Open Kernel Labs Delivers OKL4 Mobile Virtualization for ARM Cortex-A7 Processors

October 19, 2011

Open Kernel Labs Delivers OKL4 Mobile Virtualization 
for ARM Cortex-A7 Processors

Leader in Mobile Virtualization Continues Commitment to ARM CPU Roadmaps with Support for Next-Generation ARM-based Handheld/Wireless Devices, Servers/Blades and Other Form Factors

Chicago – October 19, 2011 - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced support for the newly-introduced ARM Cortex™-A7 MPCore™ processor from ARM. The OKL4 Microvisor is immediately available for the Cortex-A7 emulator and will support Cortex-A7 processors as they roll out from ARM Partners.

Together, OKL4 and the Cortex-A7 processor target mobile/wireless devices, including smartphones, “super phones”, tablets and other form factors and applications for them. To support the Cortex-A7 processor, OK Labs is applying the native capabilities of the OKL4 Microvisor to meet the always on, always connected requirements presented by these varied devices and applications. 

OK Labs mobile ecosystem partners and customers can build on OKL4 Microvisor capabilities to reap the greatest benefit from the Cortex-A7 processor.  In particular, the ARM Big.LITTLE processing technology uses the Cortex-A15 MPCore “hypervisor mode” to migrate between   the Cortex-A15 and  the Cortex-A7 processors.  Supporting ARM Big.LITTLE processing is a natural mission for OKL4, complementing OKL4 use cases for ARM CPUs already in deployment, including processor consolidation, multicore management, “dual persona” operation, enterprise mobility and highly secure systems.

“OK Labs OKL4 Microvisor helps device manufacturers realize the potential of virtualization extensions for the Cortex-A7 processor,” noted Richard Phelan, Senior Strategic Software Partner Manager, ARM. “The Cortex-A7 processor and OKL4 boast scalable performance and help enable low-power operation, as well as simultaneous single and multicore big.LITTLE processing.”

“OK Labs works closely with ARM to serve the global ecosystem of chipset suppliers, OEMs and operators,” commented Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs.  “As new ARM silicon makes its way into systems-on-a-chip – in mobile devices and also on the desktop and in the data center – the OKL4 Microvisor is ready to support it, and to power the next billion always-on, always-connected devices.”

Availability

As a result of the company’s relationship with ARM, the OK Labs Microvisor runs TODAY on the Cortex-A7 emulator and will be ready-to-deploy on first silicon from ARM licensees. The partnership between ARM and OK Labs enables early access for OEMs, operators and other developers to design with and deploy mobile virtualization for Cortex-A7 processor-based SoCs, as it has for Cortex-A15 MPCore, ARM11™ multicore symmetric multi-processing (SMP), Cortex-A8, and Cortex-A9 processors

To evaluate OKL4 on the ARM Cortex-A7 emulator or on other ARM architecture chipsets from a range of semiconductor suppliers, contact info@ok-labs.com.

About Open Kernel Labs

Open Kernel Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for securing wireless communications, applications, and content. OK Labs software, deployed on more than 1.6 billion devices worldwide, enables security for wireless access of corporate and government assets while protecting everything that runs on the device. Chipset suppliers, mobile and automotive OEMs, national security agencies and contractors, mobile network operators, and enterprise IT depend on OK Labs to deliver high-assurance solutions that decrease BOM cost, reduce complexity, and speed time-to-market.

Links

Open Kernel Labs Blog:    http://www.ok-labs.com/community/company-blog
About OKL4:    http://www.ok-labs.com/products/okl4-microvisor
ARM Home Page:    http://www.arm.com/

Tags
mobile, wireless, virtualization, OKL4, ARM, multicore, Cortex-A7 Kingfisher, big.LITTLE

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Marti Konstant
Open Kernel Labs
+1 312 933 0101
marti@ok-labs.com

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