. Furthermore, the technological improvements made by MontaVista for CGL will help Linux in many industries, not just telecom."
From LinuxInsider.com: What's a derivative work? [Jan 02, 2008]
In this article by Jason Z. Cohen, MontaVista general counsel Jason Wacha comments about what defines a derivative work of open source software, how the Gnu GPL (General Public License) deals with it, and how the legal and business ramifications affect open source developers.
In this article by Jason Z. Cohen, MontaVista general counsel Jason Wacha comments about what defines a derivative work of open source software, how the Gnu GPL (General Public License) deals with it, and how the legal and business ramifications affect open source developers.
From WirelessWeek.com: Report: Google's Android apes Japan's ecosystem [Jan 02, 2008]
"Although Symbian and Microsoft have offered the most stinging criticisms of Google's Android, Google's next (and most) critical challenge at this early stage of development actually lies in how it will address MontaVista, and galvanize the mobile Linux development movement," states Dr. Philip Sugai, Director of the Mobile Consumer Lab at the International University of Japan and lead author of this report. "Without successfully accomplishing this goal, Android will become obsolete within 2008, never ever leveling a substantial competitive threat against either Symbian or Microsoft."
"Although Symbian and Microsoft have offered the most stinging criticisms of Google's Android, Google's next (and most) critical challenge at this early stage of development actually lies in how it will address MontaVista, and galvanize the mobile Linux development movement," states Dr. Philip Sugai, Director of the Mobile Consumer Lab at the International University of Japan and lead author of this report. "Without successfully accomplishing this goal, Android will become obsolete within 2008, never ever leveling a substantial competitive threat against either Symbian or Microsoft."
From EG3.com: MontaVista TestDrive - eg3.com editor's choice 2007 [Jan 01, 2008]
Out of almost 8,000 new product announcements for embedded engineers received by eg3.com in 2007, MontaVista TestDrive was named as one of the 7 best new products of 2007: "TestDrive solves your problem of wanting to test and debug Linux on various hardware platforms quickly and easily. The product is a hosted Web service, which builds on MontaVista's tremendous investments in hardware for embedded Linux."
Out of almost 8,000 new product announcements for embedded engineers received by eg3.com in 2007, MontaVista TestDrive was named as one of the 7 best new products of 2007: "TestDrive solves your problem of wanting to test and debug Linux on various hardware platforms quickly and easily. The product is a hosted Web service, which builds on MontaVista's tremendous investments in hardware for embedded Linux."
From Texas Instruments: TI delivers first single-chip, real-time HD video transcoding solution with DaVinci technology [Dec 03, 2007]
The new TMS320DM6467 DaVinci processor is a DSP-based system-on-chip (SoC) specifically tuned for real-time, multi-format, high-definition (HD) video transcoding. Its DM6467 digital video evaluation module (DVEVM) includes MontaVista Linux.
The new TMS320DM6467 DaVinci processor is a DSP-based system-on-chip (SoC) specifically tuned for real-time, multi-format, high-definition (HD) video transcoding. Its DM6467 digital video evaluation module (DVEVM) includes MontaVista Linux.
From Electronic Design: Support, Integration Define MontaVista Linux [Oct 10, 2007]
From BusinessWire: VirtualLogix™ to Demonstrate Real-Time Virtualization Platform for Linux Environments at MontaVista Vision 2007 [Oct 08, 2007]
From Embedded Computing Design: Aonix PERC selected for inflight entertainment system with MontaVista Mobilinux [Sep 18, 2007]
From Electronicstalk: Software used for jet entertainment system [Sep 18, 2007]
From EE Times: MontaVista CEO in Europe shopping for acquisitions [Sep 18, 2007]
From Ad Hoc News: Aonix PERC Supports Freescale's i.MX31 Multimedia Applications Processor and MontaVista Mobilinux [Sep 18, 2007]
From Industrial Embedded Systems: Multicore enablement panel at Power Architecture developer conference attracts industry’s top CTOs [Sep 10, 2007]
From LinuxElectrons: TI makes $10 CPU available for embedded Linux projects [Sep 06, 2007]
From LinuxDevices: Signum JTAG emulator supports native Linux on DaVinci DM355, ships with MontaVista Linux BSP [Sep 05, 2007]
From Huliq: Texas Instruments launches new low-cost DaVinci processor [Sep 05, 2007]
From Embedded Computing Design: Texas Instruments launches new low-cost DaVinci processor to spur growth of portable, HD video applications [Sep 04, 2007]
From TechnoGeek: Texas Instruments lanseaza un procesor de 10$ cu suport HD video [Sep 04, 2007]
From LinuxDevices: Linux for the handset: a rising force (by Jim Ready) [Aug 15, 2007]
From LinuxDevices.com: Embedded software pioneer stars in free webcasts [Apr 12, 2007]
From EDN.com: MontaVista claims RTOS-caliber performance on latest Linux platform [Apr 04, 2007]
From TechNewsWorld.com: The Secret Life of Embedded Linux [Mar 22, 2007]
Embedded Linux is used to build many types of consumer devices.
Embedded Linux is used to build many types of consumer devices.
From Elektronik Tidningen: Kontrollera kraften i Linux [Jan 15, 2007]
John Mehaffey explains dynamic power management for mobile devices. In Swedish.
John Mehaffey explains dynamic power management for mobile devices. In Swedish.
