Lineo’s Products and Services Incorporate Sourcery G++ (TM) from CodeSourcery to Strengthen Support for the ARM Architecture

Granite Bay, California, and Tokyo, Japan -- Granite Bay-based CodeSourcery, Inc. and Tokyo-based Lineo Solutions, Inc. announced today that Lineo will begin including CodeSourcery's Sourcery G++ (TM) development tools in Lineo ELITE (TM) development kits for the ARM architecture. Sourcery G++ includes the entire GNU Toolchain, including the GNU C and C++ Compilers, GNU Binary Utilities, and GNU Debugger.

"It is with great pleasure that we can announce our partnership with CodeSourcery," said Kenji Futatsugi, President and CEO of Lineo Solutions. "As the Japanese market shows very high interest in the ARM architecture, Lineo considers it as one of the major CPU architectures that we support. Today’s announce signifies Lineo’s commitment in ARM architecture, that we will be able to provide better-and-stable services in the IDE product, Lineo uLinux ELITE, as well as in our professional services."

"We are very pleased that Sourcery G++ will be part of Lineo ELITE development kits," said Mark Mitchell, Chief Sourcerer of CodeSourcery. "CodeSourcery's development tool expertise and Lineo's Linux kernel expertise are clearly complementary. Our combined skills and technology will provide Lineo's customers with a high-quality, supported GNU/Linux development environment."

About CodeSourcery, Inc.

CodeSourcery (www.codesourcery.com) builds software tools that enable its customers to get the most out of hardware platforms ranging from embedded devices to supercomputers. Sourcery G++, a complete software development environment based on the GNU Toolchain, is the leading choice of software engineers, operating system vendors, semiconductor companies, and device manufacturers. Sourcery VSIPL++, a portable, parallel signal- and image-processing toolkit, boosts performance and dramatically increases productivity for radar, sonar, and imaging applications. CodeSourcery's products and services deliver on the promise of open-source software and open standards. Founded in 1997, CodeSourcery is a privately-held company headquartered in Granite Bay, Calif.

For more information about CodeSourcery, call (650) 331-3385 or send email to info@codesourcery.com.

About Lineo Solutions, Inc.

With a core technology in embedded Linux operating systems, Lineo Solutions, Inc. provides dependable embedded solutions including integrated cross development tools and environment, software/hardware reference designs, and professional services. Lineo’s embedded solutions facilitate OEMs products/systems development, significantly reduce system requirements and time-to-market.

For more information about Lineo Solutions, send email to press@lineo.co.jp.