Publishing deal opens new chapter for Kontron

Kontron and Franzis Buch- und Software-Verlag have concluded a co-operation agreement to develop technical literature for professional developers in the field of embedded computer technology.

Kontron and Franzis Buch- und Software-Verlag have concluded a co-operation agreement to develop technical literature for professional developers in the field of embedded computer technology.

The first joint book project will be completed by the end of June.

More books are planned at quarterly intervals.

For Kontron, this debut in the book market provides a new marketing tool for the early communication of embedded computing expertise to students, newcomers, and experts in development with COMs, SBCs, and slot assemblies, as well as Kontron's first contribution to the Year of Information Technology initiated by the German government.

Kontron and Franzis are ideal partners: both companies have extensive expertise in their fields.

With over 2,300 employees, Kontron, a global player in embedded computer technology, can guarantee that leading specialists from around the world will always participate in the reference book projects.

Franzis offers more than 50 years of technical publishing experience and market-leading branding for electronics and computer literature.

The developers Matthias "Kalle" Dalheimer and Lutz Rogowski, both well known in the open source community, were enticed to work on the first book "Linux goes mobile".

Published in German and English, it will deal with the Linux develo