FREMONT, Calif. — (company press release) — To capitalize on the emerging market for embedded Linux, Insignia Solutions and MontaVista Software Inc. have reached an agreement for MontaVista to distribute the Jeode platform to its embedded Linux customers. MontaVista is the developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system for embedded applications.

The MontaVista agreement represents the first step of Insignia's strategy to make the Jeode platform the premier Java solution for Linux-based Internet appliances and embedded devices. Insignia intends to make additional announcements supporting this strategy in the weeks ahead.

“MontaVista is a true embedded Linux pioneer and their founder, Jim Ready, is a legend in the real-time embedded business,” said Ron Workman, senior vice president of marketing for Insignia Solutions. “We are very pleased they have selected the Jeode platform to distribute to the fast-growing market for Linux-based Internet appliances and embedded systems.”

“We look forward to working with Insignia to introduce their Jeode platform to our embedded Linux developers,” said Ready, MontaVista's president and chief executive officer. “We're especially impressed with the Jeode platform's fully-preemptible dynamic compilation and garbage collection technology. These capabilities should be very attractive to developers that require a solution that yields high performance and predictable behavior in their real-time embedded applications.”

The Linux Market

According to International Data Corp. (IDC), Linux was the fastest-growing server operating environment in 1998, growing more than 190 percent in that year alone and capturing more than 15.8 percent of the market segment for server operating systems. IDC research also predicts that by 2002, more than 55 million handheld and notebook-style Internet appliance devices will be shipped, and that by 2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs.

About MontaVista Software (www.mvista.com)

MontaVista Software Inc., founded in 1999 by real-time operating system pioneer James Ready, delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded software market. MontaVista's principal offering is the Linux operating system tailored for embedded software applications. MontaVista products include Hard Hat Linux, a standard off-the-shelf binary distribution of Linux for Power PC and x86 architectures. Hard Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including optimizing compilers for C, C++ and other languages; high-level language debuggers; and performance monitoring tools. The company's Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting and customization services to customers worldwide. MontaVista headquarters are in Sunnyvale, Calif., in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

About Insignia Solutions (www.insignia.com)

Insignia Solutions is the leading provider of accelerated Java solutions that dynamically optimize the use of available system resources. The Jeode platform is Insignia's accelerated implementation of the PersonalJava and EmbeddedJava specifications tailored for Internet appliances and embedded devices. At the core of the Jeode platform is the Sun-authorized Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM), an accelerated runtime engine that delivers an optimal balance of performance and predictability in a smaller memory footprint. Using a proprietary technique called adaptive dynamic compilation, the Jeode EVM can execute Java applications on average six times faster than interpretive VMs.

The Jeode platform is designed to run with a wide range of operating systems and target processors. It currently supports operating systems such as Linux, Windows CE, Windows NT and VxWorks, and processors such as MIPS, ARM, Intel x86, PowerPC and Hitachi SH.

Insignia Solutions is publicly-held with headquarters in Fremont, California, and its main R&D facilities in High Wycombe, England. Sales and marketing departments are located in Fremont and High Wycombe. For additional information on Insignia and its products, call 800-848-7677 in the United States, +44 (0)1628 539 500 in Europe, +81 3 5404 3440 in Japan or visit the company's website.

 
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