John G. Spooner of ZDNet News reports that Big Blue is setting up one of its powerful 10-processor zSeries mainframe systems as an open-access “virtual server” for people to explore and develop Linux tools. Spooner writes . . . (more…)

Zurich, Switzerland — (press release excerpt) — esmertec, inc. today announced the availability of FastBCC (Fast ByteCode Compiler), a break-through enhancement of esmertec's proven Jbed technology. The new Jbed Micro Edition CLDC version 3.0, enhanced with FastBCC, combines Jbed's well-known execution speed advantage with an extremely fast startup time. (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Trolltech announced beta 1 of Qt 3.0, the cross platform C++ GUI application framework. This release includes . . .

• Database access
• A greatly improved Qt Designer
• The first official release of Qt Linguist
• Improved International Text Display
• New Component Model
• Multiple Monitor Support
• Plus many… (more…)

Paris — (press release excerpt) — Lineo Inc. today announced the availability of Lineo Availix Horizontal Clustering 1.3, a new clustering solution providing customers with performance for non-stop access services. Availix Clustering is based on the Linux operating system and provides the CompactPCI hardware architecture with an immediate, cost-effective solution for high availability, redundancy,… (more…)

This LinuxDevices.com device profile previews the Hi-Muse music system, a Linux-based device that its creator claims represents “the ultimate music appliance” for today's wired music enthusiasts . . . (more…)

Foreword: On May 17, Microsoft Senior Vice-President Craig Mundie submitted a column to ZDNet News decribing why the “commercial software model alone” can sustain the industry's growth. The following guest editorial offers a point-by-point counter-argument from Michael Tiemann, the chief technology officer at Red… (more…)

Palo Alto, CA — (press release excerpt) — Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the AAEC-2000, a high performance, low power, and highly integrated system-on-chip (SOC) that was designed for use in next-generation, high-volume PDAs and battery-powered mobile information appliances products requiring rich multimedia and user interfaces, such as Web browsers/tablets, smart phones and digital MP3 audio… (more…)

In this article on IBM's developerWorks website, freelance writer Judy DeMocker explains why it seems that Linux may win over the embedded market. She takes a look at the conveniences of the open source license and what it means for embedded Linux, at maintaining embedded systems (and their device drivers) with Linux, and being able to offer single-platform support. (more…)

John Leyden, writing at The Register, reports on recent public remarks by the general manager of Intel's Converged Communications Division, in which the importance of Linux to Intel's telecommunications market strategy was discussed. Leyden writes . . . (more…)

Des Moines, IA — (press release excerpt) — Microware Systems Corporation announced a turnkey LAN/WAN routing and forwarding software solution for the Intel IXP1200 Network Processor family and new Intel IXDP1200 Advanced Development Platform. (more…)

Big Sandy, TX — (press release excerpt) — Advantage Business Computer Systems today announced availability of the TCSX-1, a compact Linux-based thin client system that was “originally designed as a small thin client for use with the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP),” according to Advantage spokesman David Anders. (more…)

Augsburg, Germany — (press release excerpt) — TUXIA today announced the release of Nanozilla, the first commercial release of a Mozilla-based browser specifically optimized for Internet appliances and embedded devices. Nanozilla is offered as part of TUXIA's “TASTE” software suite, which is used for building Linux software configurations in support of various kinds of Internet appliances. (more…)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — (press release excerpt) — Intel Corporation today introduced a complete development environment for the Intel IXP1200 Network Processor family aimed at accelerating the implementation of new services in network equipment. The comprehensive development environment features a suite of new software design tools, including support for the Linux operating system (based on… (more…)

Lawrence, KS — (press release excerpt) — Linux International (LI), the largest vendor association in the Linux industry, today announced the submission of their Case Study Repository project to SourceForge. The object of the project is to enhance the capabilities of LI's online Linux Case Studies / Success Stories service, making it… (more…)

Framingham, MA — (press release excerpt) — IDG World Expo announced today that the upcoming LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, taking place August 26 – 30 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, will host the first Worldwide Developer Conference for developers of Linux and Open Source technologies. (more…)