Made wireless strides with numerous JSRs; implemented real-time JVM. Plus, Java Phone has become a de facto standard mobile platform—and archrival Microsoft isn’t even close.

Axalto
Brought .NET runtime to smartcards, long the purview of JavaCard.

Enea
Best of both worlds by combining embedded Linux with hard RTOS.

Green Hills
Separation layer is clever way to support, secure Linux, Windows.

IBM
Striding briskly into embedded technologies as it evolves ChipOS.

Microsoft
It’s no game: Software finds incredible diversity of design wins.

PalmSource
Generated buzz with Linux strategy, acquisition of China MobileSoft.

Sybase
Say what? Plain-language mobile query system has big implications.

Trolltech
Keeps gaining traction, mindshare with cross-platform GUI toolkits.

Wind River
Linux embrace threw a monkey wrench into either/or RTOS debate.

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