Red Hat Helps Developers with New Suite

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(10/30/01, 01:59:09 AM EDT)

Red Hat's Embedded Linux Developer Suite, a packaged solution for creating embedded applications and devices based on Red Hat Linux 7.2, is now available to Linux developers.

"Embedded systems which were designed to get around the high cost of proprietary peripherals and interfaces can now save cost by using commodity PC components, benefiting from the immense driver support offered by Red Hat Linux. Internet appliances, once limited to PC form factors, can now be implemented with a variety of price, performance, power, weight, and size factors, truly expanding the capabilities of the Internet," said Michael Tiemann, CTO of Red Hat.

Key features of the Red Hat Embedded Linux Developer Suite include:

• New version of Red Hat Embedded Linux based on the industry-standard Linux 2.4 kernel
  
• New gcc3 based versions of the GNUPro cross development tools for all architectures
  
• New configuration tool for fine grain GUI configuration of the targeted environment
  
• New integrated system build environment for faster and more flexible target image creation
  
• RedBoot Embedded Bootloader/BIOS for a standardized debugging and bootstrap solution
  
• glibc 2.2 libraries for all architectures
  
• Latest versions of Red Hat Linux RPM packages optimized for cross development
  
• Red Hat Network managed services for host systems and access to the new Embedded Channel for managing target development software
  
• Several support service packages to choose from based on the developer needs for greater flexibility.

Red Hat Embedded Linux Developer Suite is available through several offerings, priced by the developer seat. Starting prices of ELDS are available at $2,500 with installation support, moving to Standard support for up to 5 seats and 5 incidents, and a full subscription is available for a minimum of 10 seats with unlimited support incidents. Each offering includes Red Hat Linux 7.2 and access to updates via the new Red Hat Network Embedded Channel. Additional services are included in each offering.

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