“The problem began when [MontaVista] announced a 'fully preemptable hard real-time Linux kernel.' Then came the debate about whether their kernel was or was not fully preemptable, and whether or not it was truly hard real-time. But that's not where the debate ends. Nobody thought of questioning another aspect of MontaVista's release — namely . (more…)

The following announcement appears on the Microwindows website, www.microwindows.org . . . (more…)

Zaltbommel, The Netherlands — (press release) — ACTIVE Exhibitions Europe, organiser of the AC Developers' Conference & Expo (ACDevCon), is announcing the conference program, with the main keynote presentation held by Mr. Rick Lehrbaum, founder and executive editor of ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com. (more…)

In my opinion it's all MontaVista's fault! The problem began when they announced a “fully preemptable hard real-time Linux kernel.” (more…)

MontaVista Software has announced the opening of a Munich office, under the direction of Rudi Latuske, who joined MontaVista earlier this year as Central European Sales Manager. Latuske will initially concentrate his efforts on developing strategic relationships and alliances with major European vendors in order to expand MontaVista's presence across central and Eastern Europe. (more…)

ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft has purchased $135 million worth of stock in struggling Canadian software maker [and Linux supplier] Corel, in a move characterized as a strategic alliance targeting Microsoft's .Net software development platform. Foley writes . . . (more…)

ESC San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Embedded Planet announced the availability of RPX Super, a compact, powerful computing platform for developers of intelligent networks. Based on the Motorola MPC8260 PowerQUICC II processor, RPX Super provides developers and OEMs with a high performance, production-ready, networking tool. (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — emWare Inc. announced today that it is releasing the technical specifications for its emNet networking protocol through its Open Program Access License (OPAL) initiative, making emNet open and royalty free. emNet is a simple, lightweight, device networking protocol that enables users to control, manage and report the state of everyday devices. (more…)

Sandy, UT — (press release excerpt) — Linux NetworX announced today that the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging (NCMI) at Baylor College of Medicine will use the company's clustered computers in its world-renowned molecular imaging research center. Using a 32-processor cluster system, Baylor College of Medicine reconstructs the molecular configurations of disease and illness-causing viruses and… (more…)

Announcement from the FSMLabs website . . .

RTLinux 3.0-pre8 is now available. We expect this to be the last pre-release before a final 3.0. Please take a look and send us any bugs, missing features, suggestions or kudos. All users of V3.0pre7 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this new release. (more…)

Back in the late 70's, the big story in embedded electronics was about programmed microprocessors replacing dedicated logic controllers. “Firmware” was beginning to replace “hard-wired logic” in all sorts of automated systems. The chips that fueled that process were first the 4004, 8008, and 8080 microprocessors, and later the 6502, 8051, and 68HC11 microcontrollers. (more…)

Who says you can't get something for nothing?

LinuxDevices.com has opened up the product listing area of its popular “Embedded Linux Portal” website for free product listings from companies in the Embedded Linux Market. Note: the listings are free — the products aren't necessarily free ;) (more…)

Silicon Valley and San Clemente, CA — (press release) — The RTC Group and K Computing have teamed up to provide hands-on training in conjunction with the Embedded Linux Expo & Conference (ELEC), which is being held near Boston, MA on October 27, 2000. The hands-on workshop will be held one day prior to the Embedded Linux Expo and Conference — on Thursday, October 26, 2000. (more…)

Writing at penguinppc.org, Jeramy B. Smith comments on the growing presence of MontaVista Software in the PowerPC Linux development arena. Smith writes . . . (more…)

The following presentation about the status and goals of the Japan Embedded Linux Consortium (EMBLIX) was given by John Cheuck, EMBLIX Vice Chairman (and Vice President, Embedded Division, Turbolinux Japan), at the first bi-annual membership meeting of the ELC held on September 28, 2000 in San Jose, CA . . . (more…)