San Francisco, CA; LinuxWorld — (press release excerpt) — OEone Corporation previewed Penzilla at Linux World Expo last week. A new, comprehensive Operating Environment platform, Penzilla can power a host of Internet devices ranging from webpads, set-top boxes, screen phones, and all-in-ones. (more…)

In the first in a monthly series at Dr. Dobb's Embedded Systems, Tom Genereaux sees lots of reasons (not all of them technical) to use Linux as an embedded OS. Genereaux writes . . . (more…)

EE Times editor Bernard Cole reports on some of the real-time operating system (RTOS) trends that are showing up at this week's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Boston, MA, and reports on a recent RTOS study by CMP Media's Electronics Market Forecasters Group. Cole writes . . . (more…)

Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — In a joint announcement, Embedded Linux supplier MontaVista Software Inc. and embedded processor core supplier Tensilica today disclosed a wide-reaching technical and marketing agreement whereby MontaVista Software's Hard Hat Linux will be ported to Tensilica's Xtensa “configurable… (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo and Metrowerks have announced a powerful and easy-to-use tool suite designed specifically to increase software development productivity targeting the Motorola MCF5272C3 development board in low cost networking designs. Lineo offers two embedded RTOS solutions — Embedded Linux and RTXC. (more…)

Santa Ana, CA — (press release excerpt) — SimpleTech, Inc. today announced what is claimed to be “the world's highest capacity Flash Disk Module in a miniaturized form-factor with true IDE interface.” The modules are intended for use in set-top boxes, mobile computing, and embedded applications using Linux, VxWorks, and other real-time operating systems. (more…)

Pasadena, CA — (press release excerpt) — the Research and Development Team at EarthLink, one of the largest Internet service providers in the U.S., has extended the submission deadline and increased the prize winnings for its open source application development competition (which was initially announced July 13, 2001… (more…)

Redmond, WA — (press release excerpt) — Microsoft today announced the release of Windows XP Embedded beta 2, a componentized version of the Windows XP operating system intended for building reliable and full-featured smart, connected client devices. Windows XP Embedded beta 2 provides enhanced security and reliability, the latest OS functionality, increased connectivity, and improved development tools… (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — LynuxWorks today announced a new series of bundle options to include service and support with enhanced tools for its popular BlueCat Linux operating system platform. The bundles are intended to accelerate time-to-market and to offer product and system engineers flexibility in choosing comprehensive and cost-effective solutions matched to their product and system… (more…)

Richard Shim of ZDNet News reports that Microsoft will hit Palm with a double whammy next week when it announces two new versions of its operating system for handheld computers. Shim writes . . . (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. today announced VisualAge Micro Edition 1.4 (VAME) for Hard Hat Linux 2.0. The new VisualAge Micro Edition 1.4 from IBM/OTI is a development and deployment solution for building multi-modal Java applications and the embedded devices that run them. (more…)

Steven Musil and Jeff Pelline of CNET News.com report that Hewlett-Packard will acquire Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about $25 billion, the companies announced late Monday. Musil and Pelline write . . . (more…)

Based on the high level of interest in issues associated with using GPL and other open source licenses in embedded systems and smart devices, LinuxDevices.com has created a new discussion forum area devoted to this important and often controversial topic. The new forum is intended to stimulate discussion, debate, and the exchange of information and ideas. (more…)

Feature

• Behind the Wheel with Linux, by Richard Vernon — The terms “driver” and “engine” take on new (or rather old) meanings (and Linux becomes a lot more “robust”) when you throw a Hemi in the mix. (more…)

Cars, POS systems, device drivers and more.

It's been about a year since we decided an embedded Linux magazine was needed. With each issue we hear about more people picking Linux for their embedded OS. (more…)