Leader in embedded Linux commercialization brings over a decade of open source expertise to GENIVI

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — June 2, 2009 — MontaVista® Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux® commercialization, announced today that it has become a Core member of the GENIVI Alliance, an industry collaboration dedicated to driving the development and adoption of an open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform for the automotive industry. MontaVista brings 10 years of experience working with Linux and open source software to GENIVI, along with a track record of innovation in embedded Linux. 

IVI is a rapidly growing and evolving field encompassing automotive infotainment products, technologies, and services. With the increasingly complex requirements demanded by graphics, video, music, GPS and internet connectivity, it is difficult for proprietary solutions to keep up with the pace of innovation demanded by the automotive consumer. The use of commercial embedded Linux and open source software in the development of IVI is a natural evolution.  

With over a decade of experience in providing embedded-Linux solutions to the mobile, consumer electronics and carrier markets, MontaVista brings a unique combination of experience that melds the requirements of consumer electronics with the long term support and high quality required by the automotive industry. With a long history of open source contributions in such projects as real-time, fast boot time, and small footprint, MontaVista is uniquely positioned to help GENIVI and its members bring a commercialized open source IVI solution to the market. 

"We look forward to becoming a significant contributor to the GENIVI Alliance and collaborating with other automotive and technology innovators,” said Dan Cauchy, Senior Director of Marketing at MontaVista Software. "MontaVista has a developed unique expertise where we’ve combined our experience in the consumer electronics and mobile market, with features such as graphics support, audio support, and user interfaces, with our experience in the carrier market where high quality and long support cycles are demanded. Combined with our long history of contributions to Linux and open source, no other company can offer this level of experience to GENIVI and the IVI market. "

Launched in March, 2009 GENIVI introduces a new era of cooperation among technology providers automakers, and suppliers in the development and support of IVI products and services. GENIVI was founded by leading automotive and technology companies such as General Motors, Delphi, Visteon, and Magneti Marelli among others.

About MontaVista Software
MontaVista Software, Inc. is the leader in embedded Linux commercialization. For over 10 years, MontaVista has been helping embedded developers get the most out of open source by adding commercial quality, integration, hardware enablement, expert support, and the resources of the MontaVista development community. Because MontaVista customers enjoy faster time to market, more competitive device functionality, and lower total cost, more devices have been deployed with MontaVista than with any other Linux. To learn more, please visit www.mvista.com  

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

About GENIVI Alliance
GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit industry association whose mission is to drive the broad adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open source development platform.  GENIVI will accomplish this by aligning requirements, delivering reference implementations, offering certification programs and fostering a vibrant open source IVI community. GENIVI is headquartered in San Ramon, Calif. www.genivi.org

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