ProSyst Software AG is shipping version 3.2 of its mPower Remote Manager (mRPM) for all OSGi-compliant (Release 3) service gateways. (more…)

A new HART Master Driver option called “SXIPM-HART” enables SIXNET's IPm line of embedded Linux based controllers and remote terminal units (RTUs) to gather variables and other data directly from HART compatible smart transmitters and devices. (more…)

Individuals and corporations can now make tax-deductible gifts to the Mozilla Foundation, thanks to an arrangement with the Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF). (more…)

Tad Truex grew tired of his basement filling up with water each spring. So, he installed a sump pump and an online pump monitor based on embedded Linux (and a neat custom electronic sensor gizmo). (more…)

Micrel Semiconductor has introduced its Centaur KS8695P integrated multi-port PCI gateway system-on-chip processor solution with hardware and software reference designs meant for use in wired and wireless residential/soho gateways. (more…)

Building a gcc / glibc cross-toolchain for use in embedded systems development used to be a scary prospect, requiring iron will, days if not weeks of effort, lots of Unix and Gnu lore, and sometimes willingness to take dodgy shortcuts. This is a problem not only for individual users, but also for the gcc project as a whole, since the gcc team relies on users to test upcoming releases of gcc, and the… (more…)

The recently formed Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) has generated terrific PR for embedded Linux at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. (more…)

Utah-based Parvus Corp. and Italian SBC company EuroTech SpA announced that they have merged their two companies. According to the announcement “the merger establishes a global leader in products for embedded PC/104 computers, which are increasingly used in aviation, industrial, medical, military, and transportation electronics equipment.” No financial terms were disclosed. (more…)

Building a gcc / glibc cross-toolchain for use in embedded systems development used to be a scary prospect, requiring iron will, days if not weeks of effort, lots of Unix and Gnu lore, and sometimes willingness to take dodgy shortcuts. This is a problem not only for individual users, but also for the gcc project as a whole, since the gcc team (more…)

There may be no such thing as completely portable code, but with the release of a new Linux version of a component library, writing portable, adaptable code just got easier. This article, written by two Intel software engineers, examines a noncommercial product, the Intel operating system independent (OSI) library implementation called CompLib, that is available to any software engineer wanting to create… (more…)

MIZI Research appears to be taking on the largest players in the emerging third-generation smartphone software market with an integrated solution based on its MIZI Linux 2.0 distribution. Furthermore, the Korean embedded Linux specialist is rumored to have a development deal with an unidentified major consumer electronics… (more…)

Arcom has released a development kit for its 25MHz 386EX based MERLIN single-board computer (SBC) running the eCos embedded operating system. (more…)

There may be no such thing as completely portable code, but with the release of a new Linux version of a component library to developers, writing portable, adaptable code just got easier. A noncommercial product, the Intel operating system independent (OSI) library implementation called CompLib has been used by Intel developers to port their applications from one platform to another. (more…)

Wireless security software developer Columbitech today announced the availability of a Linux client for its Columbitech Wireless Suite. (more…)

The next version of the Qt window manager, expected within a year, will run better on embedded systems, according to Qt Development Director Matthias Ettrich speaking at the KDE Developer's Conference. (more…)