From:	 Annette Oevermann <aoevermann@pacifico.com>
To:	 <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: MontaVista Releases Library Optimizer Tool
Date:	 Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:35:59 -0700

MontaVista Releases Library Optimizer Tool for Hard Hat Linux 2.0 into Open
Source

Furthers company's pioneering open source and embedded efforts

Sunnyvale, Calif., August 27, 2001 MontaVista Software Inc., the company
powering the embedded revolution, today announced the submission of its Hard
Hat Linux 2.0 Library Optimizer Tool to the open source community.
MontaVista is releasing its Library Optimizer Tool code as a project on
SourceForge (http://www.sourceforge.com) with two goals in mind to
encourage wide adoption of the base software and to promote the expansion of
tools for embedded Linux development.

MontaVista's Library Optimizer Tool (LOT) parses and inventories the program
libraries and symbols required by a particular project and prunes unneeded
library code and symbols, yielding smaller, more efficient deployment
images. 

"By placing this technology into open source, we invite our open software
peers to join forces with us to improve both the number and the quality of
tools for embedded Linux development," said Mark Orvek, director of research
and development, MontaVista Software.  "Opening this project on SourceForge
is a call to action for embedded Linux toolmakers to bring improved
technology rapidly into the marketplace."

In keeping with MontaVista and open source practices, all pertinent
MontaVista work is being submitted back to the relevant source trees,
promoting the LOT architecture and specification for the entire community.

Hard Hat Linux® 2.0 Professional Edition features a comprehensive suite of
development tools designed to streamline development, debugging and
deployment of embedded applications.  Hard Hat Linux 2.0 boasts new system
scaling and configuration tools, performance analysis, source-level
debugging capabilities, and other utilities to speed embedded applications
to market.

MontaVista has also expanded support for a variety of open source tools
retargeted for embedded cross development. These cross tools include
versions of the Linux Trace Tool (kernel performance and execution
analyzer); cbrowser, cflow, cprof, and cscope (C code analysis tools); and
DDD (a graphical debugger interface).

Additionally, Hard Hat Linux 2.0 continues to leverage the ubiquitous open
source GNU tools, including the gcc/g++ family of compilers, assemblers and
cross versions of the GDB source-level debugger for kernel and application
debugging. HHL 2.0 also features support for hardware-based source-level
debug of the Linux kernel and device drivers with in-circuit emulation and
run-control devices such as Abatron¹s BDM and JTAG tools.

The Library Optimizer Tool and other tools in the Hard Hat Linux 2.0
Professional Edition operate on a wide array of development platforms,
including Red Hat Linux, Yellow Dog Linux, Suse, Mandrake, TurboLinux,
Solaris, under VMWare on Windows, and natively on Hard Hat Linux for x86.
Hard Hat Linux tools also target the broadest array of CPU architectures and
board and system-level platforms of any embedded Linux development solution
including, PowerPC, IA-32/x86, MIPS, StrongARM and SH.

Availability
Interested parties can examine and download the Library Optimization Tool
project code from http://libraryopt.sourceforge.net/ after Sept 15, 2001.
The Library Optimizer Tool is available directly from MontaVista to
subscribers of the Hard Hat Linux 2.0 Professional Edition.

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, MontaVista¹s 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, email to info@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