MontaVista Linux Preview Kit

MontaVista Linux Preview Kit

MONTAVISTA SOFTWARE UNVEILS EMBEDDED LINUX PREVIEW KIT
Offer Allows Developers to ²Test Drive² MontaVista Linux

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 21, 2002 ‹ MontaVista Software Inc., the company
powering the embedded revolution, today announced the immediate availability
of a Preview Kit for MontaVista Linux® Professional Edition 2.1. Designed
for developers of embedded applications, the free kit demonstrates several
key packages and technologies included in MontaVista Linux Professional
Edition.

³The MontaVista Linux Preview Kit lets developers of embedded applications
get an understanding of the power of the award-winning MontaVista Linux
Professional Edition development platform, easily and without risk,² said
Sheila Baker, vice president of Marketing, MontaVista Software. ³We are
convinced this opportunity to experience the performance and the powerful
features of our flagship product will make it the development environment of
choice for even more embedded developers.²

The Preview Kit is designed to use the same network-based development
environment as MontaVista Linux Professional Edition, including components
such as DHCP, NFS and tftp. With the Preview Kit, developers receive a full
MontaVista Linux kernel running on a range of popular reference platforms
including eleven processors from six architecture families. The Preview Kit
lets developers explore the building and debugging process and invites them
to evaluate MontaVista Linux networking and real-time performance
capabilities through a variety of tools and software components. It also
offers a hands-on preview of the MontaVista developer environment, designed
for cross-platform development of embedded applications.
 
By providing simple yet powerful demonstrations, the Preview Kit also
reduces the amount of time developers might otherwise spend ³test-driving² a
particular operating system/hardware solution. In addition, developers will
be able to sample MontaVista Linux LSPs (Linux Support Package) for a range
of popular reference platforms. Supporting documentation for the hosts and
targets covered in the Preview Kit, representative of what customers receive
in the Professional Edition, is also provided to ensure a good user
experience.

MontaVista Linux Professional Edition

MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 is the next generation of the
company¹s classic and award-winning cross-development platform and set of
tool kits. Providing a standard development platform for designs, it enables
developers to create a broad range of embedded applications, from solutions
for consumer devices to highly available telecommunications and data
communications equipment. MontaVista Linux Professional Edition allows
developers to focus on their value-add to their customers while enabling
them to speed high-performance products to market in a cost-effective
manner. For more information, visit http://www.mvista.com/pro/index.html

Availability

The Preview Kit can be downloaded immediately from MontaVista Software¹s Web
site at http://www.mvista.com/previewkit/index.html. It is available at no
charge.

About MontaVista Software

MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for
intelligent connected devices and their associated infrastructure, for
applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer
electronics. MontaVista powers the embedded revolution by providing
GNU/Linux based open-source systems software solutions. Founded in 1999 by
real-time operating system (RTOS) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista Software¹s
principal products include MontaVista Linux® Professional Edition and
MontaVista Linux® Carrier Grade Edition. The Professional Edition comprises
a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross development
environments, and a versatile set of tools for the x86/IA-32, PowerPC,
StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale, Xtensa and other microprocessor
architectures. The Carrier Grade Edition is a next-generation high
availability product that is the first Commercial Off-The-Shelf Linux (COTS)
platform for telecommunications and carrier-grade applications. MontaVista
Software also provides several complementary technology products addressing
specific customer needs, such as Java development and runtime, powerful
graphics capabilities 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, 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.

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