Mandriva Joins ARM Connected Community
Paris, France – February, 24th, 2010 – Mandriva,
Europe's leading Linux publisher, today announced it is a new
member in the ARM® Connected Community, the industry's largest
ecosystem of ARM technology-based products and services. As part of
the ARM Connected Community, Mandriva will gain access to a full
range of resources to help it market and deploy innovative
solutions that will enable developers to get their ARM Powered®
products to market faster.
"We are delighted to join the ARM Connected Community. ARM
processors play a key role in the embedded processor arena, and
they are a perfect match for Mandriva Linux. Through the ARM
Connected Community, we gain additional support, allowing us to
serve our customers even more effectively," said Anne Nicolas-Velu,
Vice-President Engineering for Mandriva.
Mandriva is widely recognized as the reference provider of an
easy-to-use Open Source systems, with its user-friendly tools and
interfaces. Thanks to its experience in delivering optimized
versions for OEMs, Mandriva provides market-ready operating systems
for smartbooks and tablets using ARM processors. This includes a
wide range of desktop interfaces perfectly fitted for these
devices, and the Mandriva Mini system, initially targeted to the
netbook form-factor. Additionally, Mandriva offers a fully-featured
applications set, with more than 20.000 software packages.
The ARM Connected Community is a global network of companies
aligned to provide a complete solution, from design to manufacture
and end use, for products based on the ARM architecture. ARM offers
a variety of resources to Community members, including promotional
programs and peer-networking opportunities that enable a variety of
ARM Partners to come together to provide end-to-end customer
solutions. Visitors to the ARM Connected Community have the ability
to contact members directly through the website.
"The Connected Community is all about companies working together
to provide the most complete solutions in the shortest possible
time. By joining the Community, which now comprises more than 675
companies, Mandriva increases the large portfolio of skills,
products and services that are centered around the ARM
architecture, and currently available to developers worldwide,"
said Lori Kate Smith, partnership marketing manager for ARM.
For more information about the ARM Connected Community, please
visit http://www.arm.com/community.
About Mandriva
Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of
Mandriva Linux, an easy-to-use and innovative operating system. It
is one of the most popular Linux editions in the world. Dedicated
to making open source technologies accessible to all users, the
company offers a full range of products and services to
individuals, enterprises and government organizations. Mandriva
products are available online in 80 languages and in more than 140
countries through dedicated channels. Headquartered in Paris,
France, the company is publicly traded on the Euronext Marche
Libre.
More information at : www.mandriva.com
