Ottawa, Ontario — (Company press release) — Corel Corporation today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire up to a 30% stake in OE/ONE.com, a start-up company developing an “Information Appliance” platform or thin-client Internet Appliance platform. (more…)

LINDON, UTAH — Lineo, Inc. today announced that its Embedix Linux 1.0 operating system and Embedix Browser will serve as the software backbone of a new set-top system to be marketed by Bast, Inc., a leading provider of set-top system hardware. The systems will be installed in hotel rooms and apartment buildings throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. (more…)

Daniel Verton writes in Federal Computer Week . . .

The National Security Agency, the super-secret arm of the [US] Defense Department responsible for signals intelligence and information systems security, last week tapped Secure Computing Corp. to develop a secure version of the Linux operating system. (more…)

Everett, WA — (company press release) — Touch Dynamics today announced the development of an open-source software project to develop an industry standard public kiosk terminal operating system. The purpose of the Kiosk Operating System (KOSIX) project is to create an operating system platform for public terminals that is stable, secure, powerful and open to everyone. (more…)

Icon Labs today announced availability of a complete SNMP development environment for Linux. The package, called “Envoy”, includes SNMP libraries and header files for C development, a MIB compiler and source code to a sample agent. (more…)

In November, Cygnus Solutions was acquired by Red Hat (see story). Red Hat president Matthew Szulik described the merger as creating “a single, worldwide source that lets developers rapidly create Linux applications for servers and small devices — accelerating the adoption of open source technologies.” On January… (more…)

Alexander Wolfe, editor of TechWeb's Semiconductor Business News, writes . . .

The mystery surrounding the much-anticipated processor launch by Transmeta will finally unravel next Wednesday (January 19th). Industry sources said they believe the company will unveil an embedded-class VLIW processor, called “Crusoe,” which will be showcased in a handheld Web pad or similar downsized browser equipped… (more…)

In this interview, Rick Lehrbaum of LinuxDevice.com asks Michael Tiemann, newly appointed Chief Technology Officer of Red Hat (and founder of recently acquired Cygnus Systems) about the implications of the Red Hat / Cygnus merger on the embedded Linux market, its effect on the Cygnus EL/IX Embedded Linux API initiative, and his general views on the growth of Linux in non-desktop embedded applications. (more…)

PC/104 Embedded Solutions magazine has rolled out a new regular column devoted to news and information on using Linux in embedded system applications. The column is entitled “Embedded Linux News: news from the fast moving world of Embedded Linux” and is authored by LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum. (more…)

EmbeddedTechnology.com today unveiled a new section of its online news and information site that will be dedicated to news and information on using Linux in embedded applications. The area, called “Linux Beat,” will include a regular monthly column by LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum called “The Past Month of Embedded Linux”. (more…)

David Penn, editor of Linux Journal, writes . . .

In an attempt to re-invigorate its Enterprise Server Division (ESD), IBM has announced an “aggressive campaign to promote the Linux open source operating system”. As part of this campaign, IBM will disband its Internet division begun four years ago, and move former Internet division executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger into a new Linux group within… (more…)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — (company press release) — MontaVista Software Inc., developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system for embedded computers, today announced that as part of its investment in support and services infrastructure the company has hired Kristin Anderson as director of support. (more…)

Jim Lardear, editor of www.plantautomation.com, writes . . . (more…)

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — (company press release) — Red Hat, Inc., the market leader in open source solutions, announced today the appointment of Michael Tiemann to the position of Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Tiemann was co-founder and acting CTO of Cygnus Solutions, which Red Hat acquired this month. (more…)

LINDON, Utah — (company press release) — Lineo, Inc., a leading provider of embedded Linux software, today announced the naming of Greg Hill as Chief Financial Officer and Matt Harris as Vice President of Business Development / General Counsel. Hill and Harris will provide the necessary financial and legal oversight demanded by the rapid expansion Lineo is experiencing in embedded Linux interest and… (more…)