Embedded Linux - Lineo Solutions, Inc.

Press release

LINEO RELEASES uLinux CE EDITION BSP
FOR A-PLAT REFERENCE BOARD BY YDC

TOKYO, November 10, 2003 - Lineo Solutions, Inc. (Lineo), a leading provider of embedded Linux solutions, today announced the availability of Lineo uLinux Consumer Electronics Edition (CE Edition) Board Support Package (BSP) for A-plat reference platform with ARM 920 core CPU (TPM102) by Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation (YDC), a leading emulator company.

The BSP is provided as a plug-in for Lineo "uLinux ELITE" (ELITE), Lineo's embedded Linux cross development environment, and supports YDC's Windows-based debug tools "advice PLUS".

"YDC's A-plat reference board is compliant with T-Engine specifications. The integrated use of "advice PLUS" and uLinux ELITE BSP via J-Tag enables product designers to debug Linux kernel and kernel source code with A-plat universal reference board for ARM 920 without being conscious of loading or booting addresses." said Yoshinobu Ushiyama, CEO, Lineo Solutions, Inc."

Lineo will demonstrate the A-plat BSP at the "Embedded Technology 2003" to be held from Nov. 12 to 14 in Yokohama, Japan and start shipping before December.

uLinux CE Edition Features

-	Hard Realtime support in kernel space
-	Power Management Framework
-	Quick booting time with kernel XIP
-	Mission critical memory management

uLinux ELITE Features

-	Support both Linux AND Windows host. By taking full advantage of platform-independent attribute of Java, ELITE provides the excellent development environment on both Linux and Windows hosts.
-	GUI-based workbench and Java-based applications guide the developer through sequential operations, focusing on the 6 requisite processes of embedded Linux development.
	-	Project Creation Wizard
	-	Configuration Tool
	-	Build Tool
	-	Target Image Editor
	-	Deploy Wizard
	-	Debug Wizard
-	Supported CPUs: SH, ARM, MIPS, i386/ Underway: XScale & PPC

About Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation
Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation has widely dealt with design and development of microcomputer and its peripherals. Especially in incircuit emulator business, YDC has remarkable achievements and their products are employed at front-line development scenes of cellphones, information appliances, automobiles, industrial machineries, etc. YDC is highly commended both at home and abroad, having a branch office in Silicon Valley and distributors in Korea and Europe. In order to provide ideal development environment for leading-edge microcomputer technology, YDC addresses the strengthening of development capabilities by closely working with vendors of semiconductor, RTOC, and language processor.

About Lineo Solutions, Inc.
Lineo Solutions, Inc. is a leading Linux vendor that provides embedded solutions with embedded Linux operating systems, as well as cross development tools, environments that include software/hardware reference designs, and professional services. Lineo's embedded solutions bring about simper way of product development and quicker time-to-market for OEMs.

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1589-1 Kitaono, Shiojiri, Nagano399-0651, Japan
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Fax: +81.263.56.2319

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