A LinuxDevices.com reader reports . . .

According to a Pro-Linux published report, the German offices of Agenda Computing are in a “dissolution phase,” apparently marking the end of the Agenda VR3 Linux-based PDA. (more…)

The Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) will hold an open technical meeting tonight in San Francisco, during which the two-year-old organization will move beyond its initial role of primarily evangelizing the adoption of Embedded Linux, to one of creating a unified Embedded Linux “platform specification”. (more…)

A LinuxDevices.com reader reports . . .

Amazon.com has just added the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 PDA to its electronics section, where it's available for pre-order. The cost is $499.99 USD, and shipping is free. (more…)

San Francisco, CA; Embedded Systems Conference; — (press release excerpt) — Lineo, Inc. today announced the availability of a turnkey solution for embedded system developers desiring to integrate PVR, DVD, MP3, and web browsing capabilities on an Embedded Linux based set-top box using a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) source. (more…)

San Francisco, CA; Embedded Systems Conference — (press release excerpt) — Lineo, Inc. and Infomart today announced continued development and expected Q2 release of the Kaii personal digital assistant (PDA) utilizing the Lineo Embedix Plus PDA vertical software stack. (more…)

Reuters reports that Sharp has signed an agreement with Germany's SAP to develop mobile devices with database access. (more…)

San Francisco, CA, Embedded Systems Conference; — (press release excerpt) — Lineo, Inc. today announced availability of a complete development environment for digital set-top boxes based on the IBM PowerPC-based STB03xxx Evaluation Kit. Utilizing the Lineo Embedix SDK and customized board support package (BSP) for the IBM kit, developers can quickly build, debug, and deploy a customized Linux solution… (more…)

San Francisco, CA –(press release excerpt) — Red Hat, Inc. today announced a partnership with Sanyo to provide a GNUPro port to Sanyo's Xstormy16 processor. (more…)

San Francisco, CA; Embedded Systems Conference — (press release excerpt) — TimeSys Corporation today announced that it is broadening its support for PowerPC and MIPS architecture based processors with the release of two new board support packages (BSPs). One is for Force Computer's PowerCore-6750 VME board, based on the Motorola PowerPC 750 processor; the other supports Matsushita's Komatsu VR4122… (more…)

Empower Technologies reports that they have just begun shipping the PowerPlay V, a new Linux-based PDA with the look and feel of a Palm Vx.

The PowerPlay V is based on a 16 MHz Motorola Dragonball system-on-chip processor with 8MB of system RAM memory plus 2MB Flash (upgradeable), and… (more…)

Rob Wehrli compares eCos (Red Hat's “un-Linux” OS for devices and embedded systems) to uClinux (a version of Linux for MMU-less microprocessors), in terms of functionality, resource utilization, tools, and support, from a developer perspective. Wehrli writes . . . (more…)

Core Internet bandwidth grows at triple the rate of CPU power, but the promise of high-value applications can only be realized by managing much more data traffic at the network's edge. This requires rapid evolution of the fundamental edge infrastructure device, the IP router. To keep pace, routing table management (RTM) software within routers must respond quickly to changing protocol and provisioning… (more…)

San Francisco, CA and Pittsburgh, PA — (press release excerpt) — The first quarter of 2002 represented the most successful and active period in TimeSys' history and sets the stage for more changes in the industry during the months ahead. (more…)

Rob Wehrli of Arizona Cooperative Power, LLC will be giving a demo of uClinux running on the new Hitachi H8S-2148AF platform in Hitachi's booth at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco this week, and has invited the LinuxDevices.com community to drop by for a demo and a free t-shirt (while they last). Here is his announcement . . . (more…)

Reuters news agency reports that Lineo launched its operations in India this week . . .

“Privately-held Lineo aims to closely work with Indian computer hardware manufacturers and offer a suite of embedded software solutions, Ishrat Hakim, vice-president, Asia-Pacific sales at Lineo, told a news conference in Bangalore.” (more…)