CANNES, France -- MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, and Solid Information Technology Corp., the leading distributed data management solutions provider, today announced that the Solid FlowEngine™ platform has been validated on and converted into a product for the MontaVista™ Linux® operating system and development environment.A carrier-class distributed data management platform with patented database synchronization technology, Solid FlowEngine can be easily embedded in unattended devices and applications, and offers a compelling low total cost of ownership (TCO).Solid FlowEngine has been ported to, validated on, and converted into a product for two MontaVista Linux offerings: the MontaVista Linux Professional Edition and the Carrier Grade Edition. The combined solutions support numerous applications including network equipment and management devices, automotive telematics, smart consumer devices, storage management, and global positioning applications.Solid and MontaVista will showcase a joint demonstration at the 3GSM World Congress, Palais de Festival, Cannes, France, Feb. 18-21, 2003. [ White Heather Yacht – Dock #970 ]“Developers are searching for high performance data management platform on which to build carrier grade applications,” said Malcolm Colton, vice president of marketing, Solid. “Our partnership with MontaVista Software allows our mutual customers to take full advantage of the proven reliability and interoperability of Solid FlowEngine with MontaVista Linux. The combined OS and distributed data solution will accelerate and simplify their development efforts, getting them to market faster and at a lower cost.”Solid Information Technology Ltd.MontaVista Software Inc.