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News Release from: LynuxWorks | Subject: BlueCat Linux bundles
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 September 2001
Bundles combine Linux with tools and
support
LynuxWorks has come up with a new series of bundle options to include service and support with enhanced tools for its popular BlueCat Linux operating system platform.
LynuxWorks has come up with a new series of bundle options to include service and support with enhanced tools for its popular BlueCat Linux operating system platform With a strong reputation for the industry's best support and leveraging an ever increasing advanced tool set, LynuxWorks aims to offer product and system engineers the greatest flexibility in choosing the most comprehensive and cost-effective solutions available to meet their immediate product and system design needs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"As embedded Linux grows in preference over other embedded operating systems, and as our own BlueCat distribution continues to gain a larger following, LynuxWorks has been listening to our customers needs", said Dr Inder Singh, LynuxWorks CEO.
"Customers have asked for more functionality, more enhanced tools and complete solutions.
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Our new bundle options address these needs and offer greater value to our customers by combining the very best of what we do into developer solutions.
The bundles will help companies reduce time to market for new commercial products and system designs".
At the core of the bundle options is LynuxWorks BlueCat Linux 3.1.
With the industry's broadest microprocessor support for embedded Linux, BlueCat supports architectures including Intel IA-32 and XScale micro-architecture, MIPS, ARM family (including Thumb extensions), StrongARM, PowerPC (including PowerQUICC) and Hitachi SuperH.
Developers for next generation smart devices, communications equipment and consumer products have increasingly chosen BlueCat for its stability, reliability, time to market benefits and overall reduced total cost of ownership.
Bundle offerings will include the BlueCat Standard, Professional Trace Bundle, Professional IDE Bundle, and Developer's Bundle.
Bundles are available for numerous host/target processor combinations.
All bundles include basic support with optional upgradeable tiered and priority level support packages.
Quantity price discounts are available.
Bundles include the BlueCat Standard Bundle, comprising a BlueCat 3.1 commercial license and support package for Windows or Linux host development.
The BlueCat Standard Bundle is priced at $2699.
The Professional Trace Bundle covers a BlueCat 3.1 commercial license, SpyKer kernel trace tool and support package for Windows or Linux host development at $3799.
The Professional IDE Bundle combines a BlueCat 3.1 commercial license, LynuxWorks' VisualLynux integrated development environment (IDE) or CodeWarrior IDE Edition and support package for Windows or Linux host development.
The Professional IDE Bundle is priced at $4899.
And the Developer's Bundle comprises a BlueCat 3.1 commercial license, SpyKer kernel trace tool, VisualLynux IDE or Code Warrior IDE Edition and support package for Windows or Linux host development.
The Developer's Bundle is priced at $5999.
All LynuxWorks' bundling options are immediately available direct from the company.
LynuxWorks continues to offer a free evaluation copy of BlueCat for noncommercial and evaluation use via its website.
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