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News Release from: TimeSys Corp | Subject: LinuxLink for PowerQUICC III
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 March 2006
Service keeps PowerQUICC developers up
to date
A new LinuxLink subscription aids embedded Linux developers creating their own commercial-grade custom Linux platform for devices based on the MPC8548E PowerQUICC III communications processor.
TimeSys Corporation, the leading developer service provider for the embedded Linux market, today announced the availability of a new LinuxLink subscription for embedded Linux developers creating their own commercial-grade custom Linux platform for devices based on the MPC8548E PowerQUICC III communications processor family from Freescale Semiconductor LinuxLink by TimeSys is the first commercial offering to support the majority of embedded developers who build and assemble their own commercial-grade custom Linux platform by delivering on-demand access to continuously updated processor-optimised Linux and components, a rich development environment and community support
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MPC8548E family includes the latest Freescale processors to be supported by a LinuxLink subscription through Freescale's membership in the TimeSys OnBoard Programme for leading semiconductor manufacturers.
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"LinuxLink subscriptions deliver the latest Freescale Linux optimisations to developers in a commercially-supported resource that evolves with the rapid pace of open source development", said Lakshmi Mandyam, PowerQUICC marketing manager at Freescale Semiconductor.
"LinuxLink provides developers creating their own Linux platform with a range of resources optimised for their Freescale processor of choice".
Developers targeting the Freescale MPC8548E family can choose from a number of flexible LinuxLink subscription options to receive continuous access to the latest Freescale-developed Linux, hundreds of cross-compiled packages, a processor-optimised cross-development environment, alerts to relevant updates and Developer Exchange access to interactive support from TimeSys, Freescale and the Open Source community.
The combination of features available exclusively through LinuxLink equips developers with ongoing access to the most up-to-date embedded Linux resource for Freescale's MPC8548E processors through every stage of development.
"The LinuxLink subscription for the MPC8548E processor family is the latest example of how TimeSys' OnBoard relationship with Freescale has resulted in an ever-growing number of LinuxLink subscriptions for developers targeting Freescale processors", said Larry Weidman, president and CEO of TimeSys.
"TimeSys will continue to introduce additional choices for the significant numbers of embedded developers targeting Freescale processors".
Each LinuxLink subscription for MPC8548E processors includes: hundreds of cross-compiled, ready-to-use packages already validated on the MPC8548E processor family, which save weeks or months from the process of gathering, cross-compiling and testing components; the latest Linux distributions from Freescale, optimised and tested on reference boards for the MPC8548E family, enabling developers to get started out-of-the-box with a commercial Linux solution while receiving updates and patches throughout the development cycle; processor-optimised cross-development environment with compilers, application and kernel debuggers and platform development tools; and participation in the Developer Exchange for online, interactive support from TimeSys, Freescale and the Open Source community.
The LinuxLink subscription for the Freescale MPC8548E processor family is available now and is licensed annually per-processor for $3000.
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