“Two software vendors announced a new partnership that pairs an
embedded Linux distribution with a Java solution for
next-generation mobile phones.“Sunnyvale, Calif.-based MontaVista Software said it will use
Esmertec’s Jbed Advanced multitasking J2ME-platform atop its
MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition (CEE). The two
companies plan on marketing the combination to mobile handset and
wireless semiconductor vendors like Motorola, Panasonic and
NEC…”