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Ram Sarabu, Senoir Product Manager for OK Labs Annouced as the Luncheon Keynote Speaker at RTECC

2010-02-22T22:18:00+10:00

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Who: Ram Sarabu, Senoir Product Manager
What: Keynote Address: “Emerging Trends in Mobile Virtualization”
When: March 9, 2010 at 12:30pm
Where: RTECC - Hilton Lisle/Naperville (Chicago)

Sarabu will discuss how the entire mobile ecosystem benefits when virtualization concepts are applied specifically to smartphones. Server virtualization and desktop virtualization have been widely adopted and well understood in the IT industry arena for a long time. However, embedded virtualization is a fairly new technology that addresses problems unique to embedded devices.

Android, Symbian, and Windows Mobile operating systems are rapidly innovating and expanding smartphone markets. Sarabu will explain how these new trends in the mobile industry are offering challenges to device manufacturers, semiconductor suppliers, and mobile network operators. He will also show how mobile virtualization plays a critical role in addressing these challenges. Finally, Sarabu will demonstrate how mobile virtualization from OK Labs enables smartphones as flexible endpoints for enterprise applications.

About the Speaker

As a senior product manager, Sarabu works with customers and partners to identify market opportunities and develop a cohesive strategy for Open Kernel Labs products. Prior to OK Labs, he worked for over a decard in product development and product management roles in the mobile industry. Ram holds a masters in business administration from the University of Chicago and a masters in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University.

Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, OKL4 is deployed on more than 500 million mobile phones worldwide. Device OEMs, semiconductor suppliers, and mobile network operators depend on OK Labs to deliver high performance solutions that decrease BOM cost, reduce complexity, and speed time-to-market.   For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

About RTECC

The Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC) is a single-day conference and exhibition showcase focused for people that are developing computer systems and time-critical applications serving multiple industries; this includes: industrial control, data communication and telephony, military and aerospace, instrumentation, consumer electronics, image processing, process control, vehicular control and maintenance, embedded appliances and more.RTECC events bring core emerging technologies - the top subjects on the minds of developers, to over 30 cities around the world. Every event is arranged to meet and exchange ideas with the best and brightest in the industry.

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OK Labs & Citrix Take Smartphones to the Next Level with Virtualization Powered “Nirvana Phone”

2010-02-01T15:24:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, and Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), today announced the “nirvana phone” reference architecture, using virtualization to enable both mobile communications and office desktop-type productivity.

Communications Platform Builds on Mobile-to-Enterprise Virtualization Giving IT & Mobile Workers a Single Device in the Office, on the Road, and at Home

CHICAGO – February 2, 2010 – Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, and Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), today announced the “nirvana phone” reference architecture, using virtualization to enable both mobile communications and office desktop-type productivity. The nirvana phone concept goes beyond traditional smart phones by allowing users to access their corporate virtual desktop and applications from a single device, in any location. With support for docking to full-sized displays, keyboards, mice and other PC-type peripherals, nirvana phones will offer mobile workers a complete “virtual desktop in your pocket”, allowing them to take their desktop anywhere without the need to carry around a full laptop.

The nirvana phone reference architecture emerges from the partnership between OK Labs and Citrix, together with key ecosystem partners ranging from semiconductor suppliers and handset OEMs to enterprise IT suppliers and mobile network operators (MNOs). The design builds on Mobile-to-Enterprise (M2E) virtualization and readily-available functionality like mobile virtualization, cloud computing and wireless connectivity (3G, WiFi, Bluetooth). The nirvana phone reference architecture also incorporates emerging capabilities in mobile chipsets and handsets like full resolution video and HD output. The jointly-developed reference architecture can be viewed at http://www.ok-labs.com/whitepapers/sample/the-nirvanaphone-concept-spec-and-reference-architeture

“The nirvana phone takes smartphones to the next level by bringing M2E from paradigm to platform and ultimately to product,” noted Chris Fleck VP of Community and Solution Development, Citrix. “As HD video and other capabilities come on line in mobile chipsets, Citrix and OK Labs are working together to give OEMs a clear path to building handsets that meet the needs of IT organizations and mobile workers alike, delivering virtual desktops and applications to virtualized mobile devices.”

