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VirtualLogix VLX Software Selected for Low-Cost Android-Ready Smartphone Platform

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VirtualLogix, a provider of Real-Time Virtualization technology for mobile handsets, last week announced that its VLX software solution for mobile handsets has been selected by ST-Ericsson for their new low-cost Android-ready smartphone platform.

Incorporating VLX into ST-Ericsson’s affordable reference platforms extends the relationship announced a year ago. VirtualLogix is providing important functionality which results in greater design flexibility and enables the delivery of Android-based solutions.

VLX virtualization software allows simultaneous operation of a high-level operating system (Android) and a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), thus enabling easier development of value-added smartphone functionalities on lower cost mobile handset platforms.

VirtualLogix Raises More Funding, Won’t Say How Much

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VirtualLogix today announced that it has secured a new round of financing, which will be used primarily to accelerate the company’s growth in the mobile virtualization segment.

The financing included a new investor, Progression Partners, as well as the existing venture capital investors Atlas Venture, Index Ventures and DFJ Esprit; and strategic investors Intel Capital, Motorola Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Motorola, and Texas Instruments.

Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

According to CrunchBase, VirtualLogix had raised just south of $30 million over the past 5 years.

VirtualLogix Attracts Juha Christensen As Chairman Of Its Board of Directors

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VirtualLogix today announced that mobile industry executive Juha Christensen (site) has been elected Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.

Christensen, who became an independent director in 2008, will work closely with the board and with Glenda Dorchak, the company’s Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to guide the company through its growth with VLX virtualization software for mobile and wireless solutions.

Christensen brings a wealth of experience to this position including his leadership with Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson and other companies to create Symbian in the late 1990s, and his position as Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Mobile Division.

In addition to VirtualLogix, Christensen serves as Chairman and CEO of CloudMade, Chairman of Cogniance and board member of Teleca, the mobile industry’s largest systems integrator. He is a founding Partner at Progression Partners, and a founding venture partner at Sunstone Capital, a venture fund with approximately $750 million under management.

VirtualLogix is backed by Index Ventures, Atlas Ventures, DFJ Esprit and Progression Partners, as well as industry leaders Intel, Texas Instruments, Cisco and Motorola.

Industry Moves: Bruce Jaffe Joins VirtualLogix As CFO

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VirtualLogix has announced that industry veteran Bruce Jaffe has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer responsible for all finance, human resources and operations.

Jaffe will report to Glenda Dorchak, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VirtualLogix.

Jaffe most recently served for five years as vice president and CFO at LogicVision, which provides a portfolio of software products for the automated development, integration and deployment of embedded test technology related to the design of semiconductors. There, Jaffe was responsible for all financial operations, including SEC reporting, budgeting and forecasting, investor relations (IR) and commercial banking, as well legal, HR and IT.

Jaffe’s prior experience includes senior vice president and CFO for Bell Microproducts  and a long-term career in the financial path, including CFO at Bell Industries. His board experience includes outside director positions with three publicly traded companies: Pemstar, Inc., Metron Technology and Southwall Technologies.

A certified public accountant, Jaffe started his career at Price Waterhouse as a senior accountant. He earned a bachelor of science degree in Business at the University of Southern California.

VirtualLogix Releases VLX Solution for Intel Atom Processor Z530 for Embedded Applications

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VirtualLogix today announced the release of its VLX virtualization software solution for the Intel Atom processor Z530 platform for embedded applications. VLX enables faster, more secure integration of the Intel platform into connected embedded device designs such as in-vehicle infotainment systems and industrial automation and control applications.Support of the Intel Atom processor Z530 on VLX software will enable Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to:

  • Leverage the optimized low power technology and performance advancements of the processor without the operational and cost constraints associated with migration;
  • Convert and converge multiple OS environments on a common platform, reducing Bill of Materials;
  • Securely isolate the mission-critical execution domains from the less trustworthy ones; and
  • Innovate while meeting tight time-to-market deadlines, maintaining a flexible and scalable infrastructure that allows them to continue to evolve during this lifecycle without sacrificing performance or trust.

With the promise of a rapidly expanding ecosystem of mobile and connected applications once only available on the desktop, a number of fast-growing market segments are adopting embedded Internet devices. Viewing this market as an opportunity of greater than $10 billion by 2011, Intel predicts that an additional 15 billion devices will connect to the Internet by 2015.

VirtualLogix To Unveil Virtualized Android Phone Solution

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VirtualLogix today announced the availability of the Android mobile phone environment on a range of 2G/3G cellular system solutions from ST-Ericsson, on a Linux single processor (ARM926) platform.

This solution relies on VirtualLogix’ VLX virtualization software to enable developers to create low cost, high volume phones that provide state-of-the-art user experience and services while effectively preserving the predictability and performance of communication and multimedia functionality. VirtualLogix will demonstrate the solution at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

VLX-patented, innovative virtualization technology brings the benefits of server-side virtualization functionality to mobile devices. Designed for real-time performance, VLX delivers a high performance communication capability which minimizes latency and communications between software running in separate containers on the same processor. Through a shared device framework, VLX provides an innovative and structured mechanism for sharing peripheral devices between different execution containers to enable multi-vendor support. VirtualLogix’ virtualization software allows developers to predictably add new functionality to mobile devices post-delivery, without compromising the initial configuration of any device.