From: Annette Oevermann <aoevermann@pacifico.com> To: <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: MontaVista Announces Hard Hat Linux for ARM Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:02:41 -0800 MontaVista Software to Bring Leading Embedded Linux OS to Deeply Embedded and Cost-sensitive Applications SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Dec. 11, 2001 - MontaVista Software Inc. (MontaVista), the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced the availability of its Hard Hat® Linux® 2.0 embedded operating system and development tools for the ARM® microprocessor architecture. The high-performance, low-power ARM9 and ARM7 Thumb® processor families provide an ideal hardware platform for Hard Hat Linux, especially for target applications in the consumer, networking, wireless, automotive, and security market segments. MontaVista Hard Hat Linux has been ported to ARM 920T and ARM 720T microprocessor cores on the ARM Integrator development and evaluation boards (CM720T and CM920T). "Embedded Linux is an ideal OS standard for today¹s pervasive Internet-connected consumer devices," said Sheila Baker, vice president, marketing, MontaVista Software. "The combination of ARM processors and MontaVista¹s Hard Hat Linux provides designers of consumer embedded systems with the necessary elements to speed high-performance, low-cost, low-power solutions to market.³ Hard Hat Linux boasts unrivaled development support for the broadest range of embedded processor architectures, with more than 480 fully tested and supported host-target combinations. This 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. "When we introduced the Hard Hat Linux Professional Edition 2.0, we promised to port it to the ARM architecture,² said Glenn Seiler, director of product marketing, MontaVista Software. ³Now, embedded systems developers building devices on versatile ARM processors can benefit from the scalability, robustness and openness of Hard Hat Linux." Availability Hard Hat Linux for ARM microprocessors is available immediately to subscribers of the Hard Hat Linux 2.0 Professional Edition for x86-based hosts. Additional hosts will be added to Hard Hat Linux 2.0 on an ongoing basis. Check http://www.mvista.com/products/ for the latest information. 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 (RTOS) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista¹s principal products include Hard Hat® Linux®, a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross development platform and a set of tool kits for x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, 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 thin-client and 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 funded by leading investors such Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co., and Intel Capital. For more information about MontaVista, please visit http://www.mvista.com, email to info@mvista.com or call (408) 328-9200. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Hard Hat is a registered trademark, and MontaVista is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. ARM920T, ARM720T and ARM Integrator are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. Contacts: Joe Samagond Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications MontaVista Software Inc. Phone (408) 328-9234 E-mail: jsamagond@mvista.com Patricia Colby PR Strategy and Business Development Pacifico Inc. Phone (408) 293-8600 ext. 340 E-mail: pcolby@pacifico.com