Arabella Supports Embedded Planet’s EP885 and EP8248 Boards

For Immediate Release



      Contact:            Bruce Donadt

                              Arabella Software Inc.

                              508-393-4144

                              bdonadt@arabellasw.com

                              www.arabellasw.com
     Contact:         Matt Hoover

                             Embedded Planet

                             216-245-4161

                             hooverm@embeddedplanet.com

                             www.embeddedplanet.com






Arabella Software Announces Linux Support and a Free Linux Reference Design
for Embedded Planet’s EP885 and EP8248 Boards





NORTHBOROUGH, MA, February 17, 2005  – Arabella Software, a leading supplier
of "Customized

Linux Solutions'' for embedded applications based on Freescale’s processors,
today announced the availability of support for Embedded Planet’s EP8248 and
EP885 single board computers. Full turnkey support for these boards has been
integrated with the Arabella Linux commercial distribution and Free Linux
Reference Design.



Arabella Linux provides the broadest protocol and peripheral support
available in the market for the Freescale PowerQUICCÔ family of processors.
Arabella Linux is based on the popular Debian Linux distribution. Arabella
adds to this its specific value-add in terms of hardware-software
integration, device driver development and customization services to create
the optimal embedded Linux solutions for its customers: what Arabella calls
“Customized Linux Solutions”. The Arabella Linux distribution includes a
complete development environment and is customized to extract the most
functionality and performance from the PowerQUICC processors.



Support for the Embedded Planet EP8248 and EP885 boards comes integrated
into both the Arabella Linux commercial distribution as well as the Arabella
Free Linux Reference Design. The Free Linux Reference Design provides
everything that is needed to immediately download, run and begin working
with a Linux application that is optimized to run on the Embedded Planet
boards, including the U-Boot boot loader, a fully functional Linux system
and host development tools. The Free Linux Reference Design is made
available on a CD from Arabella Software and is provided at request to
qualified companies.



The EP8248 and EP885 boards are based on the latest PowerQUICC devices that
include security engines. Arabella Software is the only commercial Linux
provider that offers high performance Linux “Native IPsec” optimized to
provide performance on par with high-end commercial IPsec packages at a
fraction of the cost.



“We are very pleased to partner with Embedded Planet to provide our mutual
customers with highly optimized Linux solutions that run on the EP8248 and
EP885 boards”, said Bruce Donadt, Vice President of Sales for Arabella. “Our
customers can get started quickly with the Free Linux Reference Design and
still have the opportunity to upgrade to Arabella Secure Linux , the
commercially supported distribution that provides full support for the
PowerQUICC’s on-board security core as well as USB host/device.”



“The combination of Linux from Arabella with the Embedded Planet EP8248 and
EP885 allow customers to quickly build their systems and release products
quickly”, said Matt Hoover, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Embedded Planet. “The EP8248 PCI Edge module allows users to develop Linux
based IO modules quickly using Arabella software. The EP885 module provides
direct access to the processor and includes 2 10/100 ports, 2 serial ports
as well as USB. Finally, the combination of IPsec software in Arabella Linux
with the processor based hardware encryption is a great performance
enhancement. "



Arabella Software



Arabella Software specializes in providing "Customized Linux Solutions'' for
Freescale processor based embedded applications. We offer a Customized Linux
distribution for Freescale processors as well as our own proprietary
add-ons. The combination of these components creates a truly unique and
highly optimized solution. Additionally, Arabella offers expert
customization and support services through its team of top engineers, each
boasting over 10 years of experience in working with integrated processors,
communications applications and open source environments. The company sells
direct in the United States and Israel and through a network of distributors
in Europe and the Far East. U.S. headquarters is located at 300B West Main
Street, Northborough, MA 01532, Tel 508-393-4144, Fax 508-709-4537,
www.arabellasw.com.



Embedded Planet

Embedded Planet was founded in 1997 and has pioneered the Design, Develop
and Deploy process in OEM systems development of connected devices.  The
company provides small form factor, low cost computing solutions for the
Freescale PowerQUICC family. Each module includes Embedded Planet’s
PlanetCore, which provides firmware and utilities for burning flash, booting
the target operating system, setup, diagnostics and utilities of the
hardware. Embedded Planet also provides system design and system
integration, including intellectual property, component solutions and
development of turnkey products. We are currently developing solutions for
additional architectures including Motorola PowerQUICC III 8555. For more
information, please see www.embeddedplanet.com, email
info@embeddedplanet.com, or call 216-245-4180.



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