We’re still awaiting a peek at some new hardware, but today’s MeeGo Conference in San Francisco has now produced a statement of another sort. Four companies — including Red Flag Software, Linpus, 4tiitoo AG, and China Standard Software Company — have announced that they are each planning to include MeeGo 1.2 into their new MeeGo-based operating systems. All four would be geared towards tablets and have a “MeeGo-based user interface,” while those from Red Flag and Linpus can even support netbooks. Head on past the break for Red Flag’s press release, and search for its OS to make an appearance at Computex in exactly over a week’s time.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2011 – Today on the MeeGo* Conference, Red Flag Software, the biggest and most rapidly developed Linux vendor in China, announced plans to deliver one of the most first tablet operating systems in line with the MeeGo open source software platform.
The Red Flag Midinux Tablet Edition operating system will incorporate the MeeGo v1.2 common code base and a user experience built by Red Flag Software that uses the MeeGo user interface building blocks and demonstrates the power MeeGo offers companies to distinguish their products. The tablet demonstration might be unveiled at Computex in Taipei May 31 to June 4, 2011.
Red Flag Midinux Tablet Edition is a MeeGo v1.2 compatible turn-key solution optimized for Intel® Atom™ processors. Red Flag offers full commercial support for purchasers with MeeGo-compliant pre-integrated and pre-validated 3rd party applications. Working with open source and commercial applications, Red Flag provides differentiated value-add service for purchasers.
“MeeGo will benefit our Midinux product line by spanning multiple platforms from Embedded devices to desktop computing,” Said Xingguo Shi, vp of Red Flag, “Midinux Tablet Edition offers ease of use and higher finger operation at the device. To most of our customers, Midinux means rapid customization, commercial quality and seamless transition any longer.”
MeeGo is an open source operating system project governed by the Linux Foundation. MeeGo provides an operating system framework optimized for Intel® Atom™ processor-based devices across platforms, including netbooks, tablets, in-vehicle infotainment system, handhelds and more.
“MeeGo continues to realize momentum as evidenced by Red Flag’s commitment to making Midinux Tablet with MeeGo v1.2,” said Ram Peddibhotla, director System Software Marketing, Software and Services Group, Intel. “The MeeGo software platform gives developers a faster and straightforward approach to deliver intuitive and compelling user experiences. MeeGo provides a global of opportunities for device manufacturers and operating system vendors alike.”
As well as the Red Flag Midinux Tablet Edition operating system, Red Flag plans to upgrade their MeeGo based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) products and Netbook inMini 2010 to MeeGo v1.2. Red Flag’s MeeGo-based IVI operating systems are shipping today with BlueStar systems in Hawtai B11 and Geely EC8 cars in China.
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