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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Esmertec and MontaVista Software to deliver Integrated Java-Linux Solutions for Mobile Phones
Duebendorf-Zurich, Switzerland and Sunnyvale, CA, USA, January 28,
2005 – Esmertec™ and MontaVista® Software have entered into a strategic
alliance to provide Java™-Linux® software platform solutions for mobile phones.
Esmertec’s Jbed™ Advanced multitasking J2ME-platform atop MontaVista Linux
Consumer Electronics Edition, delivers a fully optimized, open, reliable and
interoperable solution for mobile handset and wireless semiconductor vendors.
“The integration of MontaVista’s premier embedded Linux operating system and
Esmertec’s high-performance Java platforms provides a scalable solution, that
delivers highly customizable features and rich user experiences,” said Christophe
François, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Esmertec. “This will enable
device manufacturers, operators and application providers to further accelerate
market growth for consumer multimedia services.”
“MontaVista Linux has become a strategic platform of choice for many vendors in
the mobile communications industry,” said Peder Ulander, Vice President of
Marketing, MontaVista Software. “We are excited that Esmertec has selected
MontaVista’s Linux as a reference operating system for Jbed Advanced. Together,
we will provide a fully open, standards based mobile software platform for the
wireless industry.”
About Esmertec
Esmertec is a leading provider of software solutions and technologies for mobile
phones, PDAs and embedded devices. Esmertec’s solutions are applied in
telecommunication, home-multimedia, machine-to-machine, consumer electronics
and industrial automation markets. Esmertec’s wireless Java (J2ME) products and
object-oriented software platform (OSVM™) deliver high-performance computing
on resource-constrained devices to chipset and embedded device manufacturers.
Founded in 1999, Esmertec is a global company headquartered in Duebendorf-
Zurich, with engineering, sales and customer support operations in Switzerland,
Denmark, the UK, the USA, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
www.esmertec.com
About MontaVista Software
MontaVista Software provides an Open Source platform, allowing system
designers to innovate across a wide range of inter-connected intelligent devices
and communications infrastructure. MontaVista enables software developers with
a commercial-grade Linux-based operating system. MontaVista Linux is a
universal development platform that helps customers differentiate their products
and get them to market faster at lower overall development costs. MontaVista.
Linux is the preferred choice of some of the world's largest corporations.
Founded in 1999, by real-time operating system pioneer James Ready, and
headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista
Software is a privately held company funded by leading venture capital firms and
strategic corporate investors.
www.mvista.com
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