From: Carrie Gorges <cgorges@pacifico.com> To: <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: MontaVista Supports IBM PowerNP NP4GS3 Network Processor with Hard Hat Linux Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 09:50:56 -0700 Sunnyvale, Calif., May 16, 2001, ‹ MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, announced today that its Hard Hat Linux® operating system now supports the IBM next-generation reference platform for the recently announced NP4GS3 network processor. The advanced IBM PowerNP network processor software has been ported to run on MontaVista Hard Hat Linux, providing an advanced operating system platform for customers to use for testing, optimizing performance and deploying NP4GS3-based applications. This port provides OEMs of high performance network systems, including switches and routers, with a high quality Linux platform for their development and deployment needs. ³The combination of IBM¹s high-performance, PowerNP hardware and software platform with MontaVista's flexible Linux-based embedded OS platform and design tools can help equipment vendors rapidly introduce next-generation networking systems,² said Mike Montgomery, manager of network processor enablement for IBM. IBM¹s PowerNP reference platform is an integrated hardware, software and services platform, featuring a packet routing switch module along with a PowerPC control point microprocessor. It allows equipment manufacturers to configure a "real world" network switch or router environment to conduct thorough development, integration and testing before building their products. ³This port by IBM is further proof of the growing acceptance of Hard Hat Linux for embedded applications in the telecommunications market," added Sheila Baker, vice president, marketing, at MontaVista Software. "Now, designers using the NP4GS3 can benefit from the robustness and openness of our scalable operating system.² IBM¹s new copper-based NP4GS3 offers more efficient data and resource management capabilities, for delivery of new services such as streaming audio and video downloads. The NP4GS3 also provides deep packet processing support for OC-48, OC-12, gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet at media speed. MontaVista Hard Hat Linux boasts unrivaled development support for embedded processor architectures including PowerPC and PowerNP CPU boards and software components, with more than 480 fully tested and supported host-target combinations. The feature-rich release enables a wide variety of embedded applications, providing a standard platform for designs in communications infrastructure, networking, consumer electronics, instrumentation and control. About MontaVista Software Inc. MontaVista Software Inc. is a leading provider of open-source systems software solutions for embedded developers. Founded in 1999 by real-time operating system pioneer James Ready, MontaVista's principal offerings are the cross development tools and operating system tailored for embedded developers. MontaVista products include Hard HatTM Linux®, a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, development platform and tool kits for x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM and other microprocessor architectures. MontaVista offers developers a family of products and services for embedded design targeted for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to thin-client and edge applications. MontaVista Software also makes available valuable technology add-on packages that address specific customer requirements such as the Java Development environment, High Availability technology, Legacy RTOS porting tools, GUI toolkit 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 or call (408) 328-9200. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Hard Hat is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.. 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