Updated Sep. 3, 2003 — Volvo Mobility Systems, a telematics unit within the Volvo Group, is using MontaVista Linux Professional Edition on its ITS4mobility product, an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) for public transportation organizations that provides traffic control and travel information. (more…)

Embedded Solutions AG has released its UNC20FP Developer's Kit, which it says includes all hardware and software needed to add biometric fingerprint recognition to embedded applications such as access control equipment. (more…)

Board support package (BSP) specialist TimeSys has added another high-profile name to its growing list of single board computer (SBC) partners, announcing Oct. 2003 availability of its Linux RTOS SDK for Motorola's MVME5500 single board computer. (more…)

Lippert GmbH introduced what is claimed to be the first Mini-ITX form-factor motherboard to be based on an Intel Pentium M processor. The compact (6.7 x 6.7 in.) Thunderbird SBC supports up to 1GB of onboard SDRAM and runs Linux, the company said. (more…)

Nokia, Psion, and Motorola announced the initiation of a transfer of Motorola-owned shares of Symbian Ltd. from Motorola's U.K. subsidiary, Motorola Ltd., to Nokia and Psion plc. Symbian Ltd. develops and licenses the Symbian operating system, which is currently the most popular embedded OS in mobile handsets. (more…)

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Sealevel Systems, a well known supplier of communications and I/O interfaces to the embedded and industrial computing markets, today unveiled its first ready-to-deploy industrial controller platform. The new 2U rackmount compatible “Relio” controller is based on Intel's 650 or 400 MHz Mobile Celeron processor and is supported by TimeSys Embedded Linux. (more…)

The fifth Real-Time Linux Workshop will take place Nov. 9-11, 2003, in Valencia, Spain, and will feature a keynote address from Andrea Cuomo. (more…)

eCosCentric Ltd. has released new versions of its eCosPro Developer's Kit for IA32, PPC, ARM, Coldfire, and SuperH platforms, with a fully supported and tested PPP stack chief among new features. (more…)

Opera Software has released beta versions of its Opera browser for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, claiming speed increases and more parity across platforms. (more…)

Updated Sep. 3, 2003 — SD Times provides further perspective — and debate — about the recently released market research report from Embedded Market Forecasters (EMF) which concluded that projects based on Windows Embedded operating systems are completed 3-4 times faster than Linux-based projects. (more…)