11 Facts About MontaVista Software

MontaVista Software is a company that develops embedded Linux system software, development tools, and related software.

MontaVista Software is based in Santa Clara, California and was founded in 1999 by James "Jim" Ready and others.

MontaVista Software Linux is a Linux distribution that has been enhanced to become a full real-time operating system.

MontaVista Software Linux Carrier Grade Edition is a commercial-grade Linux development platform for developers working with reliability, availability, and serviceability managed hardware or custom hardware, who need long-term support and high availability.

MontaVista Software DevRocket is a set of Eclipse plug-ins for facilitating application and system development with MontaVista Software Linux.

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MontaVista Software Linux is being used in applications within IT and telecom that need to be certified according to Common Criteria, up to EAL4+ level.

MontaVista Software Mobilinux is for wireless handsets and other mobile devices such as Global Positioning System devices, portable medical devices, and wireless POS terminals.

Future development of MontaVista Software Pro has been folded into MontaVista Software Linux, effectively ending this as a separate edition starting version 5.

MontaVista Software has a history of being a major contributor to the Linux kernel and the open source community.

MontaVista Software has spun off independent open source projects based on several of its features, including dynamic power management, high resolution POSIX timers, the pramfs file system, and the openais implementation of the Service Availability Forum's Application Interface Specification.

Motorola chose to use MontaVista Software Linux in the Motorola A760 and future Linux-based phones, despite the fact that Motorola was a founding member of the competing Symbian OS.