Foreword: This article is the fourth in LinuxDevices.com's series of reviews, by software developer Jerry Epplin, of Embedded Linux toolkits. In order to gain insight into the use of each toolkit from the developer's perspective, Epplin builds Embedded Linux OS images for three different x86-based EBX… (more…)

NewsForge reported today that Beijing-based XTeam has had an initial public offering (IPO) on the Growth Enterprises Market (GEM) stock exchange in Hong Kong. According to the story, the IPO raised HK $21 million (USD $2.7 million) and valued XTeam at HK $204 million (USD $26.2 million). (more…)

This article is the fourth in LinuxDevices.com's series of reviews, by software developer Jerry Epplin, of Embedded Linux toolkits. In order to gain insight into the use of each toolkit from the developer's perspective, Epplin builds Embedded Linux OS images for three different x86-based EBX form-factor single-board computers using each toolkit. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. today announced the availability of its Hard Hat Linux 2.0 embedded operating system and development tools for the ARM microprocessor architecture. MontaVista Hard Hat Linux has been ported to ARM 920T and ARM 720T microprocessor cores on the ARM Integrator development and evaluation boards (CM720T and CM920T). (more…)

Pittsburgh, PA — (press release excerpt) — TimeSys Corp. today announced the availability of TimeSys Linux GPL, a freely distributed, open source operating system for multiple embedded boards. (more…)

Jimmy Shen and Joe Ji have announced completion of a USB host controller driver for the Scanlogic SL11R, USB peripheral controller with built-in RISC processor. Shen and Ji write . . . (more…)

One oft-touted advantage of Linux is that it supports so many processors. Unlike the Wintel PC world, the world of Linux-based devices is characterized by a dazzling diversity of CPUs — so varied that it's difficult to fathom the breadth and depth of coverage. (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo Inc. today announced a set of enhancements to the Lineo Embedix SDK plus the availability of a 15 MB service pack which existing SDK customers may download. The upgrade includes several new and updated packages and library symlinks to the core Embedix Linux and Embedix SDK tool-chain code. (more…)

Camas, WA — (press release excerpt) — Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas (SMA) announced a strategic relationship with Lineo Inc., whereby developers using Sharp's highly integrated LH79520 and LH7A400 system-on-chip (SOC) processors will gain access to Lineo's Embedix SDK 2.0 development tools. (more…)

Texas Instruments (TI) today launched its first general purpose dual-core (RISC+DSP) processors. The new devices, designated the TMS320C5471 and TMS320C5470, are highly integrated “system-on-chip” processors which combine, on a single die, TI's highly popular TMS320C5000 DSP along with an ARM7 Thumb based RISC processor plus an extensive set of system and peripheral controllers, including a 10/100 megabit… (more…)

Mumbai, India — (press release excerpt) — e-Zest has launched PDE 2000 with Poseidon Technologies. In the traditional project development environment, a wide variety of tools exist for different activities that are carried out during the project life cycle. These tools mostly do not co-exist on the same platform, thereby creating disconnect in various project activities. (more…)

Rochester, NY — (press release excerpt) — Performance Technologies, Inc. today introduced the PCI384 telecom adapter, an advanced communications subsystem that provides wide area networking and telecommunications connectivity for developers of next-generation telecom and IP telephony systems applications. (more…)

Santa Barbara, CA and Paris — (press release excerpt) — Envenergy, the developer of a [Linux-based] Multi-Protocol Exchange (MPX) technology for energy and facility management, today announced a partnership with Groupe Electricite de France (EDF), the world's largest utility. Under the terms of the agreement, EDF will contribute resources from its 2,500-person Research & Development staff and its… (more…)

Writing at Embedded.com, Jack Ganssle questions the value and success of Linux in the embedded market — apparently based on three factors: (1) the experience of a friend, who failed at starting an Embedded Linux business; (2) his first-hand experience from his travels, where he still sees most projects being based on “home grown” kernels; and (3) the fact that Linux isn't a real-time operating system… (more…)

Issasquah, WA — (press release excerpt) — McObject's new white paper, “Main Memory vs. RAM-Disk Databases: A Linux-based Comparison” addresses performance and availability issues of different approaches to database management in embedded systems running on Linux. (more…)