SnapGear has published a technical whitepaper which demystifies some of the issues associated with memory management in uClinux, a version of Linux for deeply embedded systems. The whitepaper is written by David McCullough, a kernel engineer at SnapGear who is currently the maintainer of uClinux's ColdFire distributions and who has contributed patches to upgrade uClinux to the Linux 2.4 kernel. (more…)

Pittsburgh, PA — (press release excerpt) — TimeSys Corp. today released complete embedded Linux solutions for 'Malta' development boards utilizing the MIPS32 4Kc and MIPS64 5Kc processor cores. These cores are ideally suited for a variety of system-on-chip (SOC) embedded applications, such as digital consumer, networking, and office automation systems. (more…)

In this whitepaper, Mack Allison provides an introduction to Asterisk, an open source project which implements a Linux-based Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform. Asterisk turns a Linux system to the task of switching calls, and offers a large number of features to support communication in a business environment. (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Tvia, Inc. announced today that it is introducing and demonstrating its newest product, the CyberPro 5600 at Computex Taipei 2002. Optimized for use with LCD displays, the CyberPro5600 blends up to three sources of video from terrestrial broadcast, narrow band telephone lines, cable, satellite and Ethernet and delivers high quality, interactive picture and… (more…)

Lindon, UT; Curitiba, Brazil; Nurenberg, Germany; and Brisbane, CA — (press release excerpt) — Linux industry leaders Caldera International, Inc., Conectiva S.A., SuSE Linux AG, and Turbolinux, Inc., today announced the organization of UnitedLinux, a new initiative that will streamline Linux development and certification around a global, uniform distribution of Linux designed for business. (more…)

Writing for ZDNet UK, Matthew Broersma reports on the newly formed 'United Linux' initiative. Caldera, SuSE, Turbolinux and Conectiva have strategically aligned to offer a standardized distribution . . . (more…)

The worldwide trend of government systems embracing Linux is the focus of AP Technology Writer Jim Krane's syndicated column in the Boston Globe . . . (more…)

Campbell, CA — (press release excerpt) — Viosoft Corp. today announced its intention to provide a seamless migration path for Intel customers using the Intel Embedded Linux IDE for the Intel IXP1200 network processor. The company also outlined its plans to support the recently announced Intel IXP2400 and IXP2800 network processors. (more…)

Firstly, under uClinux we don't have Virtual Memory (VM). This means you cannot arbitrarily add memory to an already running process. As VM is usually implemented using a processing unit called a MMU (memory management unit) you will often hear the term NOMMU when traveling in uClinux circles. (more…)

The Asterisk Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform offers an exciting look at the power and adaptability of the Linux kernel and GNU system. Asterisk turns a GNU/Linux system to the task of switching calls, and offers a large number of features to support communication in the business environment. (more…)

This is Part 2 of an ELJonline technical series about Brian's Own Embedded Linux (“BOEL”), a small embeddable Linux distribution that can boot from disk, CDROM, or the Net. Brian Finley developed BOEL as part of a project to create a tool for distributing live updates to client systems, which required that the client machines be booted in such a manner that their hard disks were not in use so that they… (more…)

Writing in the May 2002 issue of Nikkei Electronics Asia, Teri Sprackland reports that in Asia, the Embedded Market is in the process of embracing Linux . . . (more…)

Jim Gettys has updated the 'mini-howto' on building X distributions for the iPAQ at 'handhelds.org' . . . (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo today announced the release of version 2.4 of its award winning Embedix Software Development Kit (SDK). Several new tools and features have been added that allow developers to quickly create their own applications; monitor and debug target machine processes; easily integrate new software into the Embedix environment; and focus on adding value to their… (more…)

There's a new Embedded Linux kid in town, and his name is the Dragonix. (more…)