From: Jennifer Finlinson <jennifer@lineo.com>
Subject: Lineo Academix to Educate Industry Professionals
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 12:48:00
To: cool@lwn.net


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LINEO ANNOUNCES EMBEDDED LINUX PROGRAMMING CURRICULUM

Lineo Academix to Educate Industry Professionals, Training Institutions
and Students in Embedded Systems and Embedded Technology 


LINDON, Utah - Dec. 18, 2000 - Lineo, Inc., a leading innovator in embedded
Linuxâ systems, real-time and high availability solutions, today announced
Lineoä Academixä, a scholastic program designed to prepare industry professiona
ls and students for the expanding field of embedded Linux programming.


As part of the Lineo Professional Services efforts, Lineo Academix, consisting
of three subdivisions-Lineo Academix Collegiateä, Lineo Academix Industryä
and Lineo Academix Partnerä-allows academia, industry professionals and
private training institutions to utilize leading-edge educational embedded
systems content and programming tools from Lineo.

Lineo Academix Collegiate
"Academix Collegiate will help prepare students to fill the increasing
demand for employees with embedded Linux skills," said Michael Angelo,
vice president of Lineo Education Services. "By studying the Linux operating
system in embedded deployments before graduating, students will be better
equipped to meet employers' needs."

The Lineo Academix Collegiate program is a curriculum designed for accredited
four-year, two-year and vocational schools to prepare students in programming
embedded Linux systems and technology. The program allows students to
use industry proven Linux software and hardware solutions in a Linux environmen
t before they enter the workforce.

Lineo Academix Collegiate courseware allows students to program in an
embedded Linux environment using powerful but inexpensive hardware. One
of the strengths of Lineo Academix Collegiate is the student purchase
kit, which includes "An Introduction to Embedded Programming in a Linux
Environment" (the Academix textbook), software and development hardware.
Students are able to keep the hardware and continue programming even after
they have completed the course, allowing them to maintain their embedded
programming skills and knowledge.

Beginning January 2001, several universities and colleges worldwide such
as UNLV will be using Lineo Academix Collegiate in their curriculums.
Because of its open source nature, the Linux operating system is currently
used by universities to instruct students in advanced programming courses.
The Academix Collegiate program will enhance the Linux instruction currently
available at many colleges and universities by providing students with
hands-on training in the latest Linux and embedded systems technology.

The Academix courseware is authored by a premiere team of industry professional
s- PhDs in electrical engineering and computer science, experienced Linux
programmers and instructional designers. The modular structure of the
courseware allows Lineo Academix Collegiate to be seamlessly integrated
or customized to any engineering or computer science curriculum.

Lineo Academix Industry
Lineo Academix Industry extends the Lineo Academix Collegiate offering
with high-quality training to Lineo customers on predesigned and custom
embedded systems software. This training helps customers reduce time-to-market
for their products. 

Academix Industry courses currently available include an introduction
to embedded Linux programming with uClinuxä microcontroller operating
system, embedded Linux programming with Embedix SDKä and programming in
a real-time environment. Custom courseware can be generated to focus on
customer needs or customer projects within a specific industry. Academix
Industry is an ideal way to start a concept project using the Embedix
operating system and Embedded RealTime from Lineo.

Lineo Academix Partner
The Lineo Academix Partner program allows private training facilities
to be licensed by Lineo to deliver the same collegiate embedded systems
courses to the general public and industry professionals. Individuals
seeking Linux training will now be able to quickly develop their embedded
programming skills through the Academix Partner program.

Pricing and Availability
Lineo Academix will be available January 2001. Contact Lineo for pricing
information regarding Lineo Academix at http://www.lineo.com or via e-mail
at oemsales@lineo.com or by phone at (801) 426-5001.

About Lineo, Inc.
Lineo, Inc. provides Linux-based embedded systems, real-time and high
availability solutions that include software, hardware reference designs
and professional services. Lineo's solutions allow OEMs to create devices
and systems that interact with the Internet while helping OEMs to reduce
system requirements, per-unit costs and time-to-market. The company's
key product lines include: Embedix™ (embedded Linux system software),
uClinux™ (embedded Linux for MMU-less processors), NETtel (Linux-based
Internet appliances for secure networking) and Availix™ (mission-critical
high availability Linux cluster solutions). Contact Lineo at www.lineo.com,
via e-mail to info@lineo.com or by calling (801) 426-5001.

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