MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced it has received an equity investment from Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), an independent operating company of Toshiba America, a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) the global electronics firm. “As part of Toshiba’s overall strategy to offer complete platform solutions for market segments, such as digital consumer, communication, and high-end embedded applications, we are expanding our collaboration with MontaVista Software to further enhance our platform offering to our customers,” said Farhad Mafie, vice president of the ASSP Business Unit at TAEC. “The MontaVista Linux operating system in conjunction with Toshiba’s high-performance MIPS RISC processors provides a highly competitive solution for many key market segments.”