MontaVista Seminars Demonstrate Java and Embedded Linux Are Made for Each
Other

SUNNYVALE, Calif. ‹ March 20, 2002 ‹ MontaVista Software Inc., the company
powering the embedded revolution, is sponsoring six seminars for embedded
software developers in North America and Europe. The seminars, entitled
³Embedded Linux and Java,² will be held in Santa Clara, Calif. (Hilton Santa
Clara) on Tues., April 2; in Dallas, Texas (Omni Richardson) on Thurs.,
April 4; in Paris (Novotel Paris Pont de Sevres) on Wed., April 10; in
Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Golden Tulip Koningshof) on Thurs., April 11; in
Piscataway N.J. (Four Points by Sheraton) on Tues., April 16 and in Boston
(Radisson, Chelmsford) on Thurs., April 18. All the seminars are half-day
events and open to all. There is no cost to attend, but registration is
confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.

The two evolving ³open² software standards, embedded Linux® and embedded
Java,� are ideally suited for developing systems for pervasive computing
solutions, and they work well together. In combination, they represent the
next generation of embedded systems technology, especially for digital
electronics, consumer devices (such as WAP phones, media players, PDAs and
set-top boxes), telematics and telecommunications applications.

According to Mike Mathews, Java product marketing manager, MontaVista
Software, ³Today, a growing number of embedded developers is choosing the
combination of the Linux operating system and Java technologies for greater
flexibility, faster time-to-market and higher productivity. As the
complexity of connected network attached devices is growing, embedded
project developers are looking to Linux and Java to deal with this challenge
effectively.²

Attendees of MontaVista¹s ³Embedded Linux and Java² seminars will see live
demonstrations of the latest innovative Java solutions developed with
MontaVista� Linux®. They will also have the opportunity to meet the experts
at MontaVista Software, who will be available to answer technical questions.

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, more than a
dozen desktop hosts, and 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.

About VisualAge Micro Edition (VAME) for MontaVista Linux
VAME is an integrated development environment with runtime components
incorporating IBM¹s latest embedded Java technology, the J9� Virtual
Machine. VisualAge Micro Edition provides developers of embedded
applications with a complete set of tools for the creation, testing and
deployment of embedded Java applications.

These feature-rich platforms, MontaVista Linux and VAME for MontaVista
Linux, enable 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 ³Embedded Linux and Java² 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 or 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. Java is a trademark of Sun MicroSystems. 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