Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. (Loveland, CO) has literally rolled out the iDitarod, a “portable” PowerPC Linux cluster. Well, at 150 pounds, it's not something you'd carry around with you. But a set of four heavy-duty wheels makes it at least as easy to move around as a well-stocked shopping cart. (more…)

Lindon, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo and Transvirtual Technologies today announced that they have formed a global distribution agreement that will establish Lineo as the preferred embedded Linux vendor and distribution source of Transvirtual's Java and XML embedded Linux platform, PocketLinux. (more…)

Lindon, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo today announced the shipment of its Embedix software development kit (SDK) for Windows, the software that allows Windows developers to develop embedded Linux solutions in their familiar Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 hosted environments. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software today announced the inauguration of subscriptions and professional services for Hard Hat Linux in Korea. These subscriptions and services are being offered through Adelinux, Inc., a Linux “total solutions” company. Adelinux, the sole distributor for MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux in Korea, will provide professional support for Hard Hat… (more…)

HP has announced that longtime Linux evangelist and developer Bruce Perens has joined the company as a strategic advisor for Linux and other open-source initiatives. Here are two stories about this news, one from Stephen Shankland of CNET's News.com, and one from ZDNet's eWEEK . . . (more…)

LinuxDevices.com is pleased to announce publication of the latest two members of its highly popular online Embedded Linux Quick Reference Guide series . . .

• The Embedded Linux Overview Quick Reference Guide — includes an introduction to Embedded Linux including a discussion of the features and benefits of using it,… (more…)

The AbsoluteX open source development toolkit is now available for download at www.absolutex.org, licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL license. AbsoluteX, unveiled at the recent Atlanta Linux Showcase, is an X-Window developer toolkit created by Epitera to streamline and facilitate… (more…)