“The nirvana phone will provide groundbreaking capabilities without breaking IT budgets with exotic technology,” said Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs. ”The nirvana phone represents a near-term paradigm shift – OK Labs, Citrix, and our ecosystem partners envision real-world converged nirvana devices enabled for both mobility and desktop productivity entering the market within 12 to 18 months.”

Mobile-to-Enterprise (M2E) Virtualization

Citrix Systems is both a strategic investor and a key partner for OK Labs, working with the company to provide solutions for delivering enterprise applications to mobile with M2E virtualization. The companies’ combined technologies, including Citrix desktop virtualization and the OKL4 mobile virtualization solutions, promise easily-deployed and securely-managed access to enterprise and desktop applications from wireless devices. M2E virtualization enables end users to leverage a single device, bridging corporate and personal worlds without risk of compromising company data, applications, or networks.

Learn About the Nirvana Phone – February 9, 2010 Webinar
The joint event from OK Labs and Citrix will give participants insight into the details of the nirvana phone design and the benefits it provides.

To register for this informative event, visit http://bit.ly/67QG73

Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, OKL4 is deployed on more than 500 million mobile phones worldwide. Device OEMs, semiconductor suppliers, and mobile network operators depend on OK Labs to deliver high performance solutions that decrease BOM cost, reduce complexity, and speed time-to-market.

For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

About Citrix

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtualization, networking and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies for more than 230,000 organizations worldwide. Its Citrix Delivery Center™, Citrix Cloud Center™ (C3) and Citrix Online Services product families radically simplify computing for millions of users, delivering applications as an on-demand service to any user, in any location on any device. Citrix customers include the world’s largest Internet companies, 99 percent of Fortune Global 500 enterprises, and hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers worldwide. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies worldwide in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1989, annual revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.

For Citrix Investors

This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks associated with revenue growth and recognition of revenue, products, their development and distribution, product demand and pipeline, economic and competitive factors, the Company’s key strategic relationships, acquisition and related integration risks as well as other risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.

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Open Kernel Labs Enhances ARM Solution Center for Android with OK:Android

2010-01-11T20:34:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, and a member of the ARM® Connected Community™, today announced its participation in the ARM Solution Center for Android, a collaborative resource for designers and developers of ARM technology-based products running on Android, the open-source platform from the Open Handset AllianceTM.

OK Labs drives innovation and speeds time-to-market for next-generation mobile and connected devices

Chicago – January 12, 2010 – Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, and a member of the ARM® Connected Community™, today announced its participation in the ARM Solution Center for Android, a collaborative resource for designers and developers of ARM technology-based products running on Android, the open-source platform from the Open Handset AllianceTM.

The OKL4 Microvisor helps device OEMs, mobile network operators (MNOs), and semiconductor suppliers meet next-generation requirements for mobile devices more quickly and less expensively. OK Labs Secure HyperCell™ Technology also offers strong subsystem isolation, enhancing security and reliability. OK Labs provides support for popular mobile OS platforms with OS support packages including OK:Linux, OK:Symbian, and OK:Android.

With OK:Android, the OKL4 Microvisor enables Android to be used as a guest OS running in a secure cell on the ARM family of processors. OK:Android gives device OEMs, MNOs, and semiconductor suppliers a faster path to developing and delivering new mobile designs and lower cost devices, along with new levels of security and robustness.

“OKL4 is already deployed in 500 million handsets including a number of Android-based phones such as the HTC G1 and G2, the HTC Hero, and the Motorola Cliq and Droid,” said Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs. “Among other benefits, mobile virtualization helps handset manufacturers migrate to Android quickly and efficiently while preserving legacy code and leveraging the competitive edge it provides.”

As the market for smartphones and other connected mobile and home devices grows, so do consumers’ expectations for these devices. The ARM Solution Center for Android provides designers and developers of Android-based devices the assurance that components meet all requirements for next-generation consumer electronic devices.

“Android was written for the ARM architecture, the leading processor architecture for Internet everywhere applications from mobile to the connected home,” said Kevin Smith, Vice President of Segment Marketing, ARM. “ARM is fortunate to be able to cultivate a partner ecosystem that ensures device manufacturers have the best development solutions at their disposal.”

