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Open Kernel Labs Hypervisor Embbeded In First Android Phone

October 3, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), a provider of systems software and virtualization technology for mobile devices and other embedded systems, announced today that the company’s OKL4 embedded hypervisor is employed on the Qualcomm chipset inside the market’s first-ever commercial Android-powered handset.

Manufactured by HTC, the G1 introduced by T-Mobile in September 2008 is the first handset powered by the Android software platform developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. At the heart of the G1 is the Qualcomm MSM7201A, a dual-core ARM family device with hardware-accelerated multimedia, 3D graphics and integrated multi-mode 3G baseband processing.

Android is likely to attract significant attention from third-party developers as a competing platform for reaching a large number of mobile phone users. The combination of open source software, third-party applications, and internet connectivity represented by Android is indicative of next-generation mobile phone deployment environments in which the reliability and security benefits provided by microkernel-based OKL4 are essential.

OK Labs’ OKL4 open source embedded hypervisor helps developers deliver increasingly complex software for mobile devices—in less time and with less effort—without compromising the reliability and security of those devices. Focusing on the specific requirements of mobile phones, using proven high-performance microkernel technology, and building on an open source code base uniquely position OKL4 as the optimal software architecture for next generation mobile devices.

OKL4 is available from OK Labs under open source and commercial licenses.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Android, Android Phone, embedded hypervisor, embedded virtualization, G1, Google, Google Android, HTC, HTC G1, microkernel, OK Labs, OKL4, Open Kernel Labs, Open Labs Kernel OKL4, Qualcomm, Qualcomm chipset, Secure HyperCell, virtualisation, virtualization

Open Kernel Labs Receives $2.5M Research Grant, Aims To Embed OS And Virtualization In Mobile Devices

June 12, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), a provider of embedded systems software and virtualization technology, announced today that it has won a $2.5M research grant under AusIndustry’s “Commercial Ready” program, which awards funds to enterprises that demonstrate the highest potential for innovation and its commercialization. The funds will be used to initiate a research, development and commercialization project centered on a technology transfer agreement with Australian research lab NICTA.

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This investment will support research, prototyping and early stage commercialization, which will add unprecedented capabilities to OK Labs’ Secure HyperCell technology. Work under the grant will include the complete formal verification of the OKL4 microkernel and support enhancements to OKL4 that enable “better-designed and more secure software for mobile devices and consumer electronics”. The outcome aims to be a platform uniquely able to support resource-constrained, security- and safety-critical embedded devices.

Secure HyperCell technology provides a secure environment for operating systems, applications and drivers on mobile devices. More details regarding the development and commercialization from the project and its integration with OKL4 are expected to be announced at a later date. We’ll keep you updated!

[Source: VMBlog]

Filed Under: Funding Tagged With: embedded virtualization, microkernel, OK Labs, OK Labs Secure HyperCell, OKL4, Open Kernel Labs, Secure HyperCell, virtualisation, virtualization

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