AMIRIX Systems Inc. (Halifax, NS) has announced the Embedded Linux Strategic Alliance (ELSA), an initiative aimed at forging partnerships with manufacturers of embedded single board computers (SBCs) and other embedded system suppliers. The ELSA program is meant to provide SBC suppliers with a fast and inexpensive way to support customers who are developing applications based on embedded Linux using their… hardware.

AMIRIX expects its ELSA program to be popular among the hundreds of manufacturers of SBCs in ISA/PCI (PICMG), PC/104, CompactPCI, and VME form-factors. The extremely rapid pace of Linux technology evolution and adoption has left these SBC manufacturers struggling to get up to speed on embedded Linux — and keep with the latest developments.

Linux on Board

AMIRIX is using the phrase “Linux on Board” to convey its concept of ready-to-run embedded Linux support for SBCs. “Participating ELSA program clients will have the advantage of offering their OEM customers a complete working embedded Linux platform right out of the box,” says AMIRIX Vice President Andrew Reid, “as opposed to leaving them to integrate 'shrink wrapped' generic software with their hardware.”

About AMIRIX

Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, AMIRIX offers a full range of custom hardware and software solutions to meet clients' specific requirements. AMIRIX designs to a “solution space” and produces optimized partitioning of hardware and software architectures. AMIRIX staff have been instrumental in establishing the Embedded Debian Project, an independent, non-commercial project focused on driving Debian GNU/Linux deeper into the embedded space. AMIRIX will exhibit at the Embedded Expo and Conference in San Jose, CA on June 22nd and Toronto, ON November 16th.

 
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