The Solution Center for Android is accessible immediately. For more information and a full list of participating Partners please visit:
http://www.arm.com/products/os/android.html

About Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, OKL4 is deployed on more than 500 million mobile phones worldwide. Device OEMs, mobile network operators, and semiconductor suppliers, depend on OK Labs to deliver high performance solutions that decrease BOM cost, reduce complexity, and speed time-to-market.   For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

Visit the Open Kernel Labs blog.

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Mobile Virtualization Pioneer Open Kernel Labs Named a Finalist In Red Herring 2009 Global 100 Award

2010-01-11T17:01:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of mobile virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Global Awards, a prestigious list honoring the world’s most promising private technology ventures.

Chicago – January 12, 2010 - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of mobile virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Global Awards, a prestigious list honoring the world’s most promising private technology ventures.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of 1,200. The nominees were evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of global strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

“This year was especially difficult,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “Despite the global economic situation, there were many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products that we had a difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. Now we’re faced with the arduous task of selecting the final 100 winners of the award. We know that this year’s crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to go far.”

Over the past twelve months, deployment of OK Labs solution has doubled from 250 million mobile devices into more than 500 million devices. OKL4 now ships on cutting-edge smartphones such as the HTC G1 and G2, the HTC Hero, the Motorola Cliq, the Palm Pre, and the Toshiba TG01OK. Moreover, the OKL4 Microvisor now powers the world’s first and only commercially-available fully-virtualized smartphone, the Motorola Evoke QA4.

The company also forged partnerships with ST-Ericsson, the world’s second largest wireless chipset manufacturer, and with enterprise virtualization company, Citrix Systems, enabling new opportunities for OK Labs in the burgeoning mobile virtualization ecosystem.

“Despite the global recession, 2009 was a remarkable year for OK Labs,” said Steve Subar, President and CEO of OK Labs, “We also received second round funding, expanded product offerings, and gained industry recognition for our groundbreaking research.”

Red Herring’s annual list of top private global companies is an important part of the company’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. The honor is given every year to the most promising technology companies that are expected to lead the next wave of disruption and industry innovation. Technology industry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the Red Herring 100 lists as an invaluable instrument to discover and advocate promising companies. Past award winners include Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Netscape, Salesforce.com, and YouTube.

Last year, OK Labs was a finalist for the Red Herring 100 North America Award.

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company, uniting the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors, and business decision-makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters, and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation ecosystem, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. For more information, visit www.redherring.com.

About Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, OKL4 is deployed on more than 500 million 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.   For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

Visit the Open Kernel Labs blog (http://www.ok-labs.com/community/company-blog).

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OK Labs Momentum Highlighted by Funding, New Customers and Offerings, and Technology Breakthrough

2010-01-11T13:45:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced it has completed calendar year 2009 with revenues up from 2008, despite the worldwide economic recession. Over the past twelve months, deployment of OKL4 doubled from 250 million mobile handsets to more than 500 million mobile devices. OKL4 now ships on mobile smartphones such as the HTC G1 and G2, the HTC Hero, the Motorola Droid and the Motorola Cliq, the Palm Pre, and the Toshiba TG01OK, as well as the world’s first commercially-available, fully virtualized smartphone, the Motorola Evoke QA4.

Mobile Virtualization Leader More than Doubles Handset Deployments in 2009 and Powers the World’s First Commercially-Available, Fully-Virtualized Smartphone

Chicago - January 12, 2010 - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced it has completed calendar year 2009 with revenues up from 2008, despite the worldwide economic recession.

Over the past twelve months, deployment of OKL4 doubled from 250 million mobile handsets to more than 500 million mobile devices. OKL4 now ships on mobile smartphones such as the HTC G1 and G2, the HTC Hero, the Motorola Droid and the Motorola Cliq, the Palm Pre, and the Toshiba TG01OK, as well as the world’s first commercially-available, fully virtualized smartphone, the Motorola Evoke QA4.

In 2009, OK Labs also secured more than US $7.6 million in funding from venture capital firms Chrysalis Ventures and Neo Technology Ventures, as well as from Citrix® Systems, Inc., a leading provider of virtualization, networking, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies.

