Qualcomm Innovation Center is joining the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member. It joins a short list of existing Platinum members that includes Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, NEC and Oracle.

QuIC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, is focused on developing software for mobile open source platforms, optimizing open source software for mobile technologies, and enabling developers to build applications easily for the millions of devices powered by Qualcomm’s chipsets.

The use of Linux in mobile and electronic devices has been soaring. Linux is now the underpinning operating system (OS) for Android, MeeGo, and WebOS, among others, and today accounts for one of the highest growth rates of any OS in the device market, according to recent research conducted by ABI Research (“Linux for Mobile Devices, July 2010).

“QuIC’s membership in the The Linux Foundation represents the evolution and growth of the Linux operating system and its increasing use in the mobile and consumer electronics markets,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. “We’re very excited to have QuIC join The Linux Foundation at the Platinum level and look forward to continuing our work to advance Linux in this important market.”

“Our Linux Foundation membership is a strategic business move that supports our commitment to providing best-in-class support for all Linux-based operating systems,” said John Boackle, vice president of engineering for QuIC.

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