MontaVista Software, Inc.: MontaVista Announces Additional Platform Support with MontaVista Linux 6

MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux commercialisation, today announced more new Market Specific Distributions (MSDs) for MontaVista Linux 6 (MVL6). The new MSDs continue to expand the market-specific focus of MVL6, delivering support for industrial automation, automotive, Android, portable multimedia devices, and multicore networking applications. All the new MSDs will be available this quarter and support processors from Cavium, Freescale, Intel, and Texas Instruments.

Market Specific Distributions are built on a common framework, and optimised for the respective hardware platform and its target market. Each MSD is feature-compatible with the semiconductor Linux technology for that processor, and is fully tested and supported by MontaVista. In addition, MontaVista adds additional features required to deliver a complete, commercial-quality product to market.

MontaVista becomes the first commercial embedded Linux vendor to announce support for Industrial Automation, bringing added features such as advanced power management, RT Preempt support, and Ethernet enablement for PROFINET.

For networking, the new MSDs support some of the newest multicore processors from Intel, Cavium, and Freescale, offering added features like semiconductor-optimised library support for multi-core management, and advanced network features such as SCTP, OpenSwan, libpcap, and IPsec tools.

The Android MSD offers advanced power management, advanced 2D/3D graphics, semiconductor advanced codec enablement, along with Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. Similar to Android, the Portable Multimedia Device and Automotive MSDs offer advanced power management, advanced 2D/3D graphics, semiconductor advanced codec enablement, along with Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, but also add CAN (controller-area network) support.

Multifunction Printer (MFP) MSDs focus on value added features such as advanced power management, advanced connectivity, memory management features such as bigphysarea, and mass storage for larger HDDs.

Supporting Quotes:

"We continue to deliver on the promise of MontaVista Linux 6, delivering multiple high-value, commercial-quality MSDs for different target markets every quarter," said Patrick MacCartee, Director Product Management and Hardware Enablement Strategies, MontaVista. "As our hardware partners develop powerful new platforms, we will remain committed to providing new MSDs as quickly as possible, aligning the embedded Linux supply chain, and allowing our joint customers to develop and deliver innovative applications to market faster and at a lower overall cost."

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Key Points:

* Target markets include industrial automation, networking, Android, automotive, portable multimedia devices, and multi-function printers

* Networking Solutions processor support and value-add features include:

- Semiconductor-optimised library support for multicore management

- Advanced network features such as SCTP, OpenSwan, libpcap, and IPsec tools

- Cavium OCTEON CN52xx, CN56xx, CN58xx all on SDK 1.9

- Freescale MPC8349, MPC8569, P2020RDB, P4080

- Intel Greencity power by Core2Quad - Nehalem

* Industrial Automation processor support and value-add features include:

- CAN, Ethernet enabled for PROFINET, advanced power management, RT preempt support

- Freescale MPC5121e

- Texas Instruments OMAPL128/L127

* Android Solution processor support and value-add features include:

- Advanced power management, advanced 2D/3D graphics, semiconductor advanced codecs enabled, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.

- Texas Instruments OMAP3430 Zoom2

* Automotive and Multimedia Portable Devices processor support and value-add features include:

- Advanced power management, advanced 2D/3D graphics, semiconductor advanced codecs enabled, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, CAN support

- Freescale i.MX35, i.MX51

- Moblin v2.1 solution for Intel z530

- Texas Instruments Beagleboard (OMAP3530), OMAP3530EVM

* Multi Function Printers processor support and value-add features include:

- Power management, advanced connectivity, memory management features such as bigphysarea, and mass storage for larger HDDs.

- Freescale MPC8536, MPC8315RDB

* All MSDs will be available and shipping during this quarter

* Current roadmap calls for similar market-focussed releases each quarter

Resources:

Information on MontaVista Linux 6 can be found at http://mvista.com/product_detail_mvl6.php

Other information about MontaVista can be found at http://mvista.com

The Meld embedded Linux community can be found at http://meld.mvista.com/

About MontaVista Software

MontaVista Software, Inc. is the leader in embedded Linux commercialization. For over 10 years, MontaVista has been helping embedded developers get the most out of open source by adding commercial quality, integration, hardware enablement, expert support, and the resources of the MontaVista development community. Because MontaVista customers enjoy faster time to market, more competitive device functionality, and lower total cost, more devices have been deployed with MontaVista than with any other Linux.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

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