“Two thousand nine was a remarkable year for OK Labs and for the mobile/wireless industry. We doubled deployments, expanded product offerings, and gained industry recognition for groundbreaking research,” said Steve Subar, President & CEO, OK Labs. “In 2010, OK Labs will continue its leadership in mobile virtualization, building on our own investments and emerging partnerships with major players like Citrix and ST-Ericsson.”

Partnership with Citrix – Mobile-to-Enterprise (M2E) Virtualization

Citrix Systems is both a strategic investor and a key partner for OK Labs, working with the company to provide solutions for delivering enterprise applications to mobile devices with mobile-to-enterprise virtualization (M2E). The companies’ combined technologies, including Citrix application delivery infrastructure and the OKL4 mobile virtualization solution, promise easily deployed and securely managed access to enterprise and desktop applications from wireless devices. M2E virtualization enables end users to leverage a single device, bridging corporate and personal worlds without risk of compromising company data, applications, or networks.

Together, Citrix and OK Labs provide a secure and robust end-to-end application delivery platform for the entire mobile/Internet ecosystem – from mobile semiconductor suppliers to intelligent device OEMs to mobile network operators (MNOs), and global carriers – to meet the needs of mobile workers at small/medium businesses and global enterprises.

Partnership with ST-Ericsson – Extending Reach to the Global Mobile Marketplace
After a rigorous selection process, ST-Ericsson, the world’s second largest wireless chipset manufacturer, selected OK Labs as its virtualization partner. The companies are working in tandem to build a combined OK Labs / ST-Ericsson platform in 2010.

OK Labs already supports and comprises a key part of mobile chip reference designs from the world’s largest mobile chipset manufacturer, Qualcomm, resulting in deployment of OKL4 in more than 500 million handsets. With the selection of OK Labs by ST-Ericsson, OKL4 will enable an even greater portion of the global mobile marketplace, complementing the large and growing fleet of CDMA devices with TD-SCDMA, HSDPA and other 3.5G and emerging 4G wireless technologies, which are delivered by the world's leading suppliers – Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, and Sony-Ericsson.

New Product Offerings

In the second quarter, OK Labs introduced OK:Android and OK:Symbian, off-the-shelf paravirtualized versions of these popular and widely deployed smartphone OS platforms, supplementing OK Labs offerings for Linux and numerous RTOSes (real-time OSes). Both the Android and Symbian offerings employ OK Labs Secure HyperCell™ Technology to run these platforms as guest OSes in secure cells on top of the OKL4 Microvisor. This architecture gives handset OEMs a faster path to developing and delivering new designs and lower-cost devices, and assures new levels of mobile wireless robustness and security.

OK Labs also launched the industry’s first mobile Virtualization Integration Practice (VIP). VIP Services offers a set of consulting and training services that help customers to define requirements, validate design approaches, and support mobile phone product development.

Formal Verification of Microkernel Technology

Earlier this year, OK Labs and its research partner NICTA announced completion of groundbreaking research and development, providing formal mathematical proof of correctness of the microkernel technology underlying OKL4. Completed on behalf of OK Labs by researchers at NICTA and the University of New South Wales, the project centered on assuring extremely high levels of reliability and security in mission-critical domains. By mathematically proving the correctness of the underlying kernel, the team paved the way for validating and deploying mobile virtualization in business and mission-critical applications in mobile telephony, business intelligence, and mobile financial transactions.

This research earned OK Labs CTO Dr. Gernot Heiser and his colleagues a coveted “Best Paper” award at the twenty-second ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP). As a commercialization partner for NICTA, OK Labs will be able to bring the results of the formal verification project to market in future generations of its mobile virtualization products.

New Reach and Continued Membership in Industry Events, Awards

OK Labs presented at several industry events and conferences in the past year including ARM TechCon3, SEE 09, and a virtualization experts’ panel at an event with Goldman Sachs. Leadership and continued growth by OK Labs earned the company four recognitions of inclusion in the Vision Mobile 100 Million Club, an EE Times ACE Award for Start Up of the Year, ITA City Lights recognition with the Rising Star award, and finalist honors by Red Herring 100 North America. Memberships in the Symbian Foundation and Multicore Associations added to the already established and continued membership in the ARM Partners Association. Additional accolades in 2009 include Heiser’s Scientist of the Year recognition by UNSW Office for Science and Medical Research.

Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, OKL4 is deployed on more than 500 million mobile phones worldwide. Handset OEMs, mobile network operators, and semiconductor suppliers depend on the OKL4 Microvisor to deliver high performance solutions that decrease BOM cost, reduce complexity, and speed time-to-market.   For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup. 

Visit the Open Kernel Labs blog.

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Open Kernel Labs Awarded Membership in the VisionMobile 100 Million Club

2009-12-08T13:06:01+10:00

Chicago - December 09, 2009 - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that its market-leading embedded virtualization solution, the OKL4 Microvisor, has been included in the VisionMobile 100 Million Club. Updated semi-annually, the 100 Million Club (http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2009/12/100-million-insights/) celebrates software suppliers that have established significant share in the mobile handset market through deployment inside 100 million or more handsets.

Mobile Virtualization Provider Sets the Mobile Market Standard with Deployment in  More Than 500 Million Handsets

Chicago - December 9, 2009 - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that its market-leading embedded virtualization solution, the OKL4 Microvisor, has been included in the VisionMobile 100 Million Club. Updated semi-annually, the 100 Million Club (http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2009/12/100-million-insights/) celebrates software suppliers that have established significant share in the mobile handset market through deployment inside 100 million or more handsets.

By June of 2009, OKL4 had expanded its presence into more than 300 million devices, and has recently surpassed deployment in 500 million devices. OKL4 is now featured in must-have products such as the HTC G1 and G2, the HTC Hero, the Motorola Cliq, the Palm Pre and the Toshiba TG01, as well as other popular handsets. Moreover, the OKL4 Microvisor powered the world’s first commercially-available fully-virtualized smartphone, the Motorola Evoke QA4. OK Labs mobile virtualization solution helped Motorola cut BOM costs by $46 per unit, by enabling it to run two different OSes side-by-side, working together seamlessly, all on a low-cost single ARM processor, with no performance degradation.

OK Labs also extended its reach across the mobile/wireless ecosystem with the addition of ST-Ericsson, a world leader in wireless platforms and semiconductors. After extensive evaluation, ST-Ericsson selected OK Labs as its virtualization partner, enabling OKL4 access to an even greater portion of the global mobile marketplace. The partnership with ST-Ericsson complements the large and growing fleet of OKL4-enabled CDMA devices with TD-SCDMA, HSDPA and other 3.5G and emerging 4G wireless technologies.

“Out of 250-300 companies licensing mobile software — and the thousands of third party software houses — OK Labs is one of the few to have had its products deployed on more than 100 million mobile handsets,” notes VisionMobile Research Director Andreas Constantinou. “Only 30 products have managed to make it past the 100 million mark, making this a major achievement.”

“Since our first inclusion in the VisionMobile 100 Million Club one year ago, OK Labs has also partnered with Citrix Systems, Inc., a leading provider of virtualization, networking and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies (NASDAQ: CTXS), to provide solutions for delivering enterprise applications to mobile devices,” said Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs. “Already the standard, OK Labs mobile virtualization solution will soon enable the entire mobile ecosystem, running software platforms and applications to meet both corporate and personal needs in a single converged, virtualized device.”

VisionMobile’s 100 Million Club

VisionMobile is the analyst firm behind the watchlist of all software products that have been embedded on more than 100 million devices. These products range from text and graphical input engines to application environments and browsers. The 1H09 update to the 100 Million Club includes products from Adobe, Qualcomm, Nokia, ENEA, Red Bend, Myriad Group, NXP, Mentor Graphics, Nuance and WebKit.

To download the report, visit VisionMobile's Web site at www.visionmobile.com/research or at http://www.100millionclub.com.

OKL4 Microvisor

The OKL4 Microvisor, helps semiconductor suppliers, device OEMs, and mobile network operators to meet next-generation requirements for mobile devices more quickly and less expensively. The OK Labs mobile virtualization solution also offers strong subsystem isolation, enhancing security, reliability, and performance. The OKL4 Microvisor supports key open mobile OSes, including Symbian, Android, and other Linux platforms.

About Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, the OKL4 Microvisor is deployed on more than 500 million 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.   For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

Open Kernel Labs, OK Labs and Secure HyperCell are trademarks or registered trademarks of Open Kernel Labs or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Open Kernel Labs Appoints Atish Gude To Board of Directors

2009-11-18T20:45:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced the appointment of Atish Gude to the company’s Board of Directors. A seasoned mobile broadband executive, Gude brings more than a decade of strategic telecommunications experience to the OK Labs Board. Most recently, Gude served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of advanced high-speed Internet services to consumers and businesses. With his strong mobile operator background, Gude’s director role reinforces OK Labs comprehensive, end-to-end vision of the mobile/wireless ecosystem, from handset software to operator services to the end-user experience.

Seasoned Mobile Broadband Executive to Provide Valuable Insights, End-to-End Vision to Mobile Virtualization Company

Chicago - November 19, 2009 - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced the appointment of Atish Gude to the company’s Board of Directors. A seasoned mobile broadband executive, Gude brings more than a decade of strategic telecommunications experience to the OK Labs Board. Most recently, Gude served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of advanced high-speed Internet services to consumers and businesses. With his strong mobile operator background, Gude’s director role reinforces OK Labs comprehensive, end-to-end vision of the mobile/wireless ecosystem, from handset software to operator services to the end-user experience.

“Atish brings deep operator-side expertise and broad industry insight to our board,” said OK Labs President and CEO, Steve Subar. “His tenure with the carrier segment of telecoms, especially in 3G and 4G build-out and mobile services evolution, will help OK Labs extend the reach and value proposition of mobile virtualization.”

Gude’s career spans a “who’s-who” of mobile broadband. He came to Clearwire as part of the company’s merger with Sprint’s Xohm business. Previously, Gude led Xohm, Sprint Nextel’s 4G business unit, and served as the SVP of Mobile Broadband Operations. Earlier, he was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for Sprint Nextel, where he was responsible for Sprint Nextel’s wireless broadband strategy, planning, and technology selection.

“Open Kernel Labs is the clear leader in mobile virtualization, an exciting technology that is transforming the mobile/wireless ecosystem,” said Gude. “The OK Labs OKL4 Microvisor is already deployed in more than 500 million handsets. With the recent selection of OKL4 by ST-Ericsson, OK Labs will have the opportunity to enable an even greater portion of the global mobile marketplace, including emerging 4G technologies and services.”

Gude has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Virgin Mobile – USA. He joins a diverse and dynamic OK Labs Board of Directors includes Citrix, NEO Technology Ventures, and Chrysalis Ventures. Gude has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University and an MBA from The University of Chicago.

Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in open source virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, the OKL4 Microvisor is deployed on more than 500 million 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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Open Kernel Labs Paper on Formal Verification Wins Top Prize at Prestigious SOSP Conference

2009-11-16T17:11:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that CTO Dr. Gernot Heiser won the top prize at the twenty-second ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP). A coveted Best Paper award went to Heiser and his colleagues at NICTA and the University of New South Wales-Australia (UNSW) for their technical paper and presentation, "seL4: Formal verification of an OS kernel."

Recognized as "Best Paper" at the Twenty-second ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles

Chicago, November 17, 2009 -- Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that CTO Dr. Gernot Heiser won the top prize at the twenty-second ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP). A coveted Best Paper award went to Heiser and his colleagues at NICTA and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) for their technical paper and presentation, "seL4: Formal verification of an OS kernel."

The biennial SOSP conference is the world's premier forum for researchers, developers, programmers, vendors, and teachers of operating system technology, and one of the most prestigious publication venues in all of computer science. Academic and industrial participants present research papers that cover the full range of theory and practice. SOSP 2009 took place in October of this year in Big Sky, Montana.

The winning paper, authored by Heiser, and his NICTA colleagues, Gerwin Klein, Kevin Elphinstone and team, describes ground-breaking proof of functional correctness of the seL4 microkernel, based on technology built and deployed by NICTA and OK Labs. The success of the project was publicly announced in August 2009, and centered on the need to assure extremely high levels of reliability and security. By mathematically proving the correctness of underlying kernel functioning, NICTA and OK Labs paved the way for validating and deploying mobile virtualization under certification and security regimes like Common Criteria for business-critical and national-security applications in mobile telephony, business intelligence, and mobile financial transactions.

