Motorola, through its strategic venture capital arm, has made an equity investment in VirtualLogix, a maker of virtualization software for communications devices and infrastructure equipment. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.
VirtualLogix is a developer of real-time virtualization, which enables the mobility of applications from the desktop to mobile devices. The software also has the potential - if developed - to permit a handset to run multiple mobile operating systems. Such an option could enable Motorola to sell single smartphones and allow the customer to pick which OS they are comfortable with using.
“As the mobile eco-system grows increasingly complex, demand for simplified product designs that allow dynamic mobile experiences to run across multiple platforms will intensify,” said Reese Schroeder, managing director, Motorola Ventures. “Virtualization offers a solution to this complexity. Our investment in VirtualLogix will help accelerate the delivery of their technology to next-generation communications devices and infrastructure equipment.”
Motorola joins VirtualLogix’s current investors Atlas Venture, Cisco Systems, DFJ Esprit, Index Ventures, Intel Capital and Texas Instruments.
Posted to the site on 22nd April 2008
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