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July 23, 2010, San Francisco- Devoted to bring about an advance in Linux make profits, organize Linux foundation announce GENIVI alliance choose MeeGo as his next vehicle carried message amusement of edition today ( IVI) Consult the foundation of the platform.

MeeGo is by Linux fund increasing income in the platform good at managing, have combined Moblin and Maemo operating system before Intel and Nokia, suitable for including the intellectual mobile phone, surfing the Net one, dull and stereotyped computer, multimedia telephone, networking the TV and inner computing device of amusement system of vehicle carried information. Can adopt, prove the intersection of GENIVI and the large-scale the intersection of car and alliance MeeGo platform have across apparatus and advantage to step framework. GENIVI is a non-commercial trade alliance, its member includes group, wind river, Intel, General Motors, Peugeot Citroen, Delphi Company, agate alunite base of a fruit the Ma 's of BMW.

The vehicle carried information amusement system is a field developed at full speed, among them involve the digital application very available for all passengers, include navigating, amuse, locating service and connection with the apparatus, car network and broadband network. GENIVIApollo based on MeeGo will be put out soon, it will help alliance members to shorten products listing time and development cost that reduced the vehicle carried information amusement system. MeeGo platform includes Linux kernel, middleware and interface floor, offer strong support for abundant application.

The executive director JimZemlin of Linux foundation shows: "We are very glad to see GENIVI alliance choose MeeGo to support their software platform. MeeGo has carried on the brand-new design to these typological application. Because MeeGo is the genuine open platform, GENIVI will be favorable to this project and all users to the expansion work that it carries on. To developer, this is an excellent chance, they can fully utilize MeeGoAPIs to support various apparatuses and frameworks, and expand the application based on handheld device to the automotive. "

The president GrahamSmethurst of GENIVI alliance shows: "Because the ability that its innovative and many framework technically support that the reason why choose MeeGo as our foundation of the platform, and this is exactly that our reference platform is required. We expect, system vehicle carried the intersection of information and the intersection of amusement and demand and other the intersection of MeeGo and the intersection of goal and demand of apparatus of system. "

Director and electronic device of Peugeot Citroen group and innovative line manager GerulfKinkelin of vehicle carried information service of GENIVI alliance show: "To vehicle carried information amusement system, active ecosystem and attractive application are essential to our customer. Peugeot Citroen supports the decision of GENIVI, believe that combining fast innovation and extensive MeeGo ecosystem contributor increasing income will let us accelerate the products and go on the market, offer remarkable vehicle carried information amusement to experience in the future products. "