From:	 Annette Oevermann <aoevermann@pacifico.com>
To:	 <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: MontaVista Seminars
Date:	 Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:33:25 -0800

Hello,

MontaVista announced today that the company will sponsor three half-day
seminars on moving from a proprietary RTOS to embedded Linux. The seminars
will take place in Florida, Washington and Canada between April 23 and April
30.

More detailed information can be found in the press release included below.

Regards,
Annette
Pacifico, Inc.
(408) 293 8600 x341

MontaVista Seminars Help Software Developers Evolve From Proprietary RTOS to
Embedded Linux

SUNNYVALE, Calif. ‹ March 18, 2002 ‹ MontaVista Software Inc., the company
powering the embedded revolution, is sponsoring three half-day seminars for
embedded software developers in Florida, Washington and Canada. The
seminars, entitled ³Moving from a Proprietary RTOS to Embedded Linux,² will
be held in Boca Raton, Fla. (Hilton Garden Inn) on Tuesday, April 23; in
Bellevue, Wash. (Hilton Bellevue), on Wednesday, April 24; and in Ottawa,
Canada (Holiday Inn Select), on Tuesday, April 30. All seminar times are
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time.

According to market research firm, Venture Development Corporation, the
worldwide market for embedded software solutions will reach $1.8 billion by
2003. VDC also predicts the number of embedded developers adopting Linux as
their host environment of choice will triple within two years.

Embedded Linux is rapidly encroaching upon the application spaces once
considered the exclusive domain of proprietary embedded kernels and in-house
platforms. Aggressive estimates show embedded Linux and open source
garnering up to half of all new designs in the next 24 months while even
conservative studies show Linux taking the lion¹s share (47 percent) of
embedded designs by 2005. Whether you are planning a move to embedded Linux
in the near future or are just considering the necessary level of investment
to convert your existing application to run on embedded Linux, these
seminars will help you understand the transition process, assess the
challenges and risks involved, and appreciate the benefits realized from
such a move.

Attendees of MontaVista¹s ³Moving from a Proprietary RTOS to Embedded Linux²
seminars will understand why Linux is ideal for the widest array of
applications. They will be able to compare the distinct choices of a
proprietary RTOS versus MontaVista� Linux®, experience the MontaVista Linux
cross development environment with hands-on demonstrations, and learn about
MontaVista real-time options for Linux.

About MontaVista Linux
The recently announced MontaVista Linux 2.1, MontaVista Software¹s flagship
product, boasts unrivaled development support for the broadest range of
embedded processor architectures, supporting more than 22 CPUs, over a dozen
desktop hosts, more than 60 COTS and reference board platforms. MontaVista
Linux includes in excess of 215 application packages. It also offers
real-time enhancements to the Linux kernel, including preemptibility on the
x86, MIPS, SH and PowerPC architectures. Additional add-ons include support
for the ³thttpd,² a small footprint embedded server, and for the 802.11b
wireless communications standard.

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.

For more information on MontaVista¹s ³Moving from a Proprietary RTOS to
Embedded Linux² seminars, please visit
www.mvista.com/wwseminars/seminar.html

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, MontaVista's
principal products include MontaVista� Linux®, a Linux-based embedded source
and binary distribution, cross development platform and set of tool kits for
x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale and other
microprocessor architectures. MontaVista offers a family of products and
services for embedded design and development of applications for a variety
of technologies ranging from communications infrastructure to 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 as Alloy Ventures, RRE Ventures, US Venture Partners, and WR Hambrecht
+ Co., as well as IBM, Intel Capital, Panasonic and Sony Corporation. For
more information about MontaVista Software, please visit
http://www.mvista.com, email to info@mvista.com or call (408) 328-9200.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista 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


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Annette Oevermann
PR Sr. Account Coordinator
Pacifico, Inc.
Integrated Marketing Communications
99 Almaden Blvd., #900
San Jose, CA  95113
ph 408-293-8600 ext. 341
http://www.pacifico.com