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ECosCentric

eCosCentric Limited is a privately held company dedicated to open source software, with a distinct focus on eCos. Founded in 2002 by the original eCos developers, it has headquarters in Cambridge, England from where it continues to support, develop and provide commercial services for eCos and RedBoot. eCosCentric also provides a commercially strengthened version of eCos, eCosPro, which is targeted at professional developers looking to integrate eCos within commercial products.

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eCosCentric Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded2002
HeadquartersCambridge, England,
Key people
eCos Founders
ProductseCosPro
Number of employees
~10 (2005)
Websitewww.ecoscentric.com

eCosCentric Limited is a privately held company dedicated to open source software, with a distinct focus on eCos (Embedded Configurable Operating System). Founded in 2002 by the original eCos developers,1 it has headquarters in Cambridge, England from where it continues to support, develop and provide commercial services for eCos and RedBoot.2 eCosCentric also provides a commercially strengthened version of eCos, eCosPro, which is targeted at professional developers looking to integrate eCos within commercial products.3

In 2017, eCosCentric Limited announced the latest 4.1 release of eCosPro, a "stable, fully tested and supported version of the operating system and RedBoot bootstrap firmware."4

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  1. "eCosCentric announces eCosPro(R) selection by Philips for next generation Nexperia(TM) Set-top box semiconductor solutions" (Press release). Dedicated Systems. 2006-07-13. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  2. Larmour, Jonathan (May 2005). "How eCos can be shrunk to fit" (PDF). Embedded Systems Europe. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. "eCosCentric announces eCosPro Developer's Kit" (Press release). OSNews. 2003-09-02. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  4. "eCosCentric Limited's eCosPro | Linux Journal". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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