Santa Clara, CA — (company press release) — NEC Electronics Inc. and VioSoft Corporation, a leading software development tools vendor, today announced that the Linux operating system, version 2.3.9, has been ported to NEC's standard evaluation platforms for its VR4121, VR5432, and VR5000 64-bit MIPS RISC microprocessors. (more…)

Intel is increasingly throwing its weight behind open source Linux, according ZDNet editor John G. Spooner . . . (more…)

BILLERICA, Mass. — (company press release) — CSP Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computer systems, today announced the introduction of its new highly scalable clustering system: FastCluster. This new system is the first product of its kind to run the Linux operating system. (more…)

San Francisco, CA — (company press release) — TurboLinux, Inc. today announced taking an equity investment and entering into a technology and strategic partnership with Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., a leader in embedded Linux and a pioneer in the open standards real-time operating system (RTOS) industry. (more…)

San Jose, CA — (company press release) Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., a leader in embedded Linux software solutions, announced that Motorola Computer Group (MCG) a leading supplier of embedded computing platforms for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) has made a minority investment in its company. (more…)

Have you noticed a change to LinuxDevices.com? We've added a more sophisticated search function and revised the home page. We'll be posting special items of interest on the right-hand column of the home page, so watch that space for the latest postings. Want to know the easiest way to get to the home page? Just click on Tux's tummy ;) (more…)

LUND, Sweden — /PRNewswire/ — With its offer of free source code to the Linux community, Axis Communications has opened the world of Linux to mobile applications using Bluetooth, a technology for wireless communications between mobile phones and other portable devices. Since the software was recently made available for download, tens of thousands of developers have accessed the Axis Developer site. (more…)

Well, it had to happen sometime: Forbes has discovered embedded Linux. What's more, Forbes editor Amy Doan has concluded that the diverse world of embedded devices might just be the next successful Linux conquest (adding to the server market). Of course, LinuxDevices.com couldn't agree more! Amy Doan writes, at Forbes.com . . . (more…)

King of Prussia, PA — (company press release) — Neoware Systems, Inc. today announced that it has become a sustaining sponsor of LinuxDevices.com, a web portal targeted at the embedded Linux developer community. (more…)

OpenHardware.net announces the availability of the design data for a Motorola MC68EZ328 board design which runs the current uClinux (www.uClinux.org) embedded Linux distribution. All design data, including the schematics & PCB GERBER data files needed to reproduce the MPU board and a matching mini-motherboard, are available on the site, as well as a number of photos. (more…)

CNET.com editor Stephen Shankland reports that Motorola and TurboLinux have invested $20 Million in Lynx Real-Time Systems . . . (more…)

Columbia, MD — (press release excerpt) — Applied Data Systems (ADS) has unveiled the ADS Graphics Client, an intelligent graphical user interface (GUI) and control subsystem meant for use in a wide range of OEM application environments. The Graphics Client is a highly compact (4 x 6 in.) single-board computer (SBC) with an onboard Intel StrongARM SA-1110 CPU and a hearty compliment of I/O interfaces. (more…)

Before jumping headlong into our discussion of RTAI, a quick review of what real time means and how standard Linux relates to real time is appropriate. The term “real time” can have significantly different meanings, depending on the audience and the nature of the application in question. (more…)

SPYRUS announced today the availability of its DeviceSSL 1.0 toolkit. DeviceSSL is a programmer's tool for developing secure Internet applications on embedded platforms, Internet-connected devices, Internet appliances, and personal data assistants. (more…)

Update: (Apr. 6, 2000) according to John G. Spooner of ZDNet News, NetPliance has taken measures to disallow the capability to install PC applications on the NetPliance. I-Opener's strategy is to give away the razor (the NetPliance system) and sell the razor blades (Internet access services). (more…)