The formal verification involved NICTA, OK Labs staff, researchers from UNSW, and other research institutions. Moreover, as commercialization partner for NICTA, OK Labs will bring the results of the project to market in future generations of mobile virtualization products.

"It is an enormous honor to receive a Best Paper Award from such a competitive conference," said Gernot Heiser, CTO, OK Labs. "It indicates recognition by the OS community that our formal verification technology presents a landmark in operating systems research, and an anticipation of massive real-world impact."

"I'm delighted that our work has been recognized by such a selective and critical audience," said Dr Gerwin Klein, NICTA Principal Researcher. "This world-first verification of the seL4 microkernel took twelve people four years of research. We hope that the result will help to significantly reduce the effort to bring formal verification to the marketplace in the future and make the strong assurance of formal proof more commonplace."

Additionally, Heiser co-authored the paper, "Automatic device driver synthesis with Termite", also presented at SOSP, which describes a revolutionary approach to device-driver generation that ensures driver correctness by construction, with the potential to completely remove the dominant source of bugs from operating systems.

Both papers can be downloaded here:
http://www.ok-labs.com/products/whitepapers-abstract-page

About SOSP

The ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) is a conference that brings together developers and researchers from academia and industry to advance the science and technology in operating systems. The conference is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Operating Systems (SIGOPS). It has been held once every two years since 1967, when the first SOSP conference took place in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

About Open Kernel Labs

Open Kernel Labs is the global leader in open source virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest, independent team of microkernel developers, the OKL4 Microvisor is deployed on more than 500 million 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.

For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer's Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

About NICTA

National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA), Australia's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, develops technologies to meet the current and future needs of the community in fields leading to economic, social, and environmental benefits for Australia. Founded in 2002, NICTA has five laboratories around the country, and has created four new companies, developed a substantial technology portfolio, and continues to supply new talent to the ICT industry through PhD programs.

NICTA is funded by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Australian Research Council through the ICT Centre of Excellence program. It was established and is supported by its members: The Australian Capital Territory Government; The Australian National University; NSW Department of State and Regional Development; and The University of New South Wales. NICTA's partners include: the University of Sydney; University of Melbourne; the Victorian Government; the Queensland Government; Griffith University; Queensland University of Technology; and The University of Queensland.

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OK Labs Completes Extensive Trials, Preparing to Integrate OKL4 Microvisor & 3G Multimedia Platforms

2009-10-26T14:08:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that ST-Ericsson, a world leader in wireless platforms and semiconductors, has selected OK Labs as its mobile virtualization partner for joint projects featuring ST-Ericsson 3G multimedia chipsets and open OS platforms.

Geneva and Chicago, October 27, 2009 – Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced that ST-Ericsson, a world leader in wireless platforms and semiconductors, has selected OK Labs as its mobile virtualization partner for joint projects featuring ST-Ericsson 3G multimedia chipsets and open OS platforms.

The selection of OK Labs and OKL4 Microvisor technology completes a rigorous evaluation of virtualization technologies by ST-Ericsson. The two companies next plan to pursue integration of the OKL4 Microvisor and ST-E 3G multimedia hardware, and exploration of value creation for OEMs by using OKL4 with ST-Ericsson chipsets. The companies are working in tandem to build proofs-of-concept for a combined OK Labs / ST-Ericsson platform in 2010.

The joint effort represents several key “firsts”: ST-Ericsson will be the first mobile multimedia chipset manufacturer to bring mobile virtualization to ARM Cortex A9 multi-core technology. In enabling mobile virtualization together with OK Labs, ST-Ericsson will lead the market in supporting virtualization solutions for SMP-capable open mobile operating systems (OSes).

“Virtualization can bring higher flexibility to our mobile multimedia platforms and enable our customers to speed up time to market for mobile devices supporting a broad range of open OSes,” said Teppo Hemia, Head of 3G Multimedia Platforms Business Unit, ST-Ericsson.

“ST-Ericsson’s selection of OK Labs further validates the technology and business of embedded/mobile virtualization,” said Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs. “On feature-rich silicon like ST-Ericsson 3G multimedia platforms, it helps OEMs support multiple OSes; it gives ISVs more options for deploying applications; and it provides operators and enterprise IT with a reliable and secure foundation for rolling out value-added services and software.”

