a la Mobile today announced that its Convergent Linux Platform, the first complete and configurable operating system for mobile phones, is now available for customer evaluation.

a la Mobile's Convergent Linux is a complete operating system (OS) for mobile phones with an entirely open and configurable platform. It is also the first mobile OS platform that enables a single software stack in binary form to move across different handsets -- even those based on processors from different manufacturers - without tedious and costly porting or modifications, thereby dramatically accelerating time to market and ensuring device software interoperability.

The open nature of Convergent Linux provides handset manufacturers with the opportunity to choose the software components, functionality and device look-and-feel that are best-suited for their target customers.

"a la Mobile is proud to be the first in the industry to deliver a complete Linux system platform for mobile phones at a time Linux is beginning to gain momentum in the mainstream mobile market," said Pauline Lo Alker, President and CEO of a la Mobile. "Harnessing the power of open source together with innovative development and integration, our complete platform offering will decrease platform fragmentation and help accelerate the industry's adoption of Linux for mobile phones. We view LinuxWorld as an ideal forum to showcase our Convergent Linux Platform to the world for the first time."