MontaVista Software Expands Sales, Support, and Services in
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

Hitex Development Tools to become MontaVista distributor in central Europe

EMBEDDED WORLD 2008, Nuremberg, Germany – February 25, 2008 –MontaVista® Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux® commercialization, today announced that it is expanding sales, support, and services in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria by appointing Hitex Development Tools GmbH as a distributor of MontaVista products for embedded developers and commercial device designers. In addition to the sales, support, and services MontaVista will continue to provide from the MontaVista office in Munich, Germany, Hitex will sell MontaVista products and offer technical support and professional services.

"Hitex has been building a solid reputation for more than thirty years for its expertise with embedded and real-time operating system software, and it also offers excellent support and professional services," said Sou Bennani, EMEA channel director for MontaVista Software. "Hitex will help us address the growing demand for embedded Linux development in central Europe. We are eager to work with Hitex and plan to offer a series of joint initiatives in the coming months to serve our customers in this region."

"We see a growing demand for Linux in our markets, particularly from commercial device designers who need to migrate applications quickly to 32-bit multi-core processors. MontaVista products include strong capabilities for real-time performance and power management, which will help embedded developers get the most from open source. Therefore we know that this partnership will be a benefit for our customers," said Frank Grobe, managing director of Hitex Development Tools.

About Hitex Development Tools
Hitex Development Tools GmbH, based in Karlsruhe, Germany, was founded in 1976 as a systems house. Today, Hitex is operating worldwide and enjoys a leading position in development, manufacturing and marketing of professional development tools for embedded systems. To support users in getting high-quality designs to market faster, the portfolio comprises sophisticated solutions throughout the complete development cycle. Further information can be found at www.hitex.de or www.hitex.com.

About MontaVista Software
MontaVista Software, Inc. is the leader in embedded Linux commercialization. MontaVista helps embedded developers get the most from open source by adding commercial quality, integration, hardware enablement, expert support, and the resources of the MontaVista development community. Because MontaVista customers enjoy faster time to market, more competitive device functionality, and lower total cost, more devices have been deployed with MontaVista than with any other Linux. To learn more, please visit www.mvista.com.