“In a combined push to bring more Web-enabled electronic devices
to market faster, MontaVista, a leading provider of the Linux
operating system, will offer 30-day support services to users of
DevelopOnline, an online product development center. Working
together, MontaVista and DevelopOnline intend to enable shorter
time-to-market by allowing the exploding community of Linux
software programmers to access new technology platforms over the
Web.”
“Through MontaVista’s support and DevelopOnline’s new site,
developers can test drive MontaVista’s Hard Hat Linux on one or
more alternative new open platforms. Next, they can choose the best
fit for their new product design, whether it is a set-top box,
Internet appliance, Web pad, or PDA. Then, they can sign up for
development support and begin to build their new electronic device
– all on the same site.”