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. ### Lineo and Embedix are trademarks of Lineo, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark owned by Linus Torvalds. 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