New Linux Foundation Members Invest in Linux and Collaborative Development

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 12, 2015) - The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today announced that LMAX Exchange Ltd., Linutronix GmbH, NI and SerenataFlowers.com are joining the organization.

The versatility and power of the Linux operating system makes it well-suited to diverse markets, from financial services and online retail to embedded and industrial industries. Many of the world's best programmers actively contribute to the kernel, investing in community development as way to compete in these demanding markets and overcome serious challenges such as security. From Real-Time Linux to the Core Infrastructure Initiative to improve Internet security, today's new members support a range of Linux Foundation programs and community to advance Linux and open source software for all.

More information on new Linux Foundation members follows:

LMAX Exchange, the UK's fastest growing technology firm and the leading MTF for FX (regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority), will be a part of the Linux Foundation's new Core Infrastructure Initiative that brings together more than 20 major international technology companies to collaboratively identify, fund, secure and improve critical infrastructure projects.

Dr. Andrew Phillips, Director of Technical Operations at LMAX Exchange commented, "At LMAX Exchange we are firm believers in the power of open source technology to upend markets and disrupt traditionally opaque and complex systems, especially in financial services. Linux is a speed and performance workhorse that is pervasive in financial services today, and as Linux Foundation members, we're excited to collaborate on this transformative technology and help spread the benefits of open source technology."

Linutronix GmbH is a Germany-based open source consulting and service provider focused on embedded systems and Linux Real-Time. For years, Thomas Gleixner, the founder of Linutronix, and his team have actively contributed to kernel development in a number of ways, from contributing the patch set (PREEMPT_RT) that is used to make standard Linux real-time compliant to defining the UBI/UBIFS framework for flash support. Gleixner has more than 25 years' experience in embedded systems and co-maintains several core areas in the kernel, including the timer subsystem, interrupt subsystem, and x86 architecture.