OKL4 Microvisor

The OK Labs Microvisor, OKL4, can help OEMs meet next-generation requirements for high-performance multimedia and energy efficiency in handsets and other intelligent devices. OK Labs virtualization technology also offers strong subsystem isolation, enhancing security, reliability, and performance. The OKL4 Microvisor supports key open mobile OSes, including Symbian, Android, and other Linux platforms.

Open Kernel Labs

OK Labs is the global leader in open source virtualization software for mobile devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems. Backed by the largest independent team of microkernel developers, the OKL4 Microvisor is deployed on more than 300 million 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.
For information on the OK Community, please visit the Community Portal at www.ok-labs.com/community/community-portal. Participants can join the Developer Mailing List at http://www.ok-labs.com/community/mailing-list-signup.

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Handset Teardown Highlights Provable Cost Savings with OKL4 Mobile Virtualization

2009-10-20T23:44:00+10:00

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced publication of a landmark “teardown” white paper providing a peek inside the world’s first virtualized mobile phone and detailing the impact of mobile virtualization on wireless devices. The white paper will be released during ARM techcon3, where OK Labs will also demonstrate the company’s OKL4 mobile virtualization technology powering the Motorola Evoke QA4 smartphone. The white paper comes from the pen of industry analyst Bill Weinberg,

White Paper and Demonstration at ARM techcon3 Illustrate Reduction in BOM Cost, Benefits of Mobile Virtualization for Device OEMs, MNOs, and Semiconductor Suppliers

San Francisco, October 21, 2009 – Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading global provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, today announced publication of a landmark “teardown” white paper providing a peek inside the world’s first virtualized mobile phone and detailing the impact of mobile virtualization on wireless devices. The white paper will be released during ARM techcon3, where OK Labs will also demonstrate the company’s OKL4 mobile virtualization technology powering the Motorola Evoke QA4 smartphone.

The white paper comes from the pen of industry analyst Bill Weinberg, Principal of Linux Pundit and Mobile Practice Partner at the Olliance Group. Weinberg examines how developing and deploying devices with mobile virtualization directly impacts the bottom line for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by reducing manufacturing costs. The publication also spells out incremental benefits of mobile virtualization, including performance and power management, as paths to both cost reduction and differentiation in a dynamic marketplace.

The OK Labs demonstration highlights the hosting of multiple complementary “guest” operating systems (OSes) on a single low-end ARM processor, combining applications and baseband processing. The hardware consolidation not only results in significant bill of material (BOM) savings, but also enables richer interaction among software components, in particular, between the Linux application OS and the BREW® environment for baseband and legacy application execution. The demo illustrates two applications running on separate OSes, working seamlessly together on a single low-cost ARM processor, with no performance degradation.

“This groundbreaking white paper and the demonstration of Motorola’s innovative smartphone leave no doubt about the concrete benefits of mobile virtualization,” said Steve Subar, President and CEO, OK Labs. “With mobile virtualization, OEMs realize substantially reduced BOM costs and provably better margins. MNOs can buy and sell smartphones for featurephone prices. This alleviates the subsidy strain and enables them to extend the capabilities of rich OSes such as Android, Linux, and Symbian to a larger market, opening opportunities for MNOs to offer more wireless data and online services.”

“With mobile virtualization, OEMs can save as much as $46 BOM cost per phone, which translates into better margins through channel and cost savings for MNOs and end users,” added Robert McCammon, Vice President of Product Management, OK Labs. “Moreover, such savings also expand the smartphone market, providing opportunities for data services growth and bolstering annual revenue per user (ARPUs).”

Download the White Paper

The mobile virtualization teardown white paper is available for download from the OK Labs web site at http://www.ok-labs.com/whitepapers/sample/motorola-evoke-teardown.

Demo: Experience the Evoke QA4

The world’s first virtualized mobile phone demo is now available at http://www.ok-labs.com/blog/entry/demo-worlds-first-virtualized-mobile-phone/. Visitors to ARM techcon3 can experience the OK Labs Evoke QA4 demonstration in the ARM Ltd. booth during “Ask the Experts” sessions, and in the OK Labs stand (#424) on the exhibition floor.

Open Kernel Labs

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