Publisher Prentice Hall has allowed us to share a chapter from an upcoming book by Arnold Robbins, “Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals.” The chapter is entitled “User Level Memory Management,” and is the book's third. (more…)

Ever wonder how many embedded software developers there are in the world? We did too, so we asked respected embedded industry analyst Paul Zorfass, of research firm First Technology Inc. (FTI). Here's what we learned . . . (more…)

Icon Labs is distributing a virtual private network (VPN) toolkit for Linux, BSD, and Solaris aimed at helping device designers integrate remote security solutions based on secure socket layer (SSL) technology. (more…)

Project Leader Paolo Mantegazza reports that a test version of RTAI-3.1 is available for download, featuring real-time support for Linux 2.4.xx and 2.6.x. The release may represent the first implementation of real-time performance in the 2.6-series kernel, according to Mantegazza. (more…)

Taiwan Commate Computer Inc. (Commell) announced a high-integration single-board computer in the compact (170 x 170 mm) Mini-ITX form-factor, based on a 300MHz AMD Geode GX1 (x86-compliant) processor. Commell says the LV-650 is well suited for fanless embedded, industrial, and mobile computing applications and supports Linux. (more…)

Octagon Systems is shipping from stock what it claims to be the first available single-board computer (SBC) in the new EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing) form-factor. The ruggedized Octagon XE-800 is based on a 300MHz AMD Geode x86 processor, supports -40 to +85 deg. (more…)

The Ipeya Small Office IP System (SIPS) is a Linux-based “office in the box” that integrates a VoIP (voice over IP) telephone/voicemail system with a small office/home office (SOHO) router/server. (more…)

Black Duck Software is beta testing a software product that aims to help Linux developers assess the intellectual property (IP) risks associated with the re-use of program code. The company expects to ship in mid-May its Black Duck product, comprising a giant database of software source code and associated licensing information, and a client-server source code comparison tool. (more…)

Proprietary RTOS vendor Green Hills and its CEO Dan O'Dowd have launched a broadside against the use of Linux in military and defense applications. Green Hills has issued a press release based on O'Dowd's anti-Linux remarks at a speech to the Net-Centric Operations Industry Forum in McLean, Va. (more…)

[Updated May 25, 2004] — The Ipeya Small Office IP System (SIPS) is a Linux-based “office in the box” that integrates a VoIP (voice over IP) telephone/voicemail system with a small office/home office (SOHO) router, firewall, file and print server, and more. It includes IP-telephones and legacy telephone adapters, and supports several types of networking. (more…)

PeerSec Networks has achieved the first stable release of its dual-licensed Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) library created specifically for devices running Linux and other embedded operating systems. MatrixSSL 1.0 includes host and client implementations under 50KB each, and can secure socket-based communications on “even the smallest devices,” the company says. (more…)

PicoPeta Simputers of Bangalore, India, has launched the first retail versions of the Simputer, conceived as a Linux based 'platform for social change' that could inexpensively bring easy-to-use computers to rural Indian villages. (more…)

Intel announced four new mobile Pentium processor variants today. The latest Pentium M and Celeron M processors range from 900 MHz to 1.4 GHz clock speeds with power consumptions from 7 to 24.5 Watts, and are based on Intel's 0.13-micron manufacturing technology (see table, below). (more…)

Embedded Linux, standard Linux file sharing protocols, and Linux video editing software from SpectSoft, LLC were used to produce the upcoming film, “Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation.” Director and effects legend Phil Tippett chose SpectSoft's Linux-based RaveHD recorder/editor for its flexible support for uncompressed video. (more…)

NetSilicon is offering a uClinux software development kit (SDK) for its NET+50 system-on-chip (SoC), and will soon release a full Linux SDK for its recently introduced NS9750 chip. The ARM-based SoCs integrate networking functions, and target point-of-sale (POS) terminals, networked displays, projectors, thin clients, and access control applications. (more…)