MontaVista Announces Partner Program for Consumer Electronics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MontaVista Reveals Embedded Linux Strategy for Consumer Electronic Devices
Specialized Product and Broad Partner Ecosystem Enables Custom Device
Solutions

International Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, USA, Jan. 8, 2002 ‹
MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution,
today announced a new push into the consumer electronics market with the
introduction of the MontaVista Linux® Consumer Electronics Edition 3.0, and
the unveiling of an extensive ecosystem of strategic semiconductor, software
application and middleware partners for complementary device solutions. This
push represents a new aggressive strategy that will offer software
developers a rich development environment especially optimized for Consumer
Electronics. The company will also make available its rich Java development
environment and state-of-the-art graphics tools to complete its strategic
focus on meeting the needs of the Consumer Electronics market.
 
³Consumer electronics products are evolving from simple, single function
appliances into complex, network-connected devices,² said Stephen Balacco,
embedded systems analyst at Venture Development Corporation. ³The expanded
functionality of these products will increasingly require high performance
hardware and a 32-bit robust multitasking operating system, such as Linux.
Companies developing new consumer devices will benefit from MontaVista Linux
Consumer Electronics Edition and the extensive MontaVista partner ecosystem
inhabited by companies providing complementary components and solutions for
next-generation consumer electronics products.²

As part of its comprehensive consumer electronics strategy, MontaVista today
announced MontaVista Linux® Consumer Electronics Edition 3.0 (CEE) ‹ the
first Linux operating system and cross-development environment specifically
designed for consumer electronics applications. This new product ‹ also part
of the well known MontaVista Linux family of products ‹ enhances Linux with
dynamic power management, rich consumer-focused networking support and
consumer-grade reliability.

MontaVista Software is demonstrating a range of cutting-edge consumer
products built on MontaVista Linux, from the world¹s leading Consumer
Electronics companies in booth # 35179, in the Embedded Technologies
Pavilion at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Jan 9-12, 2003 in
the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Broad and Robust Ecosystem

MontaVista Software is partnering with a broad array of semiconductor,
software application, middleware, and systems integration companies to
provide solutions for device manufacturers in key markets including mobile
and wireless, television and home entertainment, and automotive telematics.

For example, CEE will initially support the TI¹s OMAP1510 and OMAP5910
processors and the IBM PowerPC 405LP processor with support for additional
processing platforms to be added in the future. In addition, CEE will
provide the foundation of solution stacks from software partners in key
consumer electronics markets. The MontaVista Partner program already
includes companies such as:

… Access, Opera Software, Espial, Phoenix Technologies, Websoft
International and Zentek for device web browsers
… BMR and MasterIA for Chinese fonts and input
… CodeHost with rich printing support
… Hughes Software Systems for VoIP and SIP stacks
… IBM for end-to-end device management and enterprise connectivity
… InterVideo for Linux-based DVD playing software
… IP Infusion for routing protocol stacks
… Liberate for Digital TV middleware
… Macrovision for digital rights and license management
… MasterIA for Korean fonts and input
… Movial for rich embedded Instant Communication software
… Omron Software for Japanese input
… Open Interface for certified Bluetooth stacks
… ProSyst for its open and scalable service delivery platform
… Solid Information Technology and PointBase for embedded databases
… Tao Group for multimedia engines

Dozens of additional partnerships will be announced over the coming months
that will enrich the ecosystem and continue to allow developers to choose
from a wide array of components that have been validated with MontaVista
Linux.

³These extensive collaborative efforts offer OEMs complete hardware/software
solutions, which will both speed time-to-market and lower total development
costs for the next generation of consumer and home electronics devices,²
said Sheila Baker, vice president, Marketing, MontaVista Software. ³These
partnerships will help consumer electronics companies leverage a wealth of
applications and meet the high productivity and low power requirements of
new consumer devices with more complex functionality.²

More than 100 consumer electronics device companies are already using
MontaVista Linux, developing products as varied as cell phones, PDAs,
set-top boxes, Internet radios, residential gateways, automotive telematics
and Karaoke machines. MontaVista Software¹s current consumer electronics
customer list includes Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita), NEC, and Toshiba
America. Companies like Holland-based Zintec Holding and Araneo in Israel
have also chosen MontaVista Linux for their digital television market
products.

Important Consumer Electronics Developer Needs ­ Java and Graphics

To address the growing demand for embedded Java, MontaVista Software offers
a Java runtime environment that addresses the needs of today¹s embedded
applications. MontaVista provides a complete embedded Java developer¹s
package fully certified to the J2ME standard across all architectures
supported by MontaVista Linux, delivering industry-leading features and
performance to meet the requirements for Java enabled embedded systems. The
single Java implementation delivered by MontaVista Software is based on the
well-known WebSphere Studio products from IBM.

Designing graphics for the variety of embedded devices requires powerful
tools, flexible graphics functionality and close integration with the
architecture and platform being used. To address the growing demand by
developers of consumer devices, MontaVista delivers a full graphics
environment with state-of-the-art graphics tools and libraries to enable
developers to create graphics solutions for a wide variety of products.
Built with the best open source technology available today, MontaVista
Graphics combines a diverse set of components into a single, fully tested
and supported graphics development toolkit.  MontaVista Software also offers
Qt/Embedded built, tested and supported specifically for MontaVista Linux
Professional Edition. Based on the popular Qt API Qt/Embedded provides a
small-footprint implementation designed to meet the needs of the next
generation of consumer devices.

About MontaVista Software

MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for
intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista
powers the embedded revolution by providing GNU/Linux-based open-source
software solutions. Founded in 1999 by real-time operating system (RTOS)
pioneer James Ready, MontaVista offers a family of products under the
MontaVista Linux umbrella that address broad-based software developer needs
encompassing applications ranging from communications infrastructure to
consumer electronics. Multiple Editions of MontaVista Linux are available ‹
including Professional, Consumer Electronics and Carrier Grade ‹ along with
complementary technology products providing powerful Java and graphics
development capabilities.

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, US Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, WR Hambrecht +
Co., IBM, Intel Capital, Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita), Toshiba America and
Yamaha Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please
visit http://www.mvista.com.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a trademark
of MontaVista Software Inc. 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 x340
E-mail: pcolby@pacifico.com