The SCO lawsuit against IBM involving Linux has garnered huge amounts of press and generated lots of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD), but according to Larry Rosen, general council to the Open Source Initiative, it's hardly the “trial of the century.” The OSDL has just released a Q&A document authored by Rosen, which sheds some light on a few of the issues. (more…)

Linux is quietly making it's way into the family room — but most people are completely unaware of it. An article entitled “Your TV's Next Operating System: Linux” at Business 2.0 over-views the trend and discusses the enabling role of MontaVista Software, one of the leading providers of embedded Linux operating systems . . . (more…)

Microsoft has begun contacting community websites with urgent information regarding the Blaster Worm and has requested that we post the following message. Recognizing that many of our readers work in environments where there are Microsoft Windows based computers, or use Windows on their own systems, we bring you the following message from Microsoft . (more…)

Trumpion and Micronas have released a reference design for device vendors wishing to upgrade USB 1.1-attached flash disks with MP3 functions. The reference design supports Linux. (more…)

Handset and PDA manufacturers and mobile applications and infrastructure vendors are all adding support for Linux, but the real driver for Linux is Java. (more…)

Sena Technologies' HelloDevice SS110 is a small serial-Ethernet converter with a wealth of network connection options thanks to the flexibility of a PCMCIA interface and a built-in wireless interface. Paired with Sena Technologies' HelloDevice visual integrated development environment (IDE), the SS110 can serve as part of a… (more…)

Embedded software specialist RedSonic is developing embedded Linux support for Sigma Designs' EM8475 DVD/MPEG-4 decoder chip, as part of an unspecified Taiwan-manufacturer's project to develop a new Linux-based consumer entertainment device. (more…)

IBM has made no secret of its committment to Linux and open source technology, and even has a Web site listing its many contributions. Thus, the company was especially proud to receive recognition as the computer industry vendor with the most aggressive Linux strategy in D.H. (more…)

On Aug. 4, GoAhead Software became the first software member of the Service Availability Forum (SA Forum) to announce middleware with support for the APIs comprising the SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface. GoAhead expects to deliver a beta version of its SelfReliant high availability middleware with SA Forum compliance in September, 2003, with commercial… (more…)

Sena Technologies' HelloDevice SS110 is a small serial-Ethernet converter with a wealth of network connection options thanks to the flexibility of a PCMCIA interface and a built-in wireless interface. Paired with Sena Technologies' HelloDevice visual integrated development environment (IDE), the SS110 can serve as part of a custom remote… (more…)

RISC-based application-ready systems developer Applied Data Systems (ADS) put together an impressive booth at LinuxWorld 2003, demonstrating a number of cool devices running open source software. (more…)

Metrowerks, Motorola's software tools subsidiary, has added kernel-level debugging capabilities to its development tools for embedded Linux environments with the launch today of the CodeWarrior Development Studio, ARM ISA Edition for Linux Platform Development, Version 2.0. (more…)

IBM, Sony and Toshiba have nearly finished designing a mysterious multi-core “Cell” processor, according to an article at CNET's GameSpot website. Cell is expected to run Linux and be available in a number of configurations appropriate to embedded systems as early as 2005. It is also expected to power Sony's PlayStation 3. (more…)

LynuxWorks announced the expansion of its distributor network in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other CIS states with the addition of RTSoft Inc., a provider of software and support solutions for the embedded systems market. (more…)

Cell phones with cameras are becoming a major consumer phenomenon, with sales figures on pace to equal the combined totals for both film and digital cameras in 2003, and far outstrip them in 2004, according to Tony Henning, editor of Future Image's Wireless Imaging information service. (more…)