PRNewswire: uniView Opens its Linux OS Set Top Box Platform to Linux Developers | Linux Today

PRNewswire: uniView Opens its Linux OS Set Top Box Platform to Linux Developers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 16, 1999

“uniView Technologies Corp…announced today a development
effort that will enable its current and future set top boxes to
support the Linux OS. Leveraging the dedication and innovation of
the hundreds of thousands of Linux developers, and the new
applications being made available for Linux OS, will expand the
versatility of the uniView platforms. The uniView 210 is currently
running the Linux OS and is available for development
opportunities.”

“By adding the uniView 210 set top box to the Linux support
list, uniView joins industry leaders such as Dell, Compaq and IBM
who are all developing computers for the Linux OS. Currently Linux
has over 15 million users, making it the fastest growing OS in the
world.”

As a leader in the set top box industry, uniView will add
versatility and cost efficiency by incorporating solutions built
around Linux applications
,” said Patrick A. Custer, president
and CEO of uniView Technologies. “The potential for innovative
features increases significantly due to the large Linux development
community and the Open Source OS.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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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