Expertise
Decades of Linux experience accelerate development and operations through issue resolution, feature backporting, platform enablement, and dedicated engineering for both embedded and enterprise systems.
Commercial Linux for embedded products and enterprise estates
Embedded Linux
Enterprise Linux
MontaVista® Software builds and maintains commercial Linux in two places: inside embedded products, and across enterprise Linux server estates.
For embedded product teams, MontaVista® provides CGX Linux, board support packages, real-time and security engineering, and more than ten years of maintenance per release for devices that stay in the field for a decade or longer.
For enterprise IT teams, MontaVista® provides MVShield, which extends the life of CentOS, Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux with security patching and SLA-backed support after community maintenance ends.
- Founded 1999; more than 2,000 customers
- 50+ silicon vendors and 20+ processor architectures supported
- 10+ years of commercial support per CGX release
- Public CVE remediation database covering every supported product version
2000+
CUSTOMERS SINCE 1999
10+
YEARS OF SUPPORT
24/7
SLA SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Secure & Reliable
Linux Expertise
Cost-Effective
Certification-Ready
Linux expertise for embedded products and enterprise estates
Build, maintain, secure, and support Linux across the full system lifecycle.
Build, secure, and sustain Linux for the long term
MontaVista enables, maintains, secures, and supports Linux across the full system lifecycle. Our Embedded Linux and Enterprise Linux solutions give product and infrastructure teams a trusted Linux foundation while they focus on differentiation and faster delivery.
Discover Our StoryReliability and Certainty
High-quality assurance, regular security updates, and real hardware testing ensure stable, secure, and dependable performance.
Lower Cost of Ownership – Open Source+
Ready-to-deploy embedded Linux solutions with long-term support, delivering enterprise-grade capabilities at a significantly lower cost.
Commercial Linux solutions for embedded and enterprise teams
Two focused solution paths. One trusted Linux engineering partner.
Embedded Linux
Purpose-built Linux platforms for intelligent devices, edge systems, networking infrastructure, and long-lifecycle mission-critical products.
Carrier Grade eXpress
CGX Linux is MontaVista’s carrier-grade Embedded Linux platform, purpose-built for mission-critical, real-time, and long-lifecycle systems.
OpenCGX
A fully open Embedded Linux distribution from MontaVista, combining open development with a path to commercial-grade expertise and support.
Enterprise Linux
Platform support for common enterprise Linux baselines and Kubernetes to manage your products longevity and stability.
MVShield
Extend CentOS, Rocky Linux, Alma Linux and Ubuntu lifecycle and maintain stable production environments with patching, SLAs, and expert MontaVista support.
MVKube
Deploy and maintain Kubernetes on Linux with tested baselines, expert guidance, flexible lifecycle options, and long-term support.
Common Services
Strengthen your Linux with MontaVista engineering services, ranging from expert maintenance and optimisation to platform hardening and security certification support.
MVSecure
Assess risk, harden Linux platforms, protect the software supply chain, and prepare for security and compliance requirements.
MVXpert
Expert Linux technical support, migration assistance, security updates, and long-term maintenance for production environments.
Linux engineering across the full system lifecycle
Platform enablement, migration, performance, and security for embedded products and enterprise infrastructure.
Platform Enablement Excellence
MontaVista provides tailored hardware platform enablement and custom BSP solutions, integrating new and existing platforms into CGX Linux. We ensure optimized performance, fast issue resolution, and long-term maintenance across your hardware ecosystem.
50+
VENDORS
20+
ARCHITECTURES
Accelerated time-to-market with rapid BSP development and validation
Deep customization of kernel, driver, and user-space components
Long-term reliability from continuous maintenance and security updates
Future-Proof Your Migration
MontaVista enables smooth transition from legacy and unsupported platforms to secure, modern Linux environments. Our migration solutions ensure continuity, preserve functionality, and extend the lifecycle of your systems without disruption.
600+
PACKAGE SUPPORT
24/7
SLA SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Low-risk transitions from Windows CE and legacy Linux baselines with minimal impact on existing applications
Long-term stability with MVShield support for your exact baseline
Enhanced security & performance through continuous backporting of fixes
Optimized Linux Performance
MontaVista offers expert Linux system tuning and optimization backed by 25+ years of embedded experience. From ultra-fast boot times to real-time performance and network efficiency, we help your systems run faster, smarter, and more reliably.
10+
YEARS OF SUPPORT
24/7
SLA SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Lightning-fast system boot times
Maximized network bandwidth and minimized latency
Optimized CPU, I/O, and power performance
Secure Linux Confidence
MontaVista delivers resilient, long-lifecycle Linux and advanced SBOM-driven security solutions for your platform. With our proactive vulnerability management and maintenance, you can ensure compliance, transparency, and continuous protection without compromising uptime.
10+
YEARS OF SUPPORT
24/7
SLA SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Proactive risk management with continuous CVE monitoring and automated analysis
End-to-end SBOM intelligence from industry-standard tools for full supply chain visibility
Hardened Linux with LTS support ensures security and compliance
Trusted Linux across mission-critical markets
Embedded, edge, enterprise, and cloud Linux for systems that must remain secure and reliable for years.
Market Solutions
From embedded devices to enterprise infrastructure
From embedded devices and edge infrastructure to enterprise servers and cloud-native platforms, MontaVista delivers Embedded Linux and Enterprise Linux solutions for telecom, industrial IoT, aerospace, medical, and other mission-critical environments.
Power 5G infrastructure with MontaVista CGX Linux for carrier-grade network systems and MVShield for secure, long-term Linux support across the telco cloud.
Learn more about Telecom & Networking
Power gateways, controllers, robotics and edge devices with MontaVista CGX Linux—built for real-time control, secure updates and long product lifecycles.
Learn more about Industrial & IoT
MontaVista CGX Linux delivers a supported embedded foundation for mission systems demanding real-time performance, security and long product lifecycles.
Learn more about Military & Aerospace
Build secure, long-life medical devices with MontaVista CGX Linux—bringing real-time performance, CVE response and maintainability to embedded systems.
Learn more about Medical Devices
Secure embedded systems with MontaVista CGX Linux and MVSecure, while MVShield extends enterprise Linux security with ongoing CVE remediation and lifecycle support.
Learn more about Embedded Security
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