Sunnyvale, CA and Tokyo — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software and Omron Software Co. are collaborating to help embedded developers turn Linux-based consumer electronics devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs, into high-quality mobile terminals.

Omron's 'Mobile Wnn' allows easy key input even on devices with limited space for manual data input, such as cellular phones, PDAs, and game machines. Since 1999, Omron has been deployed in more than 50 devices from 20 manufacturers, spanning a broad array of products from cell phones and the PlayStation2 from Sony, to musical instruments from Yamaha.

The Wnn input system is already supporting Linux on the business desktop and in personal computing environments. Now, Omron Software also intends to expand into the growing market of embedded Linux-powered devices.

Omron Software is a member of the MontaVista Partnering Program.

 
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