( EMAILWIRE.COM, January 16, 2007 )   Mountain View, CA – The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux and open source software, today announced that its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) Working Group has become the newest member of the Mountain View Alliance (MVA), a consortium of open specification organizations in the telecommunications industry.

The OSDL CGL Working Group becomes the eighth member of the Mountain View Alliance which was founded in 2005. The addition of the CGL Working Group fulfills the vision of the Mountain View Alliance of bringing an operating system specification to the consortium, such that all key interfaces of the network equipment platform ecosystem are now represented. As a consortium of organizations, the combined, MVA membership comprises more than 500 companies including semiconductor, platform, operating system and middleware suppliers.

“With the addition of the OSDL CGL Working Group to the MVA, all the organizations who specify open interfaces between the layers of the carrier grade base platforms are now represented within the forum, further solidifying the effectiveness of our members and the ecosystem as a whole,” said Henry Turko, SCOPE’s and SAForum’s representative to MVA . “We look forward to integrating the CGL Working Group into our alliance to accelerate the driving of open specifications based solutions, creating a broader foundation of innovation and effectiveness.”

OSDL established the CGL Working Group over five years ago to gather requirements, establish roadmaps, publish specifications, define architectures, and sponsor the open source projects needed to achieve a true, carrier-grade Linux. Since its inception, CGL has enjoyed rapid uptake and successful adoption. Multiple Linux distribution suppliers today ship software platforms based on the CGL specifications, with telecommunications OEMs and carriers shipping and deploying increasing volumes of CGL-compliant equipment into the global network infrastructure.

“The CGL Working Group is a significant and important addition to the Mountain View Alliance — our membership represents a natural progression for the wider adoption of COTS solutions,” said Glenn Seiler, CGL steering committee chair for OSDL. “Working with the MVA validates both organizations’ commitment to the development and promotion of COTS telecommunications solutions.”

Mountain View Alliance and CGL at the Communications Ecosystem Conference
On February 28 and March 1 the inaugural Communications Ecosystem Conference, sponsored by the Mountain View Alliance consortium will take place in San Diego, CA. The conference will highlight the rapid adoption of open specification-based carrier grade building blocks and base platforms. In addition to a special session on Carrier Grade Linux, all the member consortia of Mountain View Alliance will present keynote talks, panel sessions and educational sessions on the rapid growth of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and technologies for telecommunications. Learn more about the conference at www.mvacec.com.

About the Mountain View Alliance
The mission of the Mountain View Alliance is to accelerate the adoption of platforms and building blocks based on the specifications of member organizations. The goal of the Alliance is to optimize effectiveness of its member organizations through coordinated marketing activities including joint trade show participation, joint meetings, and outreach activities. As the need arises, the Mountain View Alliance also facilitates multi-faceted co-operation between its member organizations. Through such activities, the Mountain View Alliance aims to promote a diverse and thriving ecosystem of open-specification based components and platforms.

The Mountain View Alliance members are OCAF, OSDL, the Optical Internetworking Forum, PICMG®, SCOPE, the Service Availability Forum®, and the RapidIO® Trade Association. For more information go to www.mountainviewalliance.org

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
OSDL – sponsor of Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel and other key Linux developers - is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux-based operating systems in the enterprise. Founded in 2000 and supported by a global consortium of major Linux customers and IT industry leaders, OSDL is a nonprofit organization that provides state-of-the-art computing and test facilities available to developers around the world. With offices in China, Japan and the United States, OSDL sponsors legal and development projects to advance open source software as well as initiatives for Linux systems in telecommunications, in the data center and on enterprise desktops. Visit OSDL on the Web at www.osdl.org.

OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Mountain View Alliance, MVACEC and MVA Comms Ecosysytem Conference are trademarks of the Mountain View Alliance. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.

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