[ Thanks to Rick
Lehrbaum for this link. ]
“The thermometer went up a few more degrees in the already hot
world of embedded Linux today, as Linuxcare, Inc., a prominent
provider of Linux technical services worldwide, announced its
receipt of $32.5M venture capital (VC) funding and its subsequent
acquisition of three Linux technology companies. Included in
the trio of acquisitions is Prosa — the Padua, Italy consulting
firm that has, among other projects, developed ET Linux, a port of
Linux for embedded devices. Linuxcare also announced, today,
that it has acquired the Puffin Group (Ottawa, Canada) and Cheek
Consulting (Seattle, Washington).”
“The Puffin Group brings to Linuxcare high-level expertise with
embedded technologies, such as network appliances, and a track
record of success in porting Linux to new platforms. The “Puffins”,
as their employees are affectionately called, are well-regarded
leaders of the Open Source community. For example, the Puffin Group
sponsors the Open Source Writer’s Group (OSWG), an international
collaborative effort that has produced a significant body of
technical documentation for the Linux operating system. Cheek
Consulting has achieved acclaim for its Web and CD-ROM
knowledgebase of Linux technical information; Linuxcare plans to
integrate the Cheek knowledgebase into the existing Linuxcare
knowledgebase available at its website at www.linuxcare.com.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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