Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) and MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced the signing of a major multi-year corporate contract for MontaVista™ Linux® Carrier Grade Edition, an industry standard Linux platform for telecommunications applications. MontaVista® Linux® Carrier Grade Edition will be a building block for Alcatel products with embedded or real-time constraints.