Press Releases

MontaVista’s Carrier Grade eXpress Linux (CGX) now supports ARM SystemReady to enable ARM-platform -agnostic secure embedded implementations. MontaVista also announces the intent to provide EU Cybersecurity Act-compatible services through MVSecure and CGX.

MontaVista extends its core security related professional services into a new productized service offering, MVSecure. Customers can now get access to MontaVista’s extensive expertise for configuring Linux platforms for secure deployment designed to their specific use-case regardless of the Linux platform.

MontaVista launches CGX 4.0, the 14th generation Carrier-Grade Linux product line. CGX 4.0 is based on the Yocto Project 4.0 LTS release and the Linux kernel 5.10 LTS, providing a commercially supported, robust, Linux baseline distribution for all embedded programs with security maintenance available for 10 years or more.

MontaVista’s state-of-the-art Carrier Grade eXpress CGX Linux to be used by Grundfos in their Multi pump controller along with IoT and Edge feature customizations that facilitate secure boot and system-wide security functionality.

MontaVista Software, in partnership with Foundries.io, announces MVEdge, a groundbreaking solution focusing on the Intelligent Edge - providing a ready-to-deploy embedded Linux operating system with state-of-the-art security and software update technologies, coupled with commercial grade support and maintenance options.

MontaVista MVShield provides a unique productized support service for CentOS and Rocky Linux especially optimized for the Service Provider market and OpenRAN. With the end-of-life announcement for CentOS Linux 8, MVShield will provide long term support platforms utilizing any of the CentOS or Rocky Linux releases.

MontaVista targets components of CGX achieving Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ certification, once again proving MontaVista’s readiness as an organization to complete Common Criteria and other security certifications.

Major enterprises across different technology markets have selected MontaVista Software and its MVShield product for Long-Term Support, Security Updates, and maintenance of their runtime environments using Open-Source CentOS or Rocky Linux distributions.

MontaVista Software announces immediate availability of MVShield for Rocky Linux, extending the stable baseline Linux support similar to CentOS Linux 8.x.

Partnership reinvents IoT and Edge security by integrating FoundriesFactory’s secure cloud-native platform with MontaVista’s powerful carrier-grade eXpress (CGX) Linux distribution

Foundries.io, the leader in cloud development and deployment solutions for secure IoT and Edge devices, and MontaVista, a leader in commercial Embedded Linux® products and services, today announced an unprecedented partnership to combine the innovative FoundriesFactory® with MontaVista’s extensive experience in long-term Linux support, for market leaders to emerging disruptors.

MontaVista Software, LLC, announces “MVShield for Yocto”, a service for customers needing maintenance and long-term technical support on their chosen Yocto Project® created open source Linux branches.

MontaVista Software has today joined the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation as a Principal Sponsor, endorsing the Rocky Linux distribution as an alternative solution to the CentOS Linux project as a Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible solution. MontaVista will continue providing the MVShield program services for Long term support of both CentOS Linux and Rocky Linux baselines.

MontaVista Software and Mercury Systems team-up to develop and support secure, mission critical platforms with MontaVista CGX 3.1.

MVShield for CentOS Service will continue uninterrupted despite the move to a CentOS Stream-based model. MontaVista also announces upcoming availability of an MVShield-family product with the intent of replicating long-term supported CentOS Stream-based variant.

MontaVista Software, LLC, announces CGX 3.1, the latest edition of CGX distribution, based on the Yocto project 3.1 LTS version. The new product is targeting kernel support for Linux 5.4 LTS and has 10 years of standard lifecycle support with extended support options available. MontaVista is focusing efforts to work through the community OpenCGX project and align with the Yocto Project development model.

Raima Inc., a premium provider of embedded database technology, and MontaVista Software, LLC, a leader in commercial Embedded Linux products and services announce a strategic partnership offering a collaborative feature-rich and optimized platform for embedded and IoT developers. As part of this partnership, Raima Database Manager (RDM) extends support to Embedded Linux platforms with MontaVista’s latest Linux Carrier Grade eXpress (CGX) commercial distribution.

MontaVista Software LLC announces a program to facilitate migration from Windows® Embedded and Windows® CE to Linux® distribution. The offering is based on MontaVista’s Carrier-Grade Linux-based CGX platform that includes a set of migration-ready components and features.

MontaVista Software Announces Commercial Support for CentOS

• MontaVista® launches a support and maintenance program for OEMs using a CentOS® distribution in their embedded products
• Embedded CentOS developers can leverage MontaVista’s core values: long-term (10+ year) support, carrier-grade quality assurance, leading security services including CVE patching, and support service-level agreements (SLAs)

MontaVista® Software, LLC, a leader in commercial Embedded Linux® products and services, today announced that a Tier1 Telecom vendor has chosen MontaVista’s Carrier Grade Linux, CGX 2.4, to be used in a family of 5G transport products. Being part of the 5G transport network, the products require very high bandwidth, low latency and high security to enable the core advantages of 5G technology to the end customers. MontaVista’s CGX 2.4 enables these through the field-proven real-time capabilities, the high-availability capabilities achieved through robust QA processes, and the continuous Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) scanning and fixing process.

MontaVista Software joins the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) community.

“MontaVista Software is the worldwide leader in developing, deploying and supporting commercial and industrial embedded Linux solutions and services, and we are excited about joining the AGL Community,” states Ravi Gupta, MontaVista Software’s CEO. “As the next generation vehicles become more software oriented, ensuring the quality and reliability of that software is absolutely critical to the safety and security of transportation for decades to come. Our goal is to contribute to the AGL Community in developing new features and technologies, and as well as the long term support strategy for these complex systems.” 

Original release: https://www.automotivelinux.org/announcements/2019/10/10/aglmembers_oct19