TimeSys to Make LinuxLink Subscriptions Available to All Intel® Customers Using IOP342, IOP321, IOP331, IOP332 and 80219 Intel XScale® Processors

Business Wire, Jan 4, 2006

PITTSBURGH -- TimeSys(R) Corporation

Provides Embedded Developers with Immediate and Ongoing Access to the Latest Linux Port to Intel(R) XScale(R) Processors, Maintained by Intel for Creating Commercial-grade Custom Linux Platforms

TimeSys(R) Corporation, the leading developer service provider for the embedded Linux market, today announced that it will make LinuxLink subscriptions available to all customers of popular Intel(R) XScale(R) processors, including the only commercially-supported Linux solution for the new Intel IOP342 I/O processor.

Intel supplies 14-day trial subscriptions of processor-optimized LinuxLink subscriptions in its IOP342, IOP321, IOP331, IOP332 and 80219 I/O processor hardware development kits. At the end of the 14-day subscription, Intel customers will have the option to extend their subscription by choosing among flexible LinuxLink subscriptions available from TimeSys.

The LinuxLink subscriptions that Intel is supplying to developers in its hardware development kits deliver immediate access to the latest Linux port to Intel XScale processors. This includes hundreds of cross-compiled packages, a processor-optimized cross-development environment, alerts to relevant updates and Developer Exchange access to interactive support from TimeSys, Intel, and the Open Source community. The combination of features available exclusively through LinuxLink equips new Intel customers to immediately begin Linux development, while providing existing customers with access to the most up-to-date embedded Linux resource for their processor.

LinuxLink by TimeSys(TM) is the first commercial offering to support the majority of embedded developers who build and assemble their own custom Linux platform by delivering on-demand access to continuously updated processor-optimized Linux and components, rich development environment, and community support. This is a significant departure from commercial Linux vendor distributions that dictate feature sets and release schedules.

"We look forward to equipping Intel customers with the only enablement model designed to support their efforts to create and maintain their own commercial-grade custom Linux platform," said Larry Weidman, president and CEO of TimeSys.

About LinuxLink Subscriptions for Intel XScale Processors

Each LinuxLink subscription for an Intel XScale processor includes:

--Hundreds of cross-compiled, ready-to-use packages validated on supported Intel XScale processors, which save weeks or months from the process of gathering, cross-compiling and testing components

--The latest Linux kernel distributions from Intel, optimized and tested on supported reference boards for Intel XScale processors, enabling developers to get started out of the box with a commercial Linux solution while receiving updates and patches throughout the development cycle

--Processor-optimized cross-development environment with compilers, application and kernel debuggers, and platform development tools, enabling developers to focus on application development while simplifying feature, performance, and footprint optimization for their Linux platform

--Participation in the Developer Exchange for online, interactive support from TimeSys, Intel, and the Open Source community, enabling developers to leverage community expertise for help, education, technical information and best practices to support their embedded Linux project.

"Intel Storage Group engineers maintain the Intel XScale technology IOP branch of the Linux kernel tree," said Mike Wall, general manager of Intel's Storage Group Marketing. "By working with TimeSys to pair our latest Linux Kernel ports with the developer resources available through a LinuxLink subscription, we are giving our customers yet another option when developing systems based on Intel I/O processors."

LinuxLink Availability

The 14-day LinuxLink subscriptions are available through Intel for all new and existing Intel customers with IOP342, IOP321, IOP331, IOP332 and 80219 Intel XScale processors. Subscriptions can be activated online at http://linuxlink.timesys.com/intel. Longer-term subscription options are available directly from TimeSys. For more information, please see http://www.timesys.com/processors/intel.htm

About TimeSys Corporation

TimeSys is the leading developer service provider for the embedded Linux market, delivering LinuxLink subscriptions that empower developers to rapidly and efficiently create their own commercial-grade custom Linux platform. The continuously updated cross-compiled components, information and systems offered through LinuxLink subscriptions are aggregated from the open source community, semiconductor manufacturers and TimeSys and hosted in the TimeSys Network. For more information, visit www.timesys.com.

TimeSys, LinuxLink by TimeSys, Developer Suite and TimeSys Network are trademarks of TimeSys Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.