TimeSys Sponsors Open Source Summit

Business Wire, Jan 31, 2007

Bringing Together Entrepreneurs to Discuss the Role of Open Source in Business

PITTSBURGH -- TimeSys Corporation, the leading provider of services for building customized distributions for the embedded Linux market, today announced the sponsorship of The Open Source Summit, presented by The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Pittsburgh. The event will bring together entrepreneurial leaders to discuss the strategic importance of the open source movement on the entire software marketplace. Co-sponsoring the event with TimeSys are IBM, Information Week and thoughtform design.

The Open Source Summit will be held Thursday February 15, 2007 from 6-9pm at the Lexus Club at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The event will include a Keynote address and panel discussion from open source industry experts. Attendance is open to non-TiE members. To learn more about the event and register to attend, visit http://www.tiepgh.org.

TimeSys is a strong supporter of open source software, offering customers subscriptions to the LinuxLink service where they use open source components to build Linux distributions for embedded devices. Additionally, TimeSys frequently contributes to the open source community, including the open source release of their tsrpm cross development tool, contributions to real-time enhancements in the Linux kernel, and improvements in a variety of other projects, including cdt, which is a part of the Eclipse project.

"We are proud to be a sponsor of the Open Source Summit," said Joseph Raffa, CEO of TimeSys. "As strong supporters of open source, we are excited to be a part of this event to help educate entrepreneurs in our region about the growing impact of open source software in business today. Companies that know how to leverage open source development properly will be at a huge strategic advantage in their market."

TiE Pittsburgh is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the advancement of entrepreneurship. They present events designed to bring together area entrepreneurs to learn about and discuss relevant topics.

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 http://www.timesys.com.