diff --git a/ion/Makefile b/ion/Makefile
index 61d317d19..ac20803fa 100644
--- a/ion/Makefile
+++ b/ion/Makefile
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ include ion/src/shared/tools/Makefile
 # char test[4]= "ab"; is valid and should initialize test to 'a','b',0,0).
 # Older versions of GCC are not conformant so we resort to an initializer list.
 initializer_list = $(shell echo $(1) | sed  "s/\(.\)/'\1',/g")0
-ion/src/shared/software_version.o: SFLAGS += -DPATCH_LEVEL="$(call initializer_list,$(PATCH_LEVEL))" -DEPSILON_VERSION="$(call initializer_list,$(EPSILON_VERSION))"
+ion/src/shared/platform_info.o: SFLAGS += -DPATCH_LEVEL="$(call initializer_list,$(PATCH_LEVEL))" -DEPSILON_VERSION="$(call initializer_list,$(EPSILON_VERSION))"
 
 objs += $(addprefix ion/src/shared/, \
   events.o \
   kallax.o \
   record.o \
-  software_version.o \
+  platform_info.o \
 )
 
 tests += $(addprefix ion/test/,\
diff --git a/ion/src/device/Makefile b/ion/src/device/Makefile
index 69b39c342..210b33e54 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/device/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 include ion/src/device/boot/Makefile
 include ion/src/device/bench/Makefile
 
-ion/src/device/kallax_info.o: SFLAGS += -DHEADER_SECTION="__attribute__((section(\".header\")))" -DFORCE_LINK="__attribute__((used))"
-
-ion/src/shared/software_version.o: SFLAGS += -DHEADER_SECTION="__attribute__((section(\".header\")))"
+ion/src/shared/platform_info.o: SFLAGS += -DHEADER_SECTION="__attribute__((section(\".header\")))" -DFORCE_LINK="__attribute__((used))"
 
 objs += $(addprefix ion/src/shared/, \
   console_line.o \
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ objs += $(addprefix ion/src/device/, \
   display.o\
   events_keyboard.o\
   fcc_id.o\
-  kallax_info.o\
   keyboard.o\
   led.o\
   power.o\
diff --git a/ion/src/device/kallax_info.cpp b/ion/src/device/kallax_info.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e0d6d2b82..000000000
--- a/ion/src/device/kallax_info.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#include "kallax_info.h"
-
-#ifndef HEADER_SECTION
-#define HEADER_SECTION
-#endif
-
-#ifndef FORCE_LINK
-#define FORCE_LINK
-#endif
-
-namespace Ion {
-namespace Device {
-
-extern Kallax f;
-constexpr KallaxInfo HEADER_SECTION FORCE_LINK kallax_infos((uint32_t)(&f));
-
-}
-}
diff --git a/ion/src/device/kallax_info.h b/ion/src/device/kallax_info.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c3ca2f5c..000000000
--- a/ion/src/device/kallax_info.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef ION_DEVICE_KALLAX_INFO_H
-#define ION_DEVICE_KALLAX_INFO_H
-
-#include <ion/kallax.h>
-
-namespace Ion {
-namespace Device {
-
-class KallaxInfo {
-public:
-  constexpr KallaxInfo(uint32_t address) :
-    m_header(Magic),
-    m_address(address),
-    m_footer(Magic) { }
-private:
-  constexpr static uint32_t Magic = 0xDECB0DF0;
-  uint32_t m_header;
-  uint32_t m_address;
-  uint32_t m_footer;
-};
-
-}
-}
-
-#endif
-
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/kallax.cpp b/ion/src/shared/kallax.cpp
index 79adae710..82ae852bf 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/kallax.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/kallax.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#ifndef HEADER_SECTION
-#define HEADER_SECTION
-#endif
-
-#ifndef FORCE_LINK
-#define FORCE_LINK
-#endif
+Ion::Kallax kallax;
 
 namespace Ion {
 
-Kallax f;
-
 Kallax::Kallax() :
   m_dataHeader(Magic),
   m_data(),
@@ -24,7 +16,7 @@ Kallax::Kallax() :
 }
 
 Kallax * Kallax::sharedKallax() {
-  return &f;
+  return &kallax;
 }
 
 int Kallax::numberOfRecordOfType(Record::Type type) {
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/software_version.cpp b/ion/src/shared/platform_info.cpp
similarity index 74%
rename from ion/src/shared/software_version.cpp
rename to ion/src/shared/platform_info.cpp
index 59a2a8baf..870e27965 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/software_version.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/platform_info.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@
 #define HEADER_SECTION
 #endif
 
-class VersionInfo {
+#ifndef FORCE_LINK
+#define FORCE_LINK
+#endif
+
+extern Ion::Kallax kallax;
+
+class PlatformInfo {
 public:
-  constexpr VersionInfo() :
+  constexpr PlatformInfo() :
     m_header(Magic),
     m_version{EPSILON_VERSION},
     m_patchLevel{PATCH_LEVEL},
+    m_storageAddress(&kallax),
     m_footer(Magic) { }
   const char * version() const {
     assert(m_header == Magic);
@@ -38,15 +45,16 @@ private:
   uint32_t m_header;
   const char m_version[8];
   const char m_patchLevel[8];
+  void * m_storageAddress;
   uint32_t m_footer;
 };
 
-constexpr VersionInfo HEADER_SECTION version_infos;
+constexpr PlatformInfo HEADER_SECTION platform_infos;
 
 const char * Ion::softwareVersion() {
-  return version_infos.version();
+  return platform_infos.version();
 }
 
 const char * Ion::patchLevel() {
-  return version_infos.patchLevel();
+  return platform_infos.patchLevel();
 }