IBM's developerWorks is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Linux zone's popular GNOMEnclature column. In this incarnation of the column, Mikael Hallendal and Richard Hult of CodeFactory will give you the inside information you need to make the best use of the new GNOME 2 platform. (more…)

PXELINUX can be used to boot a diskless Linux device over a network. Matt Butcher, who uses PXELINUX to boot set-top boxes, explains how PXELINUX works and how to use it in this interesting technical “HOWTO” article. (more…)

NewsForge's Grant Gross reports that SIXNET, a hardware company that for 25 years has been making industrial automation controllers designed to function in harsh environments ranging from dusty assembly lines to outdoor pumps, is changing most of its product line from running on proprietary software to embedded Linux. (more…)

Designtechnica has reviewed the Axis Bluetooth access point, finding it to be a promising product in a largely open market. The device's embedded Linux OS is perceived as a key benefit (“The fact that the 9010 has Linux embedded as its operating system ensures a fair amount of stability.”) . (more…)

Ann Arbor, MI — (press release excerpt) — Interlink Networks announced today that it has developed a wireless data authenticator based on the emerging Diameter protocol. This advanced implementation provides authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions in 3GPP2 wireless data networks. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. today announced that version 1.4 of VisualAge Micro Edition 1.4 (VAME) is now available to subscribers of the Hard Hat Linux Professional Edition. This add-on product to Hard Hat Linux 2.0 provides developers with a certified J2ME Java environment as well as expanded support for a variety of platforms including x86/IA-32, PowerPC, MIPS,… (more…)

Features

• Real Time and Linux, by Kevin Dankwardt — What is real time? This article, first of a three-part series, introduces the benchmarks we'll run on real-time Linux version in the next two issues. (more…)

Through a new strategic partnership, LinuxDevices.com now offers the bi-monthly Embedded Linux Journal magazine online at www.eljonline.com. The January 2002 issue is now available, and includes ten interesting and informative articles about using Linux in embedded applications. (more…)

Readers bite back.

Seal It, Don't Hack It (more…)

BlueCat 4.0 and RT, VT 900 Set-Top Box, DeviceGate-E gateway, Zaurus SL-5000D (more…)

How can you get the cost advantages of PCI and the ruggedness of an industrial platform in one form factor? Use inexpensive DIMM connectors and everyone's favorite OS. (more…)

A vehicle-based embedded Linux system with nationwide wireless networking and GPS is a big task, right? Make it approachable by starting with the Earthlink SPARK system. (more…)

Embedded development instructor Ed Skinner offers philosophy and practical advice in an introductory developer class. (more…)

Achieve five nines reliability with the bonding network driver and the high availability dæmon. (more…)

Here are the details on the new Linux4.TV development kit we're giving away in our development contest. Find out about MPEG playback, video capture, HTML-based interface and more. (more…)