(PR excerpt) — TimeSys Corp. announced today that the latest version of its JTime real-time Java Virtual Machine (JVM) software development kit (SDK) is the first embedded Java development environment to fully comply with the Real-Time Specification for Java (“RTSJ” — see further discussion, below). (more…)

MontaVista Software Inc. announced today that it has joined the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), a global organization which has been formed to foster worldwide growth in the mobile services market. (more…)

Wireless CAN communication via GSM, GPRS, IRDA, and Bluetooth will be demonstrated in a one-day technical seminar for developers of automotive and related systems at the University of Warwick (UK) on March 20. (more…)

A recently completed research report on the global wearable computer market predicts growth over the coming three years from $100 million in 2002 to over $563 million in 2006. The study, by Venture Development Corp. (VDC), is titled The Global Market for Wearable Computers: The Quest for Killer Applications and is based on inputs from more than 500 respondents. (more…)

This online article at eWEEK takes a look at the latest release version of the Linux GNOME desktop windowing environment. According to the article, GNOME 2.2 adds “details such as application launch notification and improved font handling,” and GNOME 2.2 has “grown thicker with features and [has become] more polished, while maintaining the simplicity for which many value it . (more…)

“The triumphal march of Linux continues” at the giant CeBIT technology show in Hannover, Germany, observes EE Times editor Christoph Hammerschmidt. He notes that at this year's event, expected to draw over half a million visitors, there is a strong focus on all things mobile. (more…)

Donald Szeto explains how to stream MPEG-4 video on Linux, in this online how-to article on Linux Journal magazine's website. (more…)

[Updated Mar. 13, 2003] — Swedish datacom company i3 Micro Technology announced a family of three Linux-powered devices and associated services that are meant to capitalize on the emerging convergence of the Internet, telephony, and TV over IP-based broadband networks. (more…)

Synergy Microsystems announced a PowerPC-based single-board computer that the company says was designed specifically to meet the DoD's emerging “smart platform” requirements. (more…)

Ericsson Mobile Platforms has joined the Khronos Group, according to a statement issued today.

“We firmly believe that OpenGL ES will become an important graphics API in the embedded arena,” said Bjorn Ekelund, Vice President Technology Development, Ericsson Mobile Platforms. (more…)

EE Times reports on the emerging VoIP telephony market from Network Outlook conference in Burlingame, CA this week. According to the article, Charles Giancarlo, Cisco's general manager of switching, voice and carrier systems described the VoIP phone market as growing rapidly, with roughly “half of businesses . (more…)

This article on IBM's developerWorks website is about Stow, a software installation management utility for Linux that offers a number of advantages over the popular Red Hat and Debian package management systems. With Stow, you can package applications in standard tar files and keep application binaries logically arranged for easy access . . . (more…)

A new report from eTForecasts examines the trend of computer platforms finding their way onto electronic devices in telecommunications, consumer electronics, auto electronics, and other industries. Report author, Dr. Egil Juliussen, cites cost decline, capability growth, and flexibility as helping platform-based designs gain market share. (more…)

SafeNet announced availability of a specialized coprocessor chip which is intended to accelerate computationally intensive applications such as intrusion detection systems, firewall, virus scanning, load balancing, and web switching. (more…)

(PR excerpt) — McObject has released a fault-tolerant version of its in-memory database for intelligent devices running on Linux. Designed to power embedded systems that cannot afford to fail, eXtremeDB HA delivers the highest degree of reliability, along with its unsurpassed performance and ultra-small footprint. (more…)