Neoware Systems demonstrated a beta version of NeoLinux 2.0, Neoware's embedded Linux operating system, at PC Expo in New York this week. NeoLinux 2.0 contains several new Neoware-designed innovations that target the needs of the burgeoning market for information appliances. (more…)

Lineo has announced compatibility libraries, code-named “Golden Gate”, that offer developers an easy way to convert VxWorks and pSOS programs into programs that can be hosted instead on Lineo's Embedix Linux operating system. (more…)

As part of its continuing efforts to measure and characterize the Embedded Linux Market, LinuxDevices.com is conducting an ongoing poll entitled “What do you value most about open source?” The picture is now starting to come into focus — and the results are surprisingly different from what many have probably assumed. (more…)

As part of an “ask Linus” series, LinuxMall.com puts the question Linux creator Linus Torvalds, “Do you think Linux will avoid following the same 'fragmentation' route that killed UNIX? Why and how?” Not surprisingly, Linus provides an interesting and highly inciteful answer . . . (more…)

New York — (press release) — ZF Linux Devices, Inc., today announced their family of products providing low cost, distributed network solutions for the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), education and developing economy markets. Each unit incorporates the ZF Linux Devices FailSafe MachZ PC-on-a-Chip in combination with a unique distributed Linux software implementation. (more…)

AbsoluteValue Systems (AVS) and Intersil announced that the new AVS wireless LAN (WLAN) development system for Linux-based embedded systems bases its wireless interface on Intersil's PRISM WLAN chipset. The new AVS WLAN development system system is said to be the first to target embedded Linux based systems. (more…)

Todd Spangler, editor of [email protected] Week, reports on the growing trend of using Linux in mobile and handheld computing applications. Spangler looks at a wide range of recent mobile/handheld Linux activities, including those of Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, MontaVista, and Lineo. Spangler writes . . . (more…)

Jacqueline Emigh, editor of [email protected] Partner, reports on the changing face of the PC market, as evidenced by what she's seeing at this year's PC EXpo in New York. Interestingly, the big action appears to be in something called . . . “devices” ;) Emigh writes . . . (more…)

Lowell, MA — (press release) — Mission Critical Linux, Inc. announced today that it has released the source code for its innovative, high-availability Kimberlite cluster technology to the Open Source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Using off-the-shelf commodity hardware running any Linux distribution, Kimberlite delivers exceptional high availability in enterprise computing… (more…)

Electronique magazine, the premier French electronics journal, has named LynuxWorks Inc.'s BlueCat Linux as the “most significant development in embedded tools and software” as part of the magazine's “Electron d'Or” awards for the past year. The award is based on a poll of tools users. (more…)

FirstLinux.com has launched FNN, FirstLinux Network News. This is a free service dedicated to breaking news, press releases, stories, and controversy regarding the Linux operating system. FNN is located at www.firstlinux.net/ (more…)

Following Compaq's recent announcement of a port of Linux for the company's iPaq, eWEEK's Carmen Nobel ponders the interesting question of why handheld computer makers are increasingly exploring the possibilities of using Linux, given Palm OS is already well positioned in that space. Nobel writes . . . (more…)

John Ribeiro, writing at PC World, reports on a simple-to-use, low-cost, Linux based web surfing computer that is being installed in developing countries. Ribeiro writes . . . (more…)

EDN Magazine (online) has published a comprehensive feature article, by technical editor Warren Webb, about the increasing use of Linux in embedded applications. Webb looks at fundamental changes taking place in the overall embedded system landscape and explores a broad range of issues associated with embedding Linux, including open source, real-time requirements, and licensing fees. (more…)

Frank Smith, of the Embedded Debian Project, writes . . .

I'm pleased to announce the availability of the first *test* release of Embedded Debian Cross Development Environments. Here are the specs:

Hosts:
– Debian i386 (potato-ish)
– RPM based i386 (more…)