Sunnyvale, CA — (press release) — MontaVista Software, Inc., developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system for embedded applications, today announced it received an equity investment from Intel Capital. The agreement will help ensure that MontaVista's software will take advantage of the architectural benefits of the Intel XScale microarchitecture and the Intel StrongARM and IA-32 processor families. (more…)

This article by LinuxDevices.com's Rick Lehrbaum describes a tiny webserver device, built on a 1.1″ x 0.9″ PC board, that only requires the addition of +5V DC power and an Ethernet connector to function as a standalone webserver. It's made by NetMedia, which was founded by Artisoft founder Jack Schoof (remember LANtastic?), and will be sold in the $25-$35 range in small quantities. (more…)

Sam Williams, writing at Upside Today, offers a journalist's-eye perspective of the recent action in the real-time Linux space, and proves that even something as “dry” as real-time operating systems can be fun and exciting. As they say, “That's entertainment!” (Stay tuned for some in-depth analysis and commentary on this subject, here at LinuxDevices.com.) Williams writes . (more…)

Research Triangle Park, NC — (press release extract) — Red Hat today announced a new course on embedded systems engineering, plus two other advanced training courses focused on IA-64 engineering, and on Apache and secure Web server administration. The three training courses will cover:

• Embedded Systems Engineering Course — teaches embedded developers how to use the Red Hat Embedded DevKit… (more…)

Atlanta, GA — (press release extract) — ZNYX Networks today announced the first CompactPCI switch solution to solve critical time-to-market issues by employing open-source Linux for switch management. The new OpenArchitect CompactPCI switch enables OEMs and system integrators to deploy both standard and customized next-generation IP switching solutions using readily available open source applications. (more…)

Sandy, UT — (press release extract) — Linux Networx announced today that Rockwell Science Center will be using Linux Networx clustering technology for simulating aerodynamic fluid flow in the analysis of aerospace systems. Rockwell Science Center's Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) department will use the cluster system to develop fluid-simulation software tools that enable design evaluation,… (more…)

Korean firms PalmPalm Technology and M-dream have unveiled a strategic cooperation aimed at running a Linux video game, Puzzle Bubble, on a new Linux-based CDMA/IMT2000 cellular phone that is slated to begin shipments this November in Korea. The phone, which uses PalmPalm's Tynux embedded Linux as its internal operating system, is a joint development of PalmPalm Technology and the SK Telecom Central R&D… (more…)

Dallas, TX — (press release) — Simple Network Magic Corporation (SNMC) announced the release of TLWonder, a GUI-based tool for generating TL1 Agent software for embedded systems. The program is part of a suite of applications and utilities known as QuickStack. SNMC has used components of TLWonder to successfully develop embedded TL1 agents for several telecommunications systems. (more…)

Victor Yodaiken, creator of RTLinux, has provided a brief statement about MontaVista Software's recent press release entitled “MontaVista First to Deliver Hard Real-Time Linux.” (MontaVista, it should be noted, supports both RTLinux and the new kernel preemption technology.) In his response, Yodaiken draws significant… (more…)

Lineo has issued a formal statement in response to MontaVista Software's recent press release entitled “MontaVista First to Deliver Hard Real-Time Linux.” In the Lineo response, the company challenges several assumptions of the MontaVista announcement [story]. (more…)

FreeIO.org has released its first two hardware designs under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and has another design in process, which will be released later this year. The two designs just released are:

• Flapjack — Fully programmable ISA bus I/O Board, using only through-hole parts. (more…)

The rapidly expanding use of embedded Linux continually faces the challenge of deploying open source software, developed primarily for desktop/server environments, inside resource-constrained embedded devices. Today's desktop/server systems typically include hundreds of megs of RAM and tens of gigs of disk. (more…)

Nokia has disclosed details of its wireless multimedia concept prototype, MediaScreen. The device is intended to demonstrate a new concept design that combines digital Television (DVB-T), Internet, and Mobile Phone technology. Key components of the system (see photo) are a 12″ TFT LCD display, a digital terrestrial… (more…)

In this whitepaper, Greg Haerr discusses the history, design tradeoffs, and evolution of the ViewML embedded Linux browser, and describes its internal architecture. Haerr writes . . . (more…)

Seattle, WA — Linux Journal, the monthly magazine of the Linux community, is proud to announce the publication of a special supplement to be released in October 2000. The supplement, titled Embedded Linux Journal, will focus on the use of open-source operating systems in embedded systems design, and more specifically, the use of Linux in developing and running these devices. (more…)