NeST has been an early starter in Linux technologies in India. The company has developed a high level of expertise in kernel, application and system level developments in Linux and associated platforms. The experience of working on different variants of the Unix platform including HP-UX, Sun-Solaris, IBM-AiX etc. contributed to this competency build up.

NeST has recognized Linux development as a focus area and has earmarked a specialist team of experienced engineers to work in this domain. In addition to working on turnkey customer projects, NeST is contributing to development of Linux operating system through its contributions to 64-bit enhancements and patches for the kernel.

The experience of working with different variants of Linux platform has helped NeST in areas like porting of customized OS to target platforms, developing architectural subsystems, and device driver development.

NeST's capabilities in Linux and Embedded Linux are complemented by its skills in the Embedded Application Development, Driver Development, Network Applications, Middleware, A/V Streaming, Multimedia and GUI Development. NeST is making use of these skill-sets to offer superior solutions in Security, Consumer Electronics and Broadband & Networking Industries.