Natick, Massachusetts — (press release excerpt) — Driven by the growth of the Internet and the increasing ubiquity of embedded computing systems, the embedded market is exploding in terms of a proliferation of products and the number of complex applications. A recent market study by Venture Development Corporation (VDC) shows embedded developers paying less for Linux support compared to traditional… (more…)

CodeWeavers Inc. will announce and demonstrate CrossOver Plugin, claimed to be “the first Windows-to-Linux adapter for Windows browser plugins and email viewers,” this week at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco. According to CodeWeavers CEO Jeremy White, the new product enables access to popular Windows files and browser plug-ins from within Linux, and is well suited for use in both desktop and… (more…)

This week, embedded PC pioneer Ampro Computers will announce a trio of new single-board computers (SBCs) in its compact (100mm x 145mm) Encore SBC family. The new products mark the departure of Ampro — the company that invented the PC/104 and EBX SBC form-factors — from a purely “wintel architecture” focus. (more…)

San Francisco, CA; LinuxWorld — (press release excerpt) — Empower Technologies Inc. announced today at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, CA that it has released the full version of the Linux DA operating system for current Palm users and Palm-compatible licensees. Empower Technologies also announced today licensing deals with two Palm-compatible manufacturers, Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — Jungo announced today that DriverWizard, a graphical tool for hardware detection and diagnostics, is now being offered as a stand-alone hardware debugger for developers of systems based on Linux, Solaris, and Windows (95, 98, ME, NT, 2000). (more…)

In this whitepaper at IBM's DeveloperWorks website, Darrick Addison gives an overview of Embedded Linux applications and their environments, followed by step-by-step instructions for setting up a suitable hardware and software environment for developing those applications. Addison writes . . . (more…)

Welcome to LinuxDevices.com's Linux-friendly Embedded Java+Linux Quick Reference Guide!

Recognizing the burgeoning interest in using the combination of Linux and Java in embedded systems and smart devices, LinuxDevices.com has created this Embedded Java+Linux Quick Reference Guide, which we hope will assist you in locating Linux/Java-based solutions that match your embedded system… (more…)

Century Embedded Technologies will unveil a new suite of graphical environments, tools, and applications targeting Linux-based PDAs, webpads, and thin client devices next week at LinuxWorld Expo & Conference in San Francisco. The new product family, called PIXIL, includes PIM (personal information management) and… (more…)

Bellevue, WA — (press release excerpt) — Embedded software vendor General Software, Inc. claims to have demonstrated the world's fastest PC BIOS boot time on record. According to an announcement issued today, a Pentium III processor-based embedded system was clocked at 0.8 seconds from system power-on to transfer of control to the Linux OS LILO component. (more…)

This special feature by CNET News.com provides a perspective on the Linux operating system, including its history, development, and the challenges and opportunities it faces today — including an interview with Linux originator Linus Torvalds — on the occasion of the 10th birthday of Linux . . . (more…)

Los Angeles, CA — (press release excerpt) — PlayMedia Systems, Inc. has optimized its popular AMP MP3 playback technology for the Intel StrongARM and XScale embedded processors, and has introduced a new “audiovisual framework” called NewArk, which is making its embedded system debut on the XScale and StrongARM processors at the Intel Developer's Forum next week. (more…)

Austin, TX and San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Cirrus Logic and LynuxWorks are offering a free technical seminar and luncheon on BlueCat Linux based development and working with the Cirrus Logic CS89712 and EP7312 ARM development boards. (more…)

Santa Ana, CA — (press release excerpt) — REDSonic Inc. will be demonstrating five new products at LinuxWorld in San Francisco next week. The demos are of REDSonic's newest products and its latest solution created with strategic partner, Clarity Visual, and include . . .

• Secure SOHO – REDSonic's new gateway and firewall software, designed to protect individual systems and small business… (more…)

HP will highlight its growing Linux commitment next week at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, by showcasing several Linux-based HP products, technologies, and initiatives. Specifically, HP will announce new security software for Linux, demonstrate HP's internally-developed Embedded Linux platform for intelligent devices, announce the open sourcing of an embeddable web services platform, and evangelize a… (more…)

By Stephen Shankland; special to ZDNet News . . .

Intel, one of the first mainstream companies to endorse the Linux operating system, will release programming tools Thursday to make Linux programs run better on its chips. (more…)