MontaVista Software has added a ready-to-deploy version of Trolltech's Qtopia application environment to the recently launched MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition.

Qtopia includes a full graphical application development environment for embedded Linux that allows flexibility of chipset architectures, device types, and user interface design. Additionally, Qtopia includes a set of PIM applications developed by Trolltech and is supported by a large and growing set of third-party applications.

“Qtopia is featured in several Linux-based mobile devices including IBM's embedded Linux application reference platform,” said Trolltech CEO Haavard Nord. IBM's platform is “based on MontaVista Linux running the Qtopia framework.”

“The integration of Qtopia with MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition creates a very compelling software stack for handheld and other consumer devices . . . like smart phones,” observed MontaVista senior product marketing manager Scott Hedrick.

Qtopia is normally licensed to device manufacturers in source code format only, which must be ported to the specific devices. MontaVista's Qtopia offering is pre-ported, pre-built, and fully validated according the requirements of the processors, video chipsets, and reference boards supported by MontaVista Linux Consumer Edition — with the result that binary and source are delivered to device developers in a “ready-to-deploy” form, according to MontaVista.

Qtopia for all supported MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition platforms will be available by mid-year, 2003, the company said.

 
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