Hong Kong — (press release excerpt) — Valourtech Company Ltd announced today that it has ported its vtLinux embedded Linux operating system to Motorola's DragonBall MX1 wireless application microprocessor.

vtLinux is an embedded Linux platform supporting ARM9 based chipsets such as the Motorola Dragonball MX1 for mobile devices and Internet appliances. vtLinux is a complete product solution for Smartphones, PDAs, and Internet Appliances, and includes everything from the Linux operating system and Graphical User Interface (GUI) to hardware drivers, network protocols, development tools, APIs, and end-user applications.

Valourtech's support for the DragonBall MX1 includes a hardware reference design along with development tools, Integrated Development Environment (IDE), an optimized Linux kernel, a small and efficient GUI (PicoGUI), and a full suite of applications.

vtLinux provides the following features:

• A very small and efficient real-time Linux kernel (2.4.18)
  
• A comprehensive library of hardware drivers (Color LCD, touch screen, USB, RS232, IrDA, Flash, SD card, CF Card, etc.)
  
• Strong network support (TCP/IP, PPP, HTTP etc.) and messaging clients (email, SMS, EMS, Fax, etc.)
  
• PicoGUI , a light weight but complete toolkit of GUI optimized for building effective interfaces for the limited resources and small screens of mobile devices.
  
• Platform API and development tools chain, including PC emulators and cross-compilers.
  
• A comprehensive end-user application suit including PIMs, English-Chinese dictionary, ebook reader, calculator, world time clock, MP3 player, games, etc.

Valourtech was found in October 2001 by a group of engineers with more than 10 years of experience in handheld product development including PDA design.

 
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