From: Jennifer Finlinson <jennifer@lineo.com>
Subject: Lineo and MIPS Technologies Announce Agreement To Expand Acceptance Of Linux In Embedded Markets
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 10:36:00
To: corbet@eklektix.com


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MIPS TECHNOLOGIES AND LINEO ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO EXPAND ACCEPTANCE OF
LINUX IN EMBEDDED MARKETS 


MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - April 3, 2000 - Lineo, Inc., the leading developer
of embedded Linux system software, today announced an agreement with
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) aimed at expanding market acceptance
of Linux in embedded systems by providing embedded Linux support for the
MIPS architecture. 

As a result of this cooperative agreement, Lineo will optimize Embedix,
Lineo's line of embedded Linux system software, for MIPS Technologies'
MIPS32 and MIPS64 processor architectures and compatible embedded processor
cores. Lineo will work to ensure that the related layers, operating system
and tools of Embedix will support the MIPS Technologies processor architectures
. This will give MIPS Technologies licensees and their customers a full-feature
d, highly optimized embedded Linux solution. Additionally, Lineo joined
the MIPS Alliance Program.

"With this agreement, MIPS Technologies and Lineo are positioned to drive
 growth in the embedded device market," said Bryan Sparks, CEO of Lineo,
Inc. "We see tremendous demand for embedded Linux, a low cost, highly
reliable and well-supported operating system in embedded applications
using MIPS-based processors." 

"Our customers and licensees include some of the world's leading digital
consumer, handheld PCs and communications and networking systems makers,"
said Brian Knowles, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies.
"Linux is becoming a more attractive option for them because it is robust
and low cost. Lineo will help make this powerful operating system more
readily available for developers of MIPS-based systems." 

The MIPS Alliance Program consists of premier third-party development
tool and application vendors who have ported their specific value-added
tools and/or applications to MIPS Technologies processors. "This program
gives users of the advanced MIPS32 and MIPS64 processor architectures
and the processors that conform with those architectures, the development
tools and software environments they need to create high performance,
state-of-the-art embedded systems in record time," said Mark Otto, MIPS
Alliance Program manager at MIPS Technologies. 

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. is one of the world's primary architects of embedded
32- and 64-bit RISC processors.  The company drives the broadest architectural
alliance that is delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions.  The
company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor companies,
ASIC developers, and system OEMs.  MIPS Technologies, Inc. and its licensees
offer the widest range of robust, scalable processors in standard, custom,
semi-custom and application-specific products. 

Licensees currently include: Alchemy Microprocessor Design Group (Cadence);
ATI Technologies Inc.; Broadcom Corporation; Centillium Communications,
Inc.; Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.; CommQuest (IBM); ESS
Technology, Inc.; Excess Bandwidth Corporation; General Instrument Corporation;
 Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT); Lara Networks, Inc.; LSI Logic
Corporation; Macronix; Metalink Ltd.; NEC Corporation; NKK Corporation;
Philips Semiconductors; Quantum Effect Devices, Inc. (QED); Sandcraft,
Inc.; SiByte, Inc.; Sony Corporation; Synova; Texas Instruments Incorporated;
Toshiba Corporation; and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Numerous
companies utilize MIPS-based  intellectual property. MIPS Technologies,
Inc. is based in Mountain View, California, and can be reached at 650-567-5000
or http://www.mips.com. 

About Lineo, Inc.
Lineo(tm), Inc., the leading developer of embedded Linux system software,
develops, markets and sells embedded Linux system software and applications
that provide OEMs and consumers with simple, low-cost software for interacting
with the Internet via embedded devices. Lineo owns the Embedix product
family including Embedix Linux, Embedix SDK and Embedix Browser. Visit
Lineo, Inc. at www.lineo.com. For more information, contact Lineo, Inc.
via e-mail: info@lineo.com or telephone: (801) 426-5001.

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 of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
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Web via: http://www.mips.com.

Lineo and Embedix are trademarks of Lineo, Inc. Linux is a registered
trademark owned by Linus Torvalds. All other products, services, companies
and publications are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.


Press Only Contact:
Jennifer Finlinson						
Lineo, Inc.							
801-426-5001 x264						
jennifer@lineo.com							

Constance Sweeney
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
650-567-5059
cks@mips.com