MontaVista hardware enablement is broader (more processors and boards) and deeper (more processor-specific features and I/O types) than that of any other Linux company.

MontaVista provides the broadest hardware enablement. Our embedded Linux is available for four architectures, 21 processor families, and more than 200 boards. we support more platforms on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, and x86 than any other company supports, and we add more every month.

MontaVista provides the deepest hardware enablement. We enable our Linux with drivers for many I/Os on key reference boards, and enable many CPU-specific features.

Our hardware enablement is based on common source software across all architectures. Unlike many Linux suppliers and most embedded OS suppliers, MontaVista created a common integrated Linux code base that encompasses all supported development hosts and target processor architectures. Our unified base frees MontaVista customers to choose the best hardware for their projects, simplifies multi-architecture designs, maximizes code reuse, and minimizes the risks of platform migration. The freedom from hardware dependency, provided by MontaVista's unified base:

1. enables developers to meet bill of material (BOM) targets without having to reengineer otherwise platform-independent software,
2. reduces the training and support costs needed to design for multiple platforms, and
3. gives developers greater control over development schedules and the cost of goods (COGs).

MontaVista's unparalleled hardware support gives you greater selection to choose the CPU and board that will be best for your product. If you want to bring up Linux on a custom board, we often support a board you can use as a starting point. And right out of the box you can have access to more I/O types and processor-specific features, so you can maximize the functionality of your device.

This level of hardware enablement is available only from MontaVista. Nobody else comes close.

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