Enea Offers Solution to Jump Start Embedded Linux Projects

Enea announced an offering to start development of embedded Linux projects, focusing primarily on performance. The Enea (News - Alert) Embedded Linux Project Framework (ELPF) is a new approach that offers the core components, tools and services that are common to all Embedded Linux projects in a single package.

 

Enea has been a provider of system software, development tools and services for telecom, mobile, automotive and aerospace.

 

For many embedded Linux projects, commercial Linux offerings have either too much software or not enough structure. Commercial distributions are often packed with every conceivable Linux package requiring extensive editing of the software before product development can begin.

 

But open source Linux kernel leads to a lengthy process of assembling, building and testing key packages and tools, adding considerable development time to the project. Now there is a better way to get a custom-fit, quickly built-to-order embedded Linux platform with the ELPF.

 

"The inspiration for the ELPF came from working extensively with clients who engaged us to optimize the commercial distributions they had purchased. We saw that typically only a fraction of a commercial distribution is used in any given project. It is simply not cost effective for many projects to use a full commercial distribution," stated Anders Törnqvist, director of the Enea Linux Competence Center.

 

"We have been working with Embedded Linux from the beginning, and that experience is built into our services based platform and acts as the perfect quick-start for many new Linux projects regardless of size or product complexity," added Törnqvist.

 

The ELPF has an efficient Linux software foundation and professional services as a bundle to embedded developers that need the open source benefits of Linux without the unnecessary overhead. The ELPF software platform consists of the commonly used embedded Linux components, optimized around efficient resource usage, and integrated into a modular build environment.

 

Also, Enea’s Linux Competence Center, ELCC, offers a unique combination of expertise, products, platforms and training within Linux.

 

ELCC are specialized in the development of complete hardware and software platforms and solutions for Linux in embedded systems and IT-applications. It also offers an extensive Linux training program. Courses targeted both for embedded Linux developers and administrators of IT-systems.

 

It offers complete Linux platform solutions, comprehensive embedded Linux expertise, Spitfire hardware and software toolbox, and Extensive training schedule.