Registration is open for the fifth annual Gelato ICE (“Itanium Conference and Expo”), the only conference dedicated specifically to Linux on Intel's Itanium architecture. Sponsored by HP, Intel, and the Itanium Solutions Alliance, the conference is set for Apr. 15 through 18, in San Jose, Calif. (more…)

Applied Informatics is shipping a pre-release version of an Eclipse-based IDE (integrated development environment) for embedded Linux application development in C++. The Austria-based software consulting firm's Rapide++ IDE runs on both Windows and Linux development hosts and comes with C++ class… (more…)

Several high-definition videos of Linux-based devices have been published by a European video blog site. Taken at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, the videos show the OLPC's (“one laptop per child”) low-cost laptop, Pepper Computing's PepperPad, and Nokia's N800 Internet tablet. (more…)

Analysis — Linux developer Linspire Inc. and SageTV LLC, one of the first digital video recording (DVR) and home media center software developers, have collaborated to make SageTV Media Center Version 6 easily available to users of the Linspire and Freespire desktop Linux operating systems. SageTV previously favored Gentoo users. (more…)

Yoggie Security Systems is now shipping its credit-card-sized, Linux-based security device for mobile and remote workers. The Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro is said to offer in-depth enterprise-level protection for PCs operated outside of corporate computing environments, regardless of what OS is… (more…)

DataMetrics Corp. has introduced a compact, rugged, high-performance computer aimed at limited-space applications in harsh environments. The Model 9100 initially supports Intel Pentium M and Core Duo processors, provides integrated WiFi, and features EMI-shielded connectors and a protective front cover, according to… (more…)

Eurotech SpA is shipping a 12-channel GPS and tri-band GSM/GPRS wireless module for PC/104-expandable embedded boards and systems. The COM-1289 complies with PC/104 dimensions and bus standards, and supports Linux, among other embedded OSes, according to the company. (more…)

A Spanish embedded software services provider is shipping commercial Gstreamer plugins that enable Linux and Solaris systems to decompress popular multimedia formats. Fluendo says its plugins allow applications like the Totem music playeR and Jokosher digital audio workstation to support a wide range of formats, including Windows Media and MPEG-2/4. (more…)

Philips Consumer Electronics has registered a Linux-powered WiFi videophone with the FCC, for possible U.S. distribution. The Visiophone VP6000 and its earphone-jack- and TV-out-equipped sibling, the VP6500, run Linux on an ARM9-based Freescale i.MX21 processor, and feature vendor-initiated… (more…)

Sun has announced plans to offer its OpenSolaris operating system under the GPLv3. The move could increase OpenSolaris adoption, and could also help GPLv3 gain acceptance, according to an editorial by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols at Linux-Watch. (more…)

A technical and user conference devoted to the open-source Eclipse tools platform has announced its speakers list, extended its deadline for session proposals, and introduced an “alumni discount.” EclipseCon 2007 will take place in Santa Clara, Calif. on Mar. 5 through 8 — about a month earlier than last year. (more…)

Symbian plans to beta test POSIX libraries for its Symbian OS this quarter. The PIPS (PIPS is POSIX on Symbian) libraries provide C and C++ APIs (application programming interfaces) in standard “libc,” “libm,” “lipthread,” and “libdl” libraries, with the aim of helping programmers migrate existing middleware and applications to Symbian. (more…)

6Wind has ported its Linux networking stack to a high-performance, ATCA-compliant telecommunications “service processor” board powered by 32 MIPS64 CPU cores. The 6WindGate stack for Lanbird's LBATCA-NS0216 board targets access control routers and base stations for mobile broadband wireless Internet technologies,… (more…)

Dutch mesh networking specialist Hopling Technologies plans to supply Linux support for Fujitsu's WiMAX controllers and reference designs to device manufacturers this quarter. (more…)

Wyse Technology is shipping a new line of compact, silent, thin clients that optionally support dual displays via special monitor splitter cables. The V-Class Dual-Video clients are based on Via C7 processors, and are available with Linux and other popular thin client operating systems. (more…)