| Lineo Acquires Zentropix |
Feb. 01, 2000
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- (company press release) -- Lineo, Inc., a leading developer of embedded Linux system software, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Zentropix, a leading provider of real-time Linux solutions. By adding the real-time expertise of Zentropix to the Embedix product line, Lineo now offers a solid real-time Linux solution to OEMs, extending the capabilities of the Embedix product family and providing a broader, deeper range of embedded Linux
development tools.
"The combination of Lineo and Zentropix is a perfect match," said Bryan Sparks, CEO of Lineo, Inc. "This brings together two leaders in their fields, providing OEMs and end users with superior technology at a lower cost."
Jim Norton, CEO of Zentropix said, "By integrating our technology with the Embedix technology, we are able to provide the embedded Linux community a greater range of powerful development tools that have more functionality than ever before."
Zentropix, headquartered in Herndon, Va., also has an engineering office located in the United Kingdom. In total, the company has 15 employees. These offices will remain intact, extending Lineo's sales and development centers to five areas: Utah, Virginia, Washington, Taiwan and the UK.
About Lineo, Inc. (www.lineo.com)
Lineo, Inc., a leading developer of embedded Linux system software, develops, markets and sells embedded Linux system software and applications that provide OEMs and consumers with simple, low-cost software for interacting with the Internet via embedded devices. Lineo owns the Embedix product family including Embedix Linux, Embedix SDK and Embedix Browser. Lineo also owns DR DOS, a component-based embedded OS, and other technologies designed to improve connectivity while reducing system requirements and per-unit costs.
About Zentropix (www.zentropix.com)
Born from the military simulation industry, where real-time computing is critical, Zentropix was founded in August, 1997, and has offices in the US and UK. By providing a validated and configuration managed version of RealTime Linux combined with support, custom engineering, and training, Zentropix meets the needs of software developers and corporations, who are now developing embedded and real-time applications.
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