Themis Computer and TimeSys Corp. announced that the TimeSys Linux Real-Time Operating System and its associated software development tools are now available for the Themis family of UltraSPARC-based USPIIe-USB VMEbus single-board computers (SBCs). The Themis USPIIe-USB SBCs are targeted primarily to mission critical telecom and military/aerospace… (more…)

Astaro Corp. announced its commitment to continue supporting three major Open Source security-related projects — Exiscan, Netfilter, and Super FreeS/WAN. (more…)

IBM has published the following ten technical articles and tutorials on its developerWorks website. They cover a range of interesting (though not embedded) technical topics. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . .

• Grid computing: What are the key components? — Grid computing is gaining a lot of attention within the IT industry. (more…)

O'Reilly announced publication of the latest update to Linux in a Nutshell, by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, and Aaron Weber. According to the publisher, the book is considered by many to be the most complete and authoritative command reference available for Linux, and includes all substantial user, programming,… (more…)

[Updated Sep. 11, 2003] — A report released in July, 2003 by market research firm Embedded Market Forecasters (EMF) claims embedded development projects based on Microsoft's “Windows Embedded” operating system platforms (specifically, Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded) are completed 43% faster and at 68% lower cost, on average, compared with similar projects using Embedded Linux. (more…)

MontaVista software announced the availability of several key software packages as options for its consumer electronics Linux offering. The new packages include: IBM's WebSphere Studio Device Developer 5.0, for development and deployment of embedded Java applications; Trolltech's Qtopia application framework for handheld devices, and Qt/Embedded graphical API; and MontaVista Graphics, an X Windows based… (more…)

BusyBox maintainer Erik Andersen provided the following announcement of the release of BusyBox 1.0.0-pre1 . . . (more…)

Mizi Research announced the GPL release of a Linux BSP (board support package) and source code that can be used for developing Linux-based smart handheld devices based on Samsung's S3C2410X mobile processor. The BSP supports Samsung's SMDK2410X and SMDK2410TK reference boards which showcase the S3C2410X processor and its integrated peripherals and interfaces, and includes Mizi's Linux kernel along with all… (more…)

MontaVista Software announced support for AMD's Driver Information Reference Design Kit (RDK) based on the AMD Alchemy Au1500 system-on-chip processor. The kit targets automotive telematics, infotainment, and navigation systems applications. (more…)

Linux support for off-the-shelf PCMCIA-based framegrabbers has been sparse to non-existent, so InHand Electronics has created an open source Linux driver and library for the Imperx VCE-B5A01 line of PCMCIA-based framegrabbers to facilitate the development of embedded and handheld devices with real-time video support. (more…)

Simtec Electronics announced the availability of a “not-yet-official” Debian GNU/Linux boot disk for ARM processors. The company said it has sponsored the development of the boot disk, and that the changes will be included in the next Debian release (3.0r2); but in the mean time, the boot disk can be downloaded from Simtec's website. (more…)

There have been several rumors of Sharp discontinuing its Zaurus PDA line in Europe. The company apparently plans to further study the market potential for its Zaurus PDAs in Europe before commiting to future Zaurus marketing efforts there. The following is an excerpt from an announcement by Sharp, published on its German website and translated via Babelfish . (more…)

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) announced a new member of its Interprise “integrated communications processor” family. The new RC32336 processor — which is based on a 180MHz 32-bit MIPS architecture CPU core and includes an SDRAM memory controller, dual Ethernet MACs, serial and digital I/O, and a PCMCIA interface — is aimed at wireless gateway and wireless access point applications, IDT said. (more…)

Wyse Technology announced a pair of Linux-based thin-client terminals today, which the company said will “address the rapidly expanding Linux thin-client market . . . and allow [it] to maintain its dominance of the worldwide thin-client market.” Data from market research firm IDC indicates that the worldwide Linux thin-client market grew more than 80% in 2002, Wyse said. (more…)

[Updated Jul. 15, 2003] — The Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) entered a new phase of its standardization activity today, as it launched three key new initiatives aimed at developing specifications covering user interfaces, real-time performance, and power management for embedded Linux based systems and devices. (more…)