Tuxera Joins Linux Foundation

Tuxera joins Linux Foundation to collaborate with semiconductor and consumer electronics manufacturers using Linux.

San Francisco, CA – February 8, 2011 (MarketWire) –The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Tuxera is its newest member. Tuxera’s high-performance, commercially licensed products power tens of millions of consumer electronics devices and are built on important Linux file system technology. The company is joining The Linux Foundation to collaborate with the increasing number of semiconductor and consumer electronics manufacturers who are using Linux to build next-generation devices and who require interoperable file systems. Tuxera will participate in the MeeGo project, among other initiatives.

“Joining The Linux Foundation is a natural step for Tuxera. Our roots are firmly planted in the Linux and file system communities and our membership will extend this work to include collaboration with the rapidly growing number of consumer electronics manufacturers running Linux in its various forms,” said Mikko Välimäki, Tuxera CEO.

“Tuxera developers have been contributing to the Linux community for more than ten years. We are highly committed to extending this role to support the growing number of consumer electronics manufacturers who need reliable, optimized, high-performance interoperable file system solutions in their Linux-based devices,” commented Szabolcs Szakacsits, Tuxera CTO and President.

“Tuxera brings fundamental expertise to The Linux Foundation, expertise that will help advance the state of the art for Linux in future consumer devices,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs. “We’re looking forward to Tuxera’s formal collaboration in The Linux Foundation.”

Tuxera will also attend the upcoming Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit April 6-8, 2011 in San Francisco. Every year The Linux Foundation hosts the Annual Collaboration Summit in order to bring together key representatives from its corporate member companies and the Linux community to work on strategic initiatives, projects, and workgroups that span the areas of technical, legal and business.

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