OK Labs Honored with Editor’s Choice Products Award

October 07, 2010

Open Kernel Labs named the winner of Editor’s Choice Products from Embedded Computing Design Magazine for its OKL4 Microvisor support for the ARM Cortex-A15 

Chicago - October 7, 2010 - Open Kernel Labs, the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today named the winner of Editor’s Choice Products from Embedded Computing Design Magazine, an OpenSystems Media (OSM) publication, for its OKL4 Microvisor support for the ARM Cortex-A15. 

OK Labs announced off-the-shelf support for the ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore processor from ARM in September. The OKL4 Microvisor is immediately available for the Cortex-A15 processor simulator and will support Cortex-A15 processors as they roll out over the next 18-24 months. Don Dingee, Editorial Director at OSM, said of OK Labs support, “the Cortex-A15 is fully simulated now, and Open Kernel Labs was among one of the first to announce immediate support for the simulator. OK Labs OKL4 Microvisor and mobile virtualization software are supporting Cortex-A15 processor capabilities, including hardware-assisted virtualization, 40-bit addressing, and the latest ARMv7-A instruction set.”

“ARM and OK Labs work closely together to serve the global ecosystem of OEMs, chipset suppliers, and operators with technology leadership for device security and resource management,” commented Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs. “Our long-term investment in accompanying the ARM roadmap has brought substantial returns and will yield new opportunities as the Cortex-A15 processor and OKL4 go to market together, powering the next billion always-connected and power-efficient devices.”

To learn more about the OKL4 Microvisor's support for ARM Cortext-A15 please click here: http://www.ok-labs.com/releases/release/open-kernel-labs-delivers-okl4-mobile-virtualization-for-arm-cortex-a1

About OpenSystems Media

OpenSystems Media has been a leading publisher of electronics magazines, e-mail newsletters, websites, and product resource guides for more than 20 years. OpenSystems Media offers E-casts and Techcasts for engineers and provides interactive tools where engineers can communicate directly with presenters and top industry editors. Current publications include: CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, & MicroTCA Systems; DSP-FPGA.com; Embedded Computing Design; Industrial Embedded Systems; Military Embedded Systems; PC/104 and Small Form Factors; and VME and Critical Systems. For more information, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com <http://www.opensystemsmedia.com> . 

About Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile/wireless devices and embedded systems. OK Labs software is deployed on more than one billion mobile phones worldwide. Semiconductor suppliers, handset OEMs, and mobile network operators depend on OK Labs to deliver high performance solutions that decrease BOM cost, reduce complexity, and speed time-to-market.

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