Eclipse.org has announced the availability of Eclipse version 2.0. . .

Eight months of hard work by the entire Eclipse community has culminated in the release of version 2.0 of Eclipse. Without the support and enthusiasm of the entire Eclipse community we could not have achieved this. (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Artis Microsystems has just introduced a Motorola PowerPC based development platform, the SBC-A3000. Targeted at hardware and software developers, it features a highly integrated 333MHz MPC8245 Microprocessor with G2 core, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet controller, three PCI slots, serial ports, and 8 or 16 Mbytes of Flash memory. (more…)

DesktopLinux.com's 1st annual wIndependence Day essay contest for the best 500-1000 words on how you kicked the Windows habit closes on July 3rd at midnight. (more…)

SSV Embedded Systems will soon introduce a tiny embeddable single-board computer (SBC) based a 206MHz Intel StrongARM system-on-chip processor. The PNP/1110 will include Embedded Linux support based on Linux kernel version 2.4.18 along with JFFS1/JFFS2 filesystem support and an FLTK-based support for LCD panels. (more…)

Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway — (press release excerpt) — i3 micro technology and Opera Software have announced that Opera's embedded web browser technology will be included in i3's new set-top box, called the 'Mood Box'. (more…)

Beaverton, OR, –(press release excerpt) — Delivering on its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) roadmap, the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) today announced that a number of milestones have been achieved, providing materials that are now available for input from the Open Source development community. (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — NeoMagic Corp. has announced production deliveries of a new low-power system-on-chip (SOC) processor targeting mobile communications, productivity, and entertainment products. The MiMagic 3 offers the smallest solution for handheld systems in the market today, and boasts typical power consumptions as low as 100 mW running at 110 MHz. (more…)

Denver, CO — (press release excerpt) — Building on its successful European conference just completed, Jabber, Inc. today announced JabberConf Americas 2002, the world's largest conference dedicated to accelerating development of the Jabber technology, marketplace, and standards. JabberConf Americas 2002 will take place August 20-22 in Keystone,Colorado. (more…)

KernelTrap.org has published an interview with Marc-Christian Petersen, originator of the Working Overloaded Linux Kernel (WOLK) project. . . . (more…)

Tokyo — (press release excerpt) — Wipro Technologies today announced support for the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) applications in its new version of Home Gateway Software Solution. The new version of Home Gateway Software enhances development of advanced gateway devices for Home and Small Office, combining DSL broadband access with local networking, security and versatile management capabilities. (more…)

This informative Linux-focused tutorial from IBM's developerWorks website includes suggestions, tips, and tricks for controlling Apache and modifying its behavior to best fit its running environment. It covers operating system considerations, kernel compilation, compiling Apache from scratch, and suggestions for configuration. Jonathan Hassell writes . . . (more…)

[Updated 5:30 pm PDT] Microsoft's Bill Gates announced 'Mira' in his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year. According to Microsoft, Mira is the codename for a set of Windows technologies that will “extend the Windows PC experience throughout the home by powering the next generation of smart display devices.” Microsoft expects these smart display… (more…)

Socorro, NM — (press release excerpt) — FSMLabs is planning a RTLinux training session in Orlando, FL Sept. 4-6, 2002. Taught by world-renowned real-time and embedded Linux trainer Phil Wilshire, these sessions are designed to be of interest to beginning users, experienced users, project and people managers. (more…)

Ottawa, Canada — (press release excerpt) — The GNOME Foundation today released version 2.0 of the GNOME Desktop and Developer Platform at the Ottawa Linux Symposium. With the inclusion of GNOME 2.0 by leading Linux and Unix vendors later this year, users of GNOME can look forward to an improved user environment for existing GNOME applications, including a faster and more powerful Nautilus file manager,… (more…)

Kuriko Miyake of IDG News Service offers some more details about the new Sharp Zaurus Linux-powered color PDA . . . (more…)