Paris, France — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software, Inc. has received an award from the prestigious French publication 'Electronique', which named MontaVista's Linux Professional Edition 2.1 as the 'Best Embedded Tool and Development Solution for 2002'.

“This award has been given to MontaVista Software for its invaluable work in optimizing Linux for embedded and real-time applications especially for its development of the preemptible kernel and the real-time scheduler,” said Catherine Gross, senior technology editor at Electronique.

Sponsored by Groupe Tests' 'Electronique' magazine, the 'Electron d'Or' award honors the best products of the year as chosen by a jury of experts and users from leading European companies and consulting firms. It covers 11 categories, including processors, programmable logic, multimedia ICs, telecom ICs, EDA tools and software tools. The 2002 Awards were presented on June 13, during a ceremony at Groupe Tests' headquarters in Paris.

Earlier this year, MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 was also named 'Best Embedded Linux Solution' at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York.

 
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