4Front Technologies

4Front Technologies is a privately held company with development facilities in California, Finland and Sweden. 4Front's main focus is on developing audio solutions for the UNIX and embedded Systems marketplace. 4Front's Open Sound System has become the "de-facto" audio API for UNIX and is distributed with Linux and FreeBSD kernel sources under the GNU Public License (GPL). Open Sound System has been licensed by companies like SCO, Hewlett Packard, Wind River Systems and endorsed by SUN Microsystems. The commercial version of Open Sound System sold by 4Front Technologies is also bundled in Linux distributions from Corel, Caldera, SuSE and MIZI, Holon Software and MandrakeSoft.

profile from featured press release November 14, 2000

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