From: rhett <rhett@lineo.com>
Subject: Lineo announces new uClinux Development Kit
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 9:17:00
To: lwn@lwn.net


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


LINEO RELEASES UCDIMM FOR MOTOROLA DRAGONBALL VZ AND NEW LINEO UCLINUX
DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM 

uCevolution Provides Interchangeable Host Platform for the uCdimm 
Family of Microcontroller Modules

LINDON, UT - Feb. 14, 2001 - Lineo™, Inc, a leading innovator in embedded
systems, real-time and high availability solutions, today announced the
availability of the uCdimm™ microcontroller module for the DragonBall
VZ microcontroller and uCevolution, a new host platform which gives developers
a quick way to cross port a variety of processors. These two new products
will be bundled in the Lineo uClinux™ Development Kit.

uCevolution
The Lineo uCevolution development platform and family of embedded microcontroll
er modules paired with the uClinux operating system make an ideal platform
for embedded Internet appliance development. uCevolution provides developers
with the capability to exchange processor cores by simply switching a
DIMM-style microcontroller module. In addition to this innovative flexibility,
uCevolution also offers over seven square inches of prototyping space
and a host of standard connectors including: two ethernet ports, two serial
ports, two USB ports and connectivity for external LCD touch screens.
This assures developers maximum access to processor specific features
and I/O bus. 

The uCevolution development platform provides developers with faster
time-to-market by making development, prototyping and cross platform
porting to a variety of processor families quick and convenient.

"uCevolution is the ideal host environment for the development of cutting
edge embedded applications. Now designers can migrate to more powerful
processors with different peripheral sets without changing host boards,"
said Tim Bird, Lineo CTO.

uCdimm DragonBall VZ
The Lineo uCdimm microcontroller module has efficient power usage capabilities
and in advanced power management can be battery operated. It also comes
embedded with the powerful uClinux operating system, an open source project
funded and maintained by Lineo. The small uCdimm microcontroller (1.6
in x 2.9 in) fits in a standard DIMM socket, ideal for small embedded
devices and features on-board ethernet, including magnetics, and the ability
to control up to 22 input/output devices. The new DIMM form factor now
gives developers access to the popular Motorola DragonBall VZ feature
set which includes the faster 33 MHz Motorola 68k core and enhanced LCD
display support. Future uCdimm family members will include FPGA, ARM7,
ARM9, M68K/ColdFire, SuperH and StrongARM.

uClinux
uClinux is an open source project funded and maintained by Lineo. It was
made popular by its ability to run on processors without memory management
hardware and has a typical kernel footprint of only 512k bytes or less.
Lineo's ongoing investment in the uClinux operating system provides developers
with continued access to emerging microprocessor families through professional
services, research and development. uClinux is used in numerous devices
such as: Axis Network Camera, Lineo NETtel VPN router, Aplio Internet
phone, Adomo set top appliance, Crossport Pivio Secure Broadband and
NetSilicon's NET+Lx development platform.

"The uCdimm microcontroller module allows designers to have a quick and
easy start with the uClinux operating system by providing unparalleled
development accessibility," said Jeff Dionne, Lineo VP of research. "Lineo
is proud to continue to maintain and fund uClinux as an open source project
designed to bring the power of Linux to microcontrollers."

Pricing and Availability
Lineo uCdimm DragonBall Development Kit is now being sold for $995. The
Development Kit includes the Lineo uCdimm DragonBall microcontroller module,
uCevolution host platform, uClinux support CD and documentation. The uCdimm
microcontroller module can also be purchased as a stand-alone product.
For more information regarding these products and future uCdimm
microcontroller modules, please contact Lineo at oemsales@lineo.com.

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), SecureEdge™ (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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Blake Stowell 			Rhett Glauser
Lineo, Inc.			Lineo, Inc.
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