(PR excerpt) — Sharp Microelectronics and Logic Product Development have announced a development kit for Sharp's BlueStreak LH79520 system-on-chip (SOC) embedded processor, a highly integrated SOC for mobile handheld applications. Logic's “Zoom Starter Development Kit” includes a compact (2.37 x 2.67 in.) single-board computer (the “Card Engine”) which includes Flash and SDRAM memory, touch panel… (more…)

Skyworks Solutions announced what they are calling “the world's first complete handset radio system that fits into a single, dime-sized package.” The SKY74073 Single Package Radio (SPR) component is said to combine all of the radio circuitry required for GSM/GPRS 900/1800 handsets into a single compact package that is one-third the size of alternative solutions created from discrete components, while… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — The OpenBrick Community has introduced a new Open Source / Free Software program called Umigumi, which enables easy reconfiguration of embedded platforms or even standard PCs in just a few seconds, changing them into various types of appliances such as routers, firewalls, VPNs, OGG players, print servers. (more…)

The Object Management Group (OMG) has issued a Call for Presentations for its annual workshop on Distributed Object Computing for Real-time and Embedded Systems. The four-day event will be held in Washington, DC on July 14-17, 2003. (more…)

As usual, CNET editors are roaming around LinuxWorld New York gathering up technology tidbits from the Linux-intensive conference and expo. This special report from CNET includes a dozen or so stories of interest, including several having embedded significance . . . (more…)

(PR excerpt) — RealNetworks, Inc. today announced that the third source code component of the Helix platform, the Helix DNA Server, is now available to software developers through the Helix Community. With Helix DNA Server, developers for the first time have source code access to a major end-to-end media delivery platform, consisting of… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — In a move to fill the last remaining gap in font display capabilities for open source software, the GNOME Foundation has reached an agreement with Bitstream to release fonts under an open source license. (more…)

Here is an interesting interview with Peter Houston, senior director of Microsoft's Windows server product management group. Houston discusses the evolving tone of Microsoft's competitive messages as Linux has become a more serious threat in the market, and also provides insight into Microsoft's interpretation of the significance of IBM's multi-billion dollar embrace of Linux. (more…)

IBM and Hewlett-Packard say they recognized billions of dollars in revenue from Linux-related products in 2002, reports CNET editor Stephen Shankland . . . (more…)

Motorola's Metrowerks software tools subsidiary demonstrated a pre-release version of its Linux-based OpenPDA mobile device software platform at LinuxWorld in New York today. The software was shown running on AMD's Alchemy Au1100 system-on-chip based Mobile Client Reference Design Kit (RDK). (more…)

[Updated Jan. 22, 2003] IBM unveiled an open standards based Linux/Java PDA reference design at LinuxWorld in New York this week. Based on the IBM PowerPC 405LP embedded processor, the reference design, dubbed the “embedded Linux application platform” (e-LAP), is intended to jump-start PDA manufacturers, who can use the design as is, or can modify it to meet their own PDA, electronic book, or… (more…)

New York; LinuxWorld — (PR excerpt) — Can't attend the LinuxWorld conference in New York this week? IBM is offering you the opportunity to get the free IBM Linux Software Evaluation Kit that is being handed out at their LinuxWorld booth. (more…)

BlueGiga has announced a small, intelligent Bluetooth module aimed at embedded systems and device manufacturers. The module, which is based on Cambridge Silicon Radio's (CSR) BlueCore2 chipset, was designed to simplify the addition of BlueTooth wireless data transfer support in a broad range of applications. (more…)

MontaVista Software says their newly released Carrier Grade Edition 3.0, unveiled today at LinuxWorld in New York, is the first product that fully complies with the Carrier Grade Linux spec released last year by the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL). (more…)

From New Zealand's ITWeb . . .

“Fujitsu Siemens Computers recently unveiled its new thin client models, with innovative design and extended functionality. The FUTRO product line was developed specially for host-based applications such as data entry or database queries, but it is equally suited for e-mail and office applications . . .” (more…)