<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
development	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
products	O
are	O
made	O
for	O
other	O
corporations	O
developing	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
such	O
as	O
automotive	O
electronics	O
,	O
communications	O
equipment	O
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
electronic	O
devices	O
and	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
is	O
based	O
in	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
James	O
"	O
Jim	O
"	O
Ready	O
(	O
formerly	O
at	O
Mentor	O
Graphics	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
Versatile	B-Operating_System
Real-Time	I-Operating_System
Executive	I-Operating_System
(	O
VRTX	O
)	O
)	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
Cavium	O
Networks	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
signed	O
a	O
definitive	O
agreement	O
to	O
purchase	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
for	O
$50	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Cavium	O
got	O
acquired	O
by	O
Marvell	O
,	O
Montavista	B-Operating_System
operated	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
announced	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
6	O
(	O
MVL6	O
)	O
comprising	O
Market	O
Specific	O
Distributions	O
,	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Integration	O
Platform	O
,	O
Software	O
Development	O
Kit	O
,	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Zone	O
Content	O
Server	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
differences	O
between	O
MVL6	O
and	O
prior	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Market	O
Specific	O
Distributions	O
(	O
MSD	O
)	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
(	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
+	O
userland	O
)	O
optimized	O
for	O
each	O
specific	O
semiconductor	O
vendor	O
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Integration	O
Platformbased	O
on	O
BitBake	B-Application
,	O
analogous	O
to	O
make	B-Application
,	O
which	O
analyzes	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
directives	O
and	O
then	O
builds	O
a	O
task	O
dependency	O
tree	O
to	O
satisfy	O
a	O
user	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BitBake	B-Application
then	O
executes	O
the	O
defined	O
tasks	O
to	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Zone	O
Content	O
Serveraccessed	O
from	O
behind	O
a	O
proxy	B-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
or	O
local	O
web	O
mirror	O
for	O
offline	O
operations	O
,	O
to	O
fetch	O
software	O
and	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
depending	O
on	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
public	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
Concurrent	B-Application
Versions	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
CVS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Git	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Subversion	B-Application
servers	O
across	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
one	O
source	O
for	O
each	O
original	O
source	O
archive	B-Application
and	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
named	O
Hard	O
Hat	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
that	O
has	O
been	O
enhanced	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
full	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
work	O
on	O
real-time	O
performance	O
has	O
since	O
continued	O
to	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
claims	O
to	O
support	O
hard	O
real-time	O
tasks	O
on	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
as	O
of	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
4.0	O
,	O
with	O
response	O
times	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
other	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
sells	O
subscriptions	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
software	O
,	O
documentation	O
,	O
and	O
technical	B-General_Concept
support	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
includes	O
a	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
and	O
toolchain	B-General_Concept
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
specific	O
hardware	O
configuration	O
,	O
collectively	O
called	O
a	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Support	I-Operating_System
Package	I-Operating_System
(	O
LSP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
integrated	O
tools	O
including	O
the	O
Eclipse-based	O
DevRocket	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
editions	O
,	O
each	O
aimed	O
at	O
different	O
market	O
segments	O
:	O
Professional	O
Edition	O
,	O
Carrier	O
Grade	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
Mobilinux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
toolkit	O
includes	O
specific	O
code	O
libraries	O
to	O
easily	O
migrate	O
from	O
Wind	O
River	O
Systems	O
 '	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
pSOS	B-Operating_System
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
OpenCGX	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
and	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
distribution	O
from	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenCGX	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
’s	O
eleventh	O
generation	O
Carrier	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
Linux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engineers	O
can	O
quickly	O
jumpstart	O
their	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
x86	B-Operating_System
development	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
distribution	O
that	O
is	O
easily	O
customizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenCGX	O
in	O
its	O
introduction	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Yocto	B-Application
2.4	O
with	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Kernel	I-Operating_System
4.14	O
(	O
or	O
latest	O
LTS	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
GNU	B-Operating_System
7.2	O
toolchain	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
is	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
's	O
main	O
operating	O
system	O
product	O
that	O
delivers	O
Carrier	O
Grade	O
reliability	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
serviceability	O
in	O
a	O
highly	O
configurable	O
,	O
flexible	O
package	O
with	O
consistent	O
high	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CGX	O
features	O
address	O
a	O
large	O
embedded	B-Architecture
device	I-Architecture
segment	O
including	O
networking	O
and	O
communications	O
,	O
instrumentation	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
aerospace	O
and	O
defense	O
,	O
SOHO	O
devices	O
,	O
medical	O
electronics	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Internet	O
of	O
Things	O
(	O
IoT	O
)	O
"	O
market	O
besides	O
general	O
embedded	B-Architecture
devices	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
's	O
professional	O
maintenance	O
and	O
support	O
program	O
available	O
for	O
Carrier-Grade	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
products	O
and	O
other	O
distributions	O
such	O
as	O
CentOS	O
or	O
Yocto	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
’s	O
most	O
popular	O
support	O
program	O
has	O
been	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
best	O
suited	O
for	O
customers	O
who	O
utilize	O
CentOS	O
in	O
markets	O
like	O
network	O
and	O
wireless	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
medical	O
,	O
and	O
military-aerospace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
’s	O
professional	O
services	O
offering	O
to	O
support	O
customer	O
’s	O
open-source	B-License
Yocto	B-Application
baselines	O
to	O
allow	O
access	O
to	O
industry-leading	O
support	O
and	O
maintenance	O
services	O
without	O
any	O
migration	O
effort	O
to	O
commercial	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
baselines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Carrier	O
Grade	O
Edition	O
(	O
CGE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
commercial-grade	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
development	O
platform	O
for	O
developers	O
working	O
with	O
reliability	B-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
availability	I-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
