Open Kernel Labs Earns Place in VisionMobile 100 Million Club

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - January 13, 2009) - Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), the leading provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband internet devices, announced today that its market-leading embedded hypervisor, OKL4, was named to the VisionMobile 100 Million Club. Updated semi-annually, the 100 Million Club celebrates software suppliers that have established significant share in the mobile handset market through deployment inside 100 million or more handsets.

In the two years since OK Labs' debut in the mobile marketplace, OKL4 has made its way into more than 250 million mobile handsets. OKL4, an embedded hypervisor featuring Secure HyperCell™ Technology, is the only embedded virtualization solution on the VisionMobile watchlist. The 100 Million Club recognizes the opportunity presented by the billion unit annual mobile handset market, and acknowledges companies like OK Labs that lead the sector in volume and innovation.

OK Labs is one of only twenty-three companies recognized for deploying products in 100 million or more handsets as of June 2008. According to VisionMobile research, just twenty-five products from these companies have managed to overcome the commercial and technical challenges inherent in the mobile industry to reach truly ubiquitous deployment. 100 Million Club members include Adobe, Qualcomm, Nokia, Symbian, Red Bend, Purple Labs, NXP and Mentor Graphics, and now, Open Kernel Labs. "This distinction from VisionMobile puts OK Labs on par with some of the world's largest technology players," stated Steve Subar, president and CEO, OK Labs. "Handset OEMs and operators deploying our platform also look to OKL4 for enhanced security and reliability in their next 250 million shipments."

Firms earning the 100 Million distinction develop and license software for mass-market phones and offer products ranging from text and graphical input engines to application environments. "There are 250-300 companies licensing mobile and embedded software, but only a handful have managed to break through structural and technological barriers into the 100 Million Club," noted VisionMobile Research Director Andreas Constantinou. "Mobile is clearly a tough marketplace and VisionMobile is pleased to recognize companies like Open Kernel Labs who do not merely survive but actually achieve scale."

To download the report, visit VisionMobile's Web site at http://www.100millionclub.com.

Open Kernel Labs

Open Kernel Labs is the leading supplier of open source embedded hypervisor and virtualization technology to developers of embedded designs for mobile handsets and other consumer electronics applications. Backed by the largest, independent team of microkernel developers, OK Labs delivers OKL4, an embedded hypervisor, which offers the highest performance combined with strong protection and security features. OKL4 provides developers with a robust, open source platform for building secure, differentiated embedded applications. For more information about OK Labs and its products, visit www.ok-labs.com. OK Labs is a spin-out from NICTA, Australia's preeminent Center of Excellence for information and communications technology, http://nicta.com.au/.

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