“In an interview with LinuxDevices, MontaVista’s new president
and CEO Russell ‘Rusty’ Harris said the company expects growth in a
diverse array of markets, not only carrier-grade and mobile
segments. Yet in the mobile space, he also hinted at a possible
involvement with Google Android.“Harris was named CEO yesterday after Tom Kelly, who had held
the position for two years, announced he was taking over as CEO at
web services firm Epicor. There was no bad blood involved in
Kelly’s departure, said Harris, (pictured above) who joined
MontaVista in 2006, and who was promoted to EVP of worldwide field
operations in February 2007. In fact, Kelly will continue on as
chairman of the board at MontaVista, one of the top two Linux tools
and operating system firms along with Wind River…”