serviceability	I-General_Concept
(	O
RAS	O
)	O
managed	O
hardware	O
(	O
Hardware	B-Application
Platform	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
(	O
HPI	O
)	O
,	O
Intelligent	O
Platform	O
Management	O
Interface	O
(	O
IPMI	O
)	O
)	O
or	O
custom	O
hardware	O
,	O
who	O
need	O
long-term	O
support	O
and	O
high	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrier	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
Linux	I-Application
is	O
governed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
CGL	O
working	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
DevRocket	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Eclipse	B-Application
plug-ins	B-Application
for	O
facilitating	O
application	O
and	O
system	O
development	O
with	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevRocket	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
runs	O
on	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
Solaris	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
C++	B-Language
Development	O
Toolkit	O
(	O
CDT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
DevRocket	O
5.0	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
add	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
's	O
plug-ins	B-Application
into	O
an	O
existing	O
Eclipse	B-Application
installation	O
,	O
or	O
install	O
Eclipse	B-Application
with	O
the	O
plugins	B-Application
already	O
loaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Platform	O
Developer	O
Kit	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
a	O
target	O
(	O
RSE	O
,	O
SSH	O
)	O
,	O
create	O
and	O
manage	O
file	O
systems	O
,	O
debugging	O
(	O
kgdb	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
tuning	O
(	O
memory	B-Error_Name
leak	I-Error_Name
,	O
memory	O
use	O
,	O
system	O
profiling	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
supports	O
the	O
x86	B-Operating_System
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
,	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
architectures	O
with	O
and	O
associated	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
driver	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
land	O
adaptions	O
on	O
SoC	O
or	O
third	O
party	O
reference	O
hardware	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
can	O
adapt	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
products	O
to	O
fit	O
customers	O
 '	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
helps	O
developing	O
teams	O
move	O
from	O
legacy	O
products	O
using	O
a	O
home	O
grown	O
or	O
commercial	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
Embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
is	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
applications	O
within	O
IT	O
and	O
telecom	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
certified	O
according	O
to	O
Common	O
Criteria	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
EAL4+	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
provides	O
education	O
and	O
training	O
in	O
developing	O
intelligent	O
device	O
applications	O
using	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
legacy	O
products	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
under	O
long-term	O
support	O
agreements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Mobilinux	B-Application
is	O
for	O
wireless	O
handsets	O
and	O
other	O
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Global	O
Positioning	O
System	O
(	O
GPS	O
)	O
devices	O
,	O
portable	O
medical	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
wireless	O
POS	O
terminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobilinux	B-Application
's	O
key	O
features	O
include	O
dynamic	O
power	O
management	O
,	O
real-time	O
performance	O
,	O
fast	O
booting	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
small	O
memory	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Professional	O
Edition	O
(	O
Pro	O
)	O
is	O
for	O
general	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
developers	O
who	O
want	O
all	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
development	O
platform	O
(	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
,	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
easily	O
accessible	O
software	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
added	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
benefits	O
including	O
higher	O
quality	O
(	O
fewer	O
bugs	O
)	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
tools	O
for	O
a	O
given	O
hardware	O
architecture	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
development	O
of	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
has	O
been	O
folded	O
into	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
,	O
effectively	O
ending	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
edition	O
starting	O
version	O
5.0.24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
major	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
Jim	O
Ready	O
said	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	B-Application
it	O
"	O
100%	O
pure	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
"	O
under	O
the	O
GPL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
changes	O
to	O
make	B-Application
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
into	O
a	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
were	O
made	O
by	O
Nigel	O
Gamble	O
and	O
later	O
updated	O
by	O
Robert	O
Love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Love	O
submitted	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
2.6	I-Operating_System
stable	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
series	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
include	O
similar	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
priority-based	O
preemption	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
had	O
contributed	O
1.2	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
9th-largest	O
corporate	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
survey	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
has	O
also	O
spun	O
off	O
independent	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
projects	O
based	O
on	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
dynamic	O
power	O
management	O
,	O
high	O
resolution	O
POSIX	O
timers	O
,	O
the	O
pramfs	O
file	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
openais	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Service	O
Availability	O
Forum	O
's	O
(	O
SA	O
Forum	O
)	O
Application	O
Interface	O
Specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
versions	O
of	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
are	O
used	O
in	O
devices	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
partners	O
,	O
including	O
Sony	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
,	O
NEC	O
routers	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
OS	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Latitude	I-Operating_System
E4200	O
and	O
E4300	O
notebooks	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
Latitude	B-Application
ON	I-Application
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cisco	B-Operating_System
NX-OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
based	O
on	O
HardHat	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
company	O
to	O
use	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Operating_System
A760	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Operating_System
A760	I-Operating_System
and	O
future	O
Linux-based	O
phones	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Motorola	O
was	O
a	O
founding	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
competing	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Motorola	O
has	O
increased	O
focus	O
on	O
its	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
platform	O
and	O
publicly	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
future	O
platform	O
for	O
all	O
its	O
mid	O
-	O
and	O
high-tier	O
mobile	O
phones	O
will	O
be	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
with	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
and	O
other	O
phone	O
manufacturers	O
NEC	O
and	O
Panasonic	O
have	O
developed	O
a	O
common	O
platform	O
based	O
on	O
MontaVista	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
