Hard Hat Journeyman Edition First Embedded Linux with Mass Distribution
Jun 28th, 06:01 UTC
EDN Magazine distributes 138,000 copies of MontaVista Software embedded Linux tool kit with June 2000 issue
SUNNYVALE,
Calif. - June 26, 2000 - MontaVista, Inc., developer of the
Hard HatTM Linux operating system for embedded applications,
today celebrated the release of Hard Hat Linux, Journeyman Edition,
a special distribution of the company's embedded Linux Cross Development
Kit to accompany the June issue and cover story of EDN Magazine.
The cover story, entitled "Linux strafes the embedded landscape",
details how mainstream Linux functionality and ubiquitous 32-bit
CPU technology are challenging the status quo in embedded systems
design.
"Linux's recent
popularity coincides with a fundamental change in the embedded-system
landscape," comments Warren Web, EDN technical editor and cover
story author. "For years, designers have struggled with under-powered,
stand-alone CPUs. Now, the cost of 32-bit processors has fallen
to the point at which designers can consider them for all but
the simplest applications."
MontaVista,
with its comprehensive support for 32-bit processors, including
PowerPC, x86/Pentium, MIPS, and StrongARM, and its unequaled embedded
and real-time expertise, was a natural choice to partner with
EDN for its embedded Linux feature.
"When EDN
selected MontaVista to provide a companion Linux CD for the June
issue, MontaVista put together a team of engineering, QA, and
marketing staffers to meet the challenge - to provide 138,000
copies of a functional, easy-to-use embedded Linux demonstration
and distribution," relates Jim Ready, embedded industry pioneer
and MontaVista CEO/president. "The Hard Hat Linux Journeyman Edition,
produced in under 45 days, features fully-functional cross development
kits for embedded Linux, targeting Intel x86 and PowerPC processors
from desktop Linux and Windows host platforms."
The Journeyman
CD also includes documentation and cross development demos that
produce bootable diskettes and binary images to highlight cross
development, the Microwindows GUI, the MontaVista real-time scheduler,
and fully functional embedded Linux systems on embedded PC platforms
and on the Embedded Planet PowerPC processor-based RPXlite board.
Availability
The June 2000
issue of EDN Magazine is available at your local newsstand local
newsstand, or visit the EDN web site at http://www.ednmag.com/ednmag/reg/2000/06222000/13cs.htm
to read the story on-line. To request additional CDs or to comment
on Hard Hat Linux Journeyman Edition, visit the MontaVista web
site at http://www.mvista.com/journeyman/.
About MontaVista
Software, Inc.
MontaVista
Software Inc., founded in 1999 by real-time operating system pioneer
James Ready, delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide
embedded software market. MontaVista's principal offering is the
Linux operating system tailored for embedded software applications.
MontaVista products include Hard HatTM Linux, a standard off-the-shelf
binary distribution of Linux for x86, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS
and other microprocessor architectures. Hard Hat Linux offers
developers a mix of open, standard APIs, and powerful open source
solutions for embedded design -- including the MontaVista real-time
scheduler and Hard Hat Net CompactPCI back-plane networking. Hard
Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including
optimizing compilers for C, C++ and other languages; high-level
language debuggers; and performance monitoring tools. The company's
Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting and customization
services to customers worldwide.
MontaVista
headquarters are in Sunnyvale, Calif., in the heart of the Silicon
Valley. For more information about Hard Hat Linux and MontaVista
Software Inc., please call 408-328-9200 or visit the MontaVista
web site - www.mvista.com.
Linux
is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Hard Hat is a trademark
of MontaVista Software Inc. Intel, PICA, and Pentium, Celeron
are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other names
mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks
of their respective companies.
Contact:
MontaVista
Software, Inc.
Jill Ratkevic
Manager, Marketing Communications
408-328-9223
jill_ratkevic@mvista.com
(Submitted by Jill Ratkevic of Desktop Linux Cosortium)
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