Aplix Also Made an Equity Investment in MontaVista Software
TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727)
announced today it has formed a strategic alliance with MontaVista Software
Inc. to integrate MontaVista's Mobilinux products with its middleware
framework on Mobile Linux(R). Also, Aplix made an equity investment in
MontaVista Software.
Aplix has been an active player in the development of integrated software
solutions for Linux-based mobile phones using its middleware framework and
MOAP(R) (L), the Linux platform developed for NTTDoCoMo Inc. By teaming up
with MontaVista, the leading developer of Linux applications for mobile
phones, Aplix will be well positioned to provide fully integrated solutions
for all chipsets supported by MontaVista, enabling its customers to improve
their development efficiency as well as product functionalities. MontaVista
plans to provide development kits and testing tools optimized for Aplix's
middleware framework.
MontaVista CEO Thomas Kelly said, "MontaVista is the leading supplier of
Linux operating systems for mobile phones with over 20 million shipped in
2005. We believe this new alliance will help to accelerate the market
penetration of multi-featured Linux-based mobile phones."
Aplix CEO and CTO Ryu Koriyama said, "The formation of this strategic
alliance with MontaVista will help improve the efficiency of the development
of Linux-based mobile phones. We are confident that it will enable us to
provide highly functional and efficient integrated software solutions for our
customers."
About Aplix Corporation
Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in
mobile phones. Aplix was first established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java
(TM) licensee since 1996. Aplix was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange (Mothers) in 2003. On August 24, 2004 Aplix and the Taiwan based
company iaSolution finalized the integration of the corporations.
Headquarters: Tokyo
Other offices: San Francisco, Munich, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing,
Seongnam, Seoul and Okinawa
For more information, please visit: http://www.aplixcorp.com/ and
http://www.iasolution.net/ .
About the JBlendTM Platform
The JBlend platform is the de facto solution for running Java
applications and services in consumer electronics devices, including mobile
phones. The platform has been licensed by over 50 companies as of December
2005.
JBlend technology:
-- Sets the pace by maintaining market leadership through innovation.
-- Has proven results, enabling first-to-market deliveries for our
customers.
-- Over 267 million mobile phones and consumer electronics devices
have been shipped with JBlend as of September 2006.
About MontaVista Software Inc.
MontaVista is the leading embedded Linux provider for the
telecommunications market. MontaVista delivers a complete, flexible and open
operating system which allows designers to innovate across a wide range of
mobile and wireless devices and communications infrastructures.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., MontaVista has operations in 15
countries. For more information, please visit http://www.mvista.com .
* MOAP is a registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
* Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and
other countries.
* JBlend and all related trademarks thereto are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in Japan and other
countries.
* Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other
countries.
* All other product or service names are the property of their
respective owners.
