“MontaVista Software, Inc., developer of the Hard Hat Linux
operating system for embedded applications, today announced the
appointment Gregory Haerr as Chief Strategist, GUI Technologies. As
the leader of the open source Microwindows Project, Haerr brings
tremendous expertise in development and deployment of scalable GUIs
and graphical APIs for mobile and pervasive applications.”
“Attracting Greg to the MontaVista team reflects our
commitment to foster the outstanding talent in the Open Source
community,” comments Jim Ready, industry pioneer and
MontaVista president/CEO. “Greg’s recognized success in embedding
full-featured graphical windowing environments in small devices has
had significant impact on the evolution of mobile and portable
devices.”
“Greg Haerr himself adds, “The rapidly-changing embedded systems
market provides new opportunities and challenges in graphical
systems implementations. Addressing developers’ needs for a
scalable GUI and tools is testimony to MontaVista’s vision – to
bring the power of Linux to pervasive computing. I am excited to
join the clear leader, one dedicated to open source software and
technical innovation.”