Siemens Joins OSDL

Siemens Joins Open Source Development Labs

Global electronics and engineering giant to contribute to initiatives of
world's leading Linux advocacy consortium

MUNICH, Germany and BEAVERTON, Ore.   December 6, 2005   Siemens, one of
the world's largest electrical engineering and electronics companies, today
announced it has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global
consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux®. Siemens will
participate in the Lab's Carrier Grade Linux (CGL), Mobile Linux Initiative
(MLI) and Data Center Linux (DCL) working groups.

Siemens, one of the world's leading technology companies, comes to OSDL with
extensive experience solving complex Linux problems in a wide range of
industries around the world. This is reflected by the Corporate Competence
Center Embedded Linux, a strong international team of Linux and Open Source
experts. As part of Siemens Corporate Technology, this team is dedicated to
advance the use of Linux and Open Source within the entire company. 

"Siemens has a long history of developing leading technologies for our global
customers and providing them with the best solutions to meet their business
needs," said Reinhold Achatz, head of the Software & Engineering Division at
Siemens Corporate Technology. "We see OSDL as a setting in which we can work
with other vendors, as well as customers and the development community, to
bring high quality products to our customers."

"Siemens brings enormous global experience with large-scale Linux deployments
in a wide range of markets," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "We're pleased
to have Siemens join as our newest member and we look forward to tapping
their Linux expertise for our Carrier Grade Linux, Mobile Linux Initiative
and Data Center Linux working groups."

About Siemens AG
Siemens (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering
and electronics. The company has 461,000 employees working to develop and
manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and
tailor a wide range of services for individual requirements. Siemens provides
innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to benefit customers in
190 countries. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is active in the
areas of Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power,
Transportation, Medical, and Lighting. In fiscal 2005 (ended September 30),
Siemens had sales of  83.8 billion and net income of  2.248 billion. Further
information is available at: www.siemens.com

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) 
OSDL - home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to
accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux in the enterprise. Founded in
2000 and supported by a global consortium of major Linux customers and IT
industry leaders, OSDL is a nonprofit organization that provides
state-of-the-art computing and test facilities available to developers around
the world. With offices in China, Europe, Japan and the United
States, OSDL sponsors legal and development projects to advance open source
software as well as initiatives for Linux in telecommunications, in the data
center and on enterprise desktops. Visit OSDL on the Web at
http://www.osdl.org/.

OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a
trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of
their respective holders.

EDITORIAL CONTACTS:
Press Office 
Corporate Technology 
Guido Weber 
D-81730 Munich 
Phone: +49 89 636 - 49030, Fax   49220
E-mail: guido.weber@siemens.com 

Jennifer Cloer for OSDL
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