Neoware offers this definition of “Information Appliance” — a term that's beginning to receive widespread use . . . (more…)

SANDY, Utah — (company press release) — Alta Technology, a leading developer and supplier of high-performance computing solutions, has announced formation of Linux NetworX Inc. The new company will use the Linux operating system as it provides large-scale clustered computer solutions, a method of linking multiple computers through high-speed networks to form a single system, for Internet, industry,… (more…)

Today Andover.Net and ibooks.com announced the first Linux/Open Source digital bookstore at linux.ibooks.com and easily accessed through the Linux Documentation links found on Andover.Net Web sites. (more…)

Austin, Texas — (company press release) — TeamLinux Corporation today announced a new US West Coast presence through its acquisition of Edge Technology Solutions (Edge) of Irvine, California. This move closely follows similar acquisitions in Austin and Dayton, Ohio, announced last month. (more…)

Dallas, TX — (company press release) — Coollogic Inc., a leader in embedded Linux software and Internet appliances, announced today the launch of www.rtkernel.org, a free community development site for embedded, real-time Linux downloads. (more…)

Dallas, TX — (company press release) — Coollogic Inc. announced today the launch of its e-Pilot 7000 Series, cost-effective, easy-to-use Internet access appliances that incorporate an advanced embedded Linux operating system that has solved the challenge of a reduced kernel size to fit small, memory-lean devices like set-top boxes. (more…)

King of Prussia, PA — (company press release) — Neoware Systems, Inc. today introduced “Eon — The Anything Box” — the first customizable Linux information appliance specifically designed for business-to-business (B2B) applications. (more…)

“Last Fall, several companies in the newly emerging Embedded Linux market approached me to request that I help create a vendor-neutral Embedded Linux trade association. Initially, I used the resources of my newly established Embedded Linux Portal website (LinuxDevices.com) to propose the establishment of a group called the 'Embedded Linux Consortium', or 'ELC'. (more…)

GUELPH, Ontario, Canada — (BUSINESS WIRE) — EMJ Data Systems Ltd. today announces the establishment of white dwarf Inc. as an independent company from its embedded division. The spin off will allow white dwarf to receive independent financing. (more…)

King of Prussia, PA — (company press release) — Neoware Systems, Inc. today introduced the NeoLinux operating system, calling it “the first embedded Linux distribution designed specifically for business-to-business (B2B) information appliances.”

According to Michael Kantrowitz, president and CEO, Neoware Systems, “NeoLinux targets the emerging 'Appliance Computing' market, which consists… (more…)

Cambridge, UK — (BUSINESS WIRE) ARM today announced availability of the Prospector P-Series, a fully-integrated portable reference platform that provides system designers and third-party developers with rapid development, evaluation, and demonstration capabilities for ARM core-based designs. (more…)

Mary Jo Foley writes at ZDNet.com . . .

“Big Blue promised earlier this year to port Linux to all its server platforms. But to many that commitment sounded like little more than a platitude.” (more…)

Fremont, Calif. -- Ateon Networks Inc. announced that it was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office a patent for “Providing Remote Storage for an Internet Appliance” on March 21, 2000. The three-month old Internet appliance company also released on Monday a Linux-based diskless server appliance, IA-2020, which incorporated the new patent in a DSL/Cable router and e-mail server without… (more…)

Richard Barry reports in this story, on ZDNet UK, that Sony may be planning to use Linux plus a 2 GHz AMD Athelon processor inside its upcoming PlayStation3 game machine . . . (more…)

An informative article at SunWorld discusses a new protocol family for mobile devices, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), which has proposed as a standard for smart cell phones, pagers, wireless personal digital assistants. Rawn Shah writes, at SunWorld.com, . . . (more…)