MontaVista Announces Distributor in Korea
MontaVista Software keeps expanding its distribution in Asia. On Monday,
July 15, the company will announce the Korean Linux company MIZI Research
Inc. as its new distribution partner for Korea. For details, please see the
press release included below.
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FOR RELEASE ON JULY 15
MontaVista Software Expands Distribution in Korea
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 15, 2002 -- MontaVista Software Inc., the company
powering the embedded revolution, and MIZI Research Incorporated (MIZI), a
leading Linux company in Korea, have joined forces to distribute and support
MontaVista Software products in Korea.
Under terms of the agreement, MIZI will market and distribute the full range
of MontaVista products, including MontaVista Linux® Professional Edition,
MontaVista Linux® Carrier Grade Edition, Visual Age® Micro Edition for
MontaVista Linux and MontaVista Graphics in Korea. The company will also
provide first-line technical support for local software developers.
³The telecommunications and consumer electronics industries in Korea are
accelerating their migration of software platforms from proprietary OSes to
Linux,² said Youngjin Seo, CEO & president of MIZI. ³We believe that the
MontaVista Linux line of products, which are known for their robustness and
scalability, will fulfill an important need for our customers in Korea.²
³Linux is rapidly gaining popularity in Korea and MontaVista Software is
expanding its channel to address the growing market demand,² said Raymond
Mak, vice president of Asia Pacific Sales for MontaVista. ³Mizi Research has
the required resources, market presence and customer base, to provide
excellent market penetration and local support,² he added.
MIZI is a professional mobile software developer based on Linux. The company
has developed mobility oriented technologies and served customers with
embedded Linux engineering expertise since it was established in 1997. MIZI
has its headquarters in Seoul, Korea. For more information, please see
http://www.mizi.com.
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
Software's principal products include MontaVista Linux® Professional
Edition and MontaVista Linux® Carrier Grade Edition. The Professional
Edition is a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross
development platform and a set of tool kits for x86/IA-32, PowerPC,
StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale, Xtensa and other microprocessor
architectures. The Carrier Grade Edition is a second-generation high
availability product that is an ideal Linux platform for telecommunications
and carrier-grade applications. MontaVista Software also provides several
complementary technology products addressing specific customer needs such as
the Java development environment, high availability technology, powerful
graphics toolkits and more. MontaVista offers developers a family of
products and services for embedded design and development targeted for
applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer devices.
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, Panasonic and Sony Corporation. For more
information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com,
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. All other names mentioned are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.
PR Contacts:
MIZI Research Inc.
Michael Lee
TEL: +82-2-538-0230
Email: info@mizi.com
MontaVista Software, Inc.
Joe Samagond
Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications
TEL: (408) 328-9234
E-mail: jsamagond@mvista.com
Bill Weinberg
Director of Strategy/Evangelism
MontaVista Software Inc.
Phone: (408) 328-9213
E-mail: bill@mvista.com
