MontaVista Linux

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
MontaVista Software and Motorola to Make Available Embedded Linux Platform
for i.MX Processors

Alliance Targets Applications for Mobile Computing and Wireless Handset
Markets
 
Austin, Texas, and Sunnyvale, Calif., July 8, 2003 ‹ Motorola, Inc.¹s
(NYSE:MOT) Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS), the world leader in RF
(radio frequency) and embedded silicon solutions, and MontaVista Software
Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced that
MontaVista³ Linux³ Professional Edition 3.0 will support the Motorola i.MX1
and i.MXL family of applications processors.

Both i.MX1 and i.MXL (media extension) processors are designed using ³smart
speed² techniques to maximize applications performance with the lowest
possible power consumption for use in smartphones, personal digital
assistants (PDAs) and many other mobile devices. Based on ARM® core
technology, the i.MX processors offer a high degree of on-chip integration
with features such as the multimedia extensions and video port enabling
manufacturers to use fewer components in their wireless devices, thus
helping reduce system costs.

³Because of its comprehensive feature-set and bundling with extensive
software components, MontaVista Linux is a popular choice for many embedded
applications,² said Franz Fink, vice president and general manager, Wireless
and Mobile Systems Group, Motorola. ³This alliance allows software
developers to leverage the benefits of both Motorola¹s market leadership in
the applications processor space and MontaVista Linux software solution to
accelerate the development process for building innovative, smart mobile
devices that includes support for wireless-enabled, broadband multimedia,
and Internet connectivity.²

MontaVista Linux supports a range of enhanced interactive features in
advanced consumer electronics by offering high performance, real-time
capability and the service reliability that consumers expect. MontaVista
Linux boasts the industry¹s most comprehensive support for embedded
processor architectures, central processing unit (CPU) boards and software
components. 

³MontaVista proudly adds Motorola i.MX processors to the industry-leading
array of embedded CPUs that we support,² said Judith Wheatley, vice
president, Business Development, MontaVista Software. ³MontaVista Linux and
Motorola¹s i.MX family together offer a validated development platform for
embedded devices, which can help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
significantly reduce design complexity and speed time-to-market for their
next-generation highly differentiated wireless products.²

Motorola helped launch the handheld computing industry with its best-selling
DragonBall applications processor, and remains a category leader with the
technological advancements of its i.MX family. The processors are engineered
to allow manufacturers to develop cost-effective wireless-enabled smart
handhelds with a full range of capabilities, such as digital image capture,
file sharing, wireless connectivity, e-commerce using smartcards, multimedia
entertainment and more ­ all with low component count, long battery life,
and exceptional performance for additional applications and features.

Availability
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.0 for the i.MX1 and MXL platforms is
expected to be available direct from MontaVista and MontaVista distribution
channels worldwide in the third quarter of 2003. It is offered as a product
subscription, providing customers with the MontaVista Linux kernel,
utilities, development tools, software updates, deployment components,
access to the MontaVista Zone (customer resource portal), comprehensive
technical support and hands-on Linux training classes. For information on
Motorola¹s i.MX applications processors, visit www.motorola.com/imx

About Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector
As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor
Products Sector creates DigitalDNA system-on-chip solutions for a connected
world. Our strong focus on wireless communications and networking enables
customers to develop smarter, simpler, safer and synchronized products for
the person, work team, home and automobile. Motorola's worldwide
semiconductor sales were $5.0 billion (USD) in 2002. For more information
please visit www.motorola.com/semiconductors

About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and
broadband communications.  Sales in 2002 were $27.3 billion.  Motorola is a
global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and
pioneering important innovations that make things smarter and life better,
honored traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this
year.  For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

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.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other
product or service names are the property of their respective owners. ©2003
Motorola, Inc. 
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Contacts:
MontaVista Software
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

Motorola Inc.
 North America
Andrea Crocker
Motorola 
+1 (512) 895-7714
andrea.crocker@motorola.com

Europe
Regina Cirmonova
Motorola
+41 22 799 1258 office
Regina.Cirmonova@motorola.com

Asia-Pacific
Gloria Shiu (Hong Kong)
Motorola
+852-2666-8237
gloria.shiu@motorola.com

Koichi Yoshimura (Japan)
Motorola 
+81-3-3280-8672 office
koichi.yoshimura@motorola.com