FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lineo's embedded Linux, based on
Caldera Systems' OpenLinux, is natural evolution for companies with
years of success in both Linux and embedded DOS "Caldera was the first company to invest
heavily in the establishment of Linux as an acceptable business solution,"
said Bryan Sparks, CEO of both Caldera, Inc. and the newly-evolved Lineo,
Inc. "Five years after forming Caldera, we are now launching Lineo for
the purpose of defining the commercial embedded Linux marketplace and
obtaining wide market implementation of this incredible operating system
environment in compact devices worldwide."
"OEMs see the benefit of embedding
Linux into their devices and have requested an embedded OpenLinux solution,"
said Ransom Love, President and CEO of Caldera Systems, Inc. "Embedix
will define the embedded Linux market as OpenLinux has defined the Linux
for business market."
In just four weeks, at Linux World,
the industry's largest Linux-focused trade show, Lineo will be announcing
a partnership with the world's leading provider of embedded computing
technology and will be detailing the first broad market Linux-based
embedded devices.
Lineo is calling its embedded Linux
platform Embedix, which is based upon OpenLinux -- Caldera Systems'
successful boxed Linux product targeted at desktops, servers and high-availability
solutions. Embedix is a specially configured Linux platform designed
to meet the strict memory, storage and performance requirements of embedded
systems. Lineo has already developed and sold Embedix-based solutions
to a select group of OEMs. Lineo's embedded Linux development environment,
code named "Hurricane", includes the complete set of OpenLinux technologies
paired with special tools for producing software for embedded systems.
Lineo will continue to develop and
market its DR DOS® product line to embedded OEMs, including Embrowser(formerly
WebSpyder), the company's DOS-based graphical embedded Web browser.
For the past two years, revenues from the DR DOS product line have funded
Caldera Thin Clients' embedded business and the research and development
for both Embedix and Embrowser. Lineo has already begun to port Embrowser
to Linux.
Lineo technology development is targeted
at such embedded markets as print/publishing, automotive, industrial
automation, consumer electronics and retail automation. Lineo positions
its technologies as a base for embedded solutions such as digital imaging
devices, single task processors, Internet TV set-top devices, hand held
devices, point-of-sale terminals, single board computers, networking
infrastructure components and network computers.
Lineo is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Caldera, Inc., and employs a business model of utilizing the OEM
channel to reach multiple market segments with numerous technology solutions.
Lineo enhances this relationship by customizing its products as required
by the individual OEM. Lineo provides specialized products and services
that decrease an OEM's time to market and post-sales support of high-volume
computing devices.
History
Caldera, Inc. was founded by Bryan
Sparks in the fall of 1994, and was incorporated in January of 1995.
Caldera received initial funding from The Canopy Group, the family trust
of Raymond J. Noorda, former Novell, Inc. Chairman and CEO. Caldera's
business plan was to offer products based on the then-fledgling Linux
operating system to business customers. Caldera built its success with
Linux-based products through reseller, retail and direct channels. In
July of 1996, Caldera purchased the DR DOS business and all related
DOS assets from Novell for purposes of offering these technologies into
embedded markets as well as integrating these products with the existing
Linux product lines. In the summer of 1998, Caldera, Inc. created two
separate companies to further focus development, marketing and sales
efforts. Caldera Systems, Inc. was created to develop Linux-based products
for PC software markets, with greatest success on desktops and servers.
Caldera Thin Clients, Inc., targeted the thin client and embedded systems
markets.
Today, Caldera Thin Clients changed
its name to Lineo, Inc. -- in part to distinguish the company's embedded
Linux products from Caldera Systems's full-featured OpenLinux solutions,
and in part to emphasize the evolution of the company to focus on the
emerging embedded Linux market. Lineo actively defines the embedded
Linux market and offers embedded Linux-based components and solutions
to OEMs. Lineo maintains a strong relationship with Caldera Systems
and uses Caldera System's OpenLinux technology as a basis for its embedded
Linux solutions. Lineo is the benefactor of a history with both Linux
and embedded systems. Lineo is based in Lindon, Utah and has a sales
office in Taipei, Taiwan. Revenues for the company remain private and
are released only to prospective investors
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Lineo, Inc.
develops, markets and sells embedded operating systems and applications
that provide consumers with simple, low-cost software for interacting
with the Internet via embedded devices. Lineo owns and develops Embedix
(embedded Linux OS), Embrowser (embedded web browser), DR DOS® (component-
based embedded OS) and other technologies designed to improve connectivity
while reducing system requirements and per-unit costs. Contact Lineo,
Inc. at www.lineo.com, via email "info@lineo.com"
or telephone (801) 426-5001. Caldera, Inc., the parent company
of Lineo, Inc., was founded by Bryan Sparks in October 1994 as a start-up
venture funded by The Canopy Group -- the family trust of Raymond
J. Noorda, former Chairman and CEO of Novell®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL).
Lineo, Embedix and
Embrowser are trademarks of Lineo, Inc. Caldera and DR-DOS are registered
trademarks of Caldera, Inc. OpenLinux is a trademark of Caldera Systems,
Inc. Linux is a registered trademark owned by Linus Torvalds. All other
products, services, companies and publications are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
PRESS ONLY Contact: Taipei, Taiwan Office
Caldera News
EMBEDDED LINUX MOVED TO TOP PRIORITY AT LINEO, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN
AS CALDERA THIN CLIENTS, INC.
Lindon, UT -- July 20, 1999
-- Caldera®, Inc. today announced that its embedded Linux®
research and development plans will be carried forward by its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Caldera Thin Clients, which was today renamed Lineo, Inc.
Lineo's embedded Linux platform, Embedix, is based on Caldera Systems'
OpenLinux®, a full-featured operating system platform. Caldera Systems,
the "Linux for Business" industry leader, will continue to develop,
market and sell OpenLinux to PC software markets. Lineo's Embedix solutions
will extend OpenLinux to the embedded market.
Lineo, Inc.
Lyle Ball
lyle@lineo.com
Tel: (801) 426-5001 x305
Fax: (801) 426-6166
Irrana Huang
irrana.huang@lineo.com
Tel: (886) 22747-8800
Fax: (886) 22747-8822