Intel and AMD might be fierce rivals when it comes to the central- and mobile processing sector, but that hasn’t stopped AMD from jumping onboard Intel and Nokia’s MeeGo OS bandwagon.

 

The company announced that it has joined The Linux Foundation’s MeeGo open source Linux project at the MeeGo Conference 2010, currently underway at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. It will provide engineering expertise intended to assist in the establishment of the technical foundations for next-generation mobile platforms as well as embedded devices.

 

“MeeGo represents an exciting, open-source mobile operating system we expect to be adopted by mobile and embedded device makers over time,” said Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice president, software development, AMD. “We are glad to provide engineering resources to joint industry efforts like MeeGo and expect that this operating system will help drive our embedded plans and create expanded market opportunities for our forthcoming Accelerated Processing Units.”

 

“Built from the ground up for a whole new class of mobile computing devices, MeeGo gives companies like AMD and its partners unlimited opportunities to accelerate innovation for the next generation of computing,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. “As an existing Linux Foundation member, AMD will be an important and valuable contributor to the MeeGo Project.”

 

Nokia and Intel’s MeeGo Linux-based open-source operating system is primarily designed for mobile hardware platforms the likes of ultra-mobile notebooks, tablets, embedded in-vehicle infotainment systems and smartphones.

 

The Linux Foundation, a non-profit association dedicated to developing the growth of Linux, is hosting the MeeGo project. AMD is currently a gold level member of the Linux Foundation and has a seat on The Linux Foundation’s board of directors.