Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:44:04 -0700
From: Len Fernandes <lencom@earthlink.net>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Embedded Linix to debut

As you well know, Linux is hot. Embedded device management is hot. Put
them together in the right kernel size and you have a whole new
technology solution that will impact everyone, from businesses to
consumers.

Three recent UC Davis graduates, a cadre of experienced software
developers, and a CEO with 20 years technology experience have created
a hot new way to combine Linux and embedded devices .

ON Channel, Inc., Davis, CA, has awakened the latent embedded Linux OS
market, which has been waiting for someone to address the technical
challenges of reducing the kernel size to meet the memory footprint
and functionality requirements of embedded systems. In November ON
Channel will begin shipping OS 2000, the first Linux embedded device
solution actually being
integrated into Internet access devices and the embedded industrial
market.

OS 2000 allows applications previously restricted by memory, cost, or
other constraints to become economically viable. The OS 2000 software
platform offers an open, inexpensive, stable, highly secure and
expandable solution in a uniquely small memory footprint.

Please contact me at lencom@earthlink.net or 510-538-8916

ON Channel's phone is 530-297-7200. Web site is www.onchannel.com.
=======================================
Editorial Contacts:
Chad Hill/Len Fernandes
Hill Communications
925-945-7910 or 510-538-8916
hillcomm@earthlink.netl
lencom@earthlink.net

Daniel Nilsson
On Channel
530-297-7200
dnilsson@onchannel.com

ON Channel To “Awaken” Latent Embedded Linux OS Market -        Will
Integrate First Linux Embedded Device Solutions This  Quarter

DAVIS, CA (Oct. 27, 1999) -- ON Channel Inc., a developer of embedded
Linux software for consumer Internet access devices and the embedded
industrial market, has begun integrating and customizing its OS 2000
embedded Linux software for specific consumer solutions shipping this
quarter.

ON Channel’s primary customers are OEMs and developers of consumer
electronics, Internet access devices, and embedded industrial
solutions.  OS 2000 gives those customers the key features of a fully
functional Linux OS -- reliability, stability, security, and high
functionality in a small memory footprint, specially tailored to OEM
specific hardware.

”The market for a Linux-based embedded OS has been latent, awaiting
someone to address the technical challenges of reducing the kernel
size
to meet the memory footprint and functionality requirements of
embedded
systems, “ said Bill Tauskey, ON Channel President and CEO.  “I
believe
we have accomplished this with OS 2000. ON Channel allows for
applications previously restricted by memory, cost, or other
constraints
to now become economically viable.”

 “ON Channel offerings, based on the Linux kernel, provide OEM and
solution providers with all the benefits the Linux community has to
offer, including faster time to market, increased functionality,
higher
stability, easy customization and integration capabilities, and
extremely broad support for new platforms and devices that are coming
to
market. Based on these advantages, we believe embedded Linux solutions
will quickly surpass the existing embedded operating system offerings
that exist today,” said Tauskey.

ON Channel provides customization, integration and application
development services and support for embedded Linux solutions.

     OS2000 is targeted as the OS of choice for consumer electronics
and
industrial purposes. All ON Channel’s operating system functions in a
variety of storage solutions including flash memory, hard disk,
CD-ROM,
and DVD-ROM.

Key benefits of ON Channel OS2000
* Small footprint (standalone OS fits in under 3MB)
* Multitasking and multithreading
* POSIX and X Server compatibility
* Available with embedded Netscape browser with full Java capability
* Seamless Linux compatibility complete with shared libraries
* Easy application development with Linux tool sets
* Works with or without an interface


About ON Channel, Inc.
ON Channel is an industry leader in providing embedded real-time
Linux operating systems to OEM and solution providers developing
Internet
access devices and industrial embedded solutions. Its OS 2000 software
platform offers an open, inexpensive, stable, highly secure and
expandable solution in a uniquely small memory footprint. The company
provides custom interfaces, application development services,
integration and technical support complimenting its OS 2000 embedded
Linux operating system.  ON Channel, a privately-held company, is
headquartered in Davis, California. Phone is 530-297-7200. Web site is
www.onchannel.com.

###