[Updated March 23, 2002] Here is an announcement from JavaOne regarding special attention being given to the Zaurus Linux/Java PDA, and a special price being offered for the developer model . . . (more…)

The new Red Hat Linux beta, SKIPJACK, is available for download. SKIPJACK includes the very latest technology, including:

• the 2.4.18 kernel
• XFree86 4.2.0
• KDE 3.0 pre
• GNOME 1.4, including Evolution
• Mozilla 0.9.9

and more…. (more…)

Tim Sullivan reports on the Embedded Linux Consortium's Second Annual Meeting held at the Embedded Systems Conference last week. Writing for embedded.com, Sullivan offers a complete rundown of meeting highlights . . . (more…)

Ralf Ackermann brings us up to date on wearable computing devices, developed as part of the non-commercial research efforts of the Multimedia Communications Lab (KOM) at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany. Ackerman examines the center's latest design, and provides many references and resources in this article . . . (more…)

ZaurusZone.com has published an overview by Chris Larson of the OpenZaurus Project, which was created to provide an alternative ROM image for the Sharp Zaurus PDA. Larson writes . . . (more…)

To reduce the risk of lawsuits due to a patent covering certain techniques used in RTLinux, the competing Real Time Application Interface (RTAI) project has changed the license associated with portions of RTAI from LGPL to GPL. The change in license was quietly phased in as part of the RTAI-24.1.8 release. (more…)

Dr. Craig Hollabaugh discusses his newly released technical book on Embedded Linux, published by Addison Wesley. Hollabaugh writes . . .
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Background

A “second generation” iPAQ-based wearable computer running Linux has been developed as part of the ongoing non-commercial research efforts of the Multimedia Communications Lab (KOM) at Darmstadt University of Technology in Darmstadt, Germany. (more…)

Eighteen months ago, Antec Corporation began to investigate incorporating SNMP within their cable television distribution equipment. They wanted to move away from proprietary and home-grown protocols and offer products capable of TCP communication with network management software. With volume in the 1000's, they required a low-cost, reliable, robust, and open solution. I suggested embedded Linux. … (more…)

In response to worries about the possibility of patent-infringement lawsuits arising from the granting of a patent covering certain techniques used in RTLinux, the open source license covering portions of RTAI (a competing real-time extension to Linux) has recently been changed from LGPL to GPL. (more…)

PalmPalm Technology Inc. reports that they have recently signed a mutual agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) to provide a mobile Linux solution for TI's OMAP platform, which supports 2.5G or 3G based communications on next generation PDAs. PalmPalm's OMAP support will be based on the company's Tynux embedded… (more…)

Austin, TX — (press release excerpt) — Metrowerks is releasing the newest version of its toolset for creating applications for Java technology-enabled devices such as smartphones, PDAs, and set-top boxes. CodeWarrior Wireless Studio, Professional Edition, Version 7.0 allows Java application developers to create, compile, and debug Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE), Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), and… (more…)

Reports are trickling in from the Sharp Zaurus community that orders of the consumer model, the Zaurus SL-5500, have begun shipping from Amazon.com, who had been accepting preorders. Amazon has also added a collection of Zaurus-compatible accessories, including a CompactFlash digital camera. (more…)

Sun has informed downloaders of StarOffice 6.0 beta software that their program will expire March 31, 2002 if they don't download and install a free patch. It is currently unclear how long the patch will extend the use of the StarOffice 6.0 beta, but the extension will presumably be set to expire shortly after the fully released version of StarOffice 6.0 hits the market. (more…)

Orlando, FL and Atlanta, GA — (press release excerpt) — Glenayre Technologies, Inc. today announced it is one of the first companies to offer carrier-grade messaging solutions on the Linux operating system. Red Hat will provide consulting, engineering, development, and customer services and support to help Glenayre implement Versera Solutions on the Red Hat Linux operating system. (more…)