MontaVista
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MontaVista Software is a company that develops embedded Linux system software, development tools, and related software. Its products are made for other corporations developing embedded systems such as automotive electronics, communications equipment, mobile phones, and other electronic devices and infrastructure.
Industry | Internet, Software |
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Founded | Menlo Park, California (September 7, 1998)[1] |
Founder | Jim Ready |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ravi Gupta (CEO) |
Products | MontaVista Linux MVShield |
Owner | Private equity investors |
Number of employees | Over 250[2] (March 9, 2021) |
Website | www |
MontaVista is based in Santa Clara, California and was founded in 1999 by James "Jim" Ready (formerly at Mentor Graphics and creator of Versatile Real-Time Executive (VRTX)) and others. On November 10, 2009 Cavium Networks announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to purchase MontaVista for $50 million. After Cavium got acquired by Marvell, Montavista operated as an independent entity.[3]