From:	 Annette Oevermann <aoevermann@pacifico.com>
To:	 <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: MontaVista Announces Hard Hat Linux for ARM
Date:	 Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:02:41 -0800

MontaVista Software to Bring Leading Embedded Linux OS to Deeply Embedded
and Cost-sensitive Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif. ­- Dec. 11, 2001 ­- MontaVista Software Inc.
(MontaVista�), the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced
the availability of its Hard Hat® Linux® 2.0 embedded operating system and
development tools for the ARM® microprocessor architecture.

The high-performance, low-power ARM9� and ARM7� Thumb® processor families
provide an ideal hardware platform for Hard Hat Linux, especially for target
applications in the consumer, networking, wireless, automotive, and security
market segments.  MontaVista Hard Hat Linux has been ported to ARM 920T and
ARM 720T microprocessor cores on the ARM Integrator development and
evaluation boards (CM720T and CM920T).

"Embedded Linux is an ideal OS standard for today¹s pervasive
Internet-connected consumer devices," said Sheila Baker, vice president,
marketing, MontaVista Software.  "The combination of ARM processors and
MontaVista¹s Hard Hat Linux provides designers of consumer embedded systems
with the necessary elements to speed high-performance, low-cost, low-power
solutions to market.³

Hard Hat Linux boasts unrivaled development support for the broadest range
of embedded processor architectures, with more than 480 fully tested and
supported host-target combinations.  This feature-rich product enables a
wide variety of embedded applications, providing a standard platform for
designs in communications infrastructure, networking, consumer electronics,
instrumentation and control.

"When we introduced the Hard Hat Linux Professional Edition 2.0, we promised
to port it to the ARM architecture,² said Glenn Seiler, director of product
marketing, MontaVista Software. ³Now, embedded systems developers building
devices on versatile ARM processors can benefit from the scalability,
robustness and openness of Hard Hat Linux."

Availability
Hard Hat Linux for ARM microprocessors is available immediately to
subscribers of the Hard Hat Linux 2.0 Professional Edition for x86-based
hosts. Additional hosts will be added to Hard Hat Linux 2.0 on an ongoing
basis. Check http://www.mvista.com/products/ for the latest information.

About MontaVista Software Inc.
MontaVista Software, Inc. powers the embedded revolution by providing
open-source systems software solutions for embedded developers. Founded in
1999 by real-time operating system (RTOS) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista¹s
principal products include Hard Hat® Linux®, a Linux-based embedded source
and binary distribution, cross development platform and a set of tool kits
for x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale and other
microprocessor architectures. MontaVista offers developers a family of
products and services for embedded design and development targeted for
applications ranging from communications infrastructure to thin-client and
consumer devices. MontaVista Software also provides several technology
add-on products addressing specific customer needs such as the Java
Development environment, High Availability technology, powerful graphics
toolkits 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 registered
trademark, and MontaVista is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. ARM is
a registered trademark of ARM Limited. ARM920T, ARM720T and ARM Integrator
are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the
property of their respective holders.

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