Equator Technologies has released a reference design for multi-format video-over-IP devices based on embedded Linux. The “Starfish” design targets IP set-top boxes, video streaming appliances, digital media players, personal video recorders with extra-long recording, DVD jukeboxes, and digital-media adaptors for… (more…)

Belcarra Technologies has added drivers for Intel's latest XScale chip to its Linux USB Framework 2.0, software for device designers that supports eight target platforms. The new Belcarra driver supports Intel's PXA 27x, or 'Bulverde' processor, a power-conserving chip based on ARM technology and targeting multimedia-enabled mobile devices. (more…)

Tri-M Engineering has unveiled a family of PC/104 form-factor modules based on Altera's Cyclone field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The modules are available with several PC/104 connection options, and are expected to run embedded Linux on a Nios “soft” core processor. (more…)

Foreword — This interview with Murry Shohat, executive director of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC), discusses the work the ELC is doing to promote and standardize embedded Linux. (more…)

SBS Technologies has introduced a new “single site PMC module for full-duplex channelized DS3 connectivity” that comes with Linux drivers. The Maxim 921-DS targets edge routers and bandwidth aggregation devices. (more…)

Analyst firm Embedded Market Forecasters (EMF) has released a report entitled “Reducing OEM Development Costs and Enabling Embedded Design Efficiencies Using the Unified Modeling Language.” The report finds that technologies derived from UML can help embedded projects stay on schedule and reach completion. (more…)

The Khronos Group has achieved the first stable release of its software development kit (SDK) for OpenML 1.0, a digital media API that, if widely adopted, would enable content authoring application developers to easily integrate video, audio, and 3D graphics capabilities in a standardized manner portable across multiple operating systems, CPU architectures, and add-in hardware devices. (more…)

Broadband and storage chip specialist Marvell has teamed up with network security chip vendor Cavium Networks on a hardware reference design for enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) switches based on embedded Linux. The design boasts high performance security and centralized management features. (more…)

United Press International is reporting that Korean consumer electronics (CE) giant Samsung is adopting embedded Linux as a strategic advantage, and will build some 40,000 digital video recorders based on Linux this month. (more…)

Arcom has made a long-term commitment to sell a fanless embedded single-board computer (SBC) that supports embedded Linux. The embedded hardware specialist says it will sell its EBX form-factor Geode-based SBC-GX1 — first introduced in 2001 — until the year 2010 and beyond. (more…)

LynuxWorks has announced that Empress Embedded Database is now available for its BlueCat embedded Linux operating system. Empress V8.62 is a multi-platform, highly scalable real-time database, according to LynuxWorks, that targets image and voice management, networking, telecom, military, defense, process control, automotive, and data acquisition.

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Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) is offering three insurance products it says can reduce the attractiveness of lawsuits around open source. The products include corporate indemnification insurance, a collective defense program, and a legal advice subscription service for open source developers. (more…)

IBM has published the following technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its developerWorks Website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics. Some require free registration. Enjoy . (more…)

KDE.news has published a lengthy interview with Eirik Eng, president of Trolltech, and Matthias Ettrich, founder of the KDE project and director of software development at Trolltech. The interview discusses many topics of interest to embedded Linux developers, including Qt/Embedded, Qtopia, Sharp's Zaurus, and more. (more…)

Media Excel is shipping a real-time software decoder and streaming package for Linux on x86. SoftStream Player supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264 compressed video, and targets Celeron, VIA C3, and Transmeta Crusoe based devices powerful enough to do without a hardware decoder. (more…)