This interview with embedded pioneer and MontaVista CEO Jim Ready explains why Ready is preparing his small, privately held company for the “battle of the century.” It reveals Ready as a big thinker willing to extemporaneously discuss today's computing trends within their historical context. (more…)

Red Hat has revealed ambitious plans to simplify enterprise software development and IT by pushing a single Linux-based operating system across enterprise systems, from servers to desktops to single-purpose clients to handhelds and other embedded devices. The strategy reveals a growing role for embedded Linux devices in the enterprise. (more…)

Although Bluetooth-enabled devices haven't quite entered the true mainstream yet, they are poised to take that next step, according to research finding from market anaylst firm In-Stat/MDR. With Mobile phones, PDAs, and headsets making significant strides over the last year, the automotive market beginning to make an impact, and PMG (Personal Mobile Gateway) products expected to emerge, shipments of… (more…)

Foreword — This interview with embedded pioneer and MontaVista CEO Jim Ready explains why Ready is preparing his small, privately held company for the “battle of the century.” It reveals Ready as a big thinker willing to extemporaneously discuss today's computing trends within their historical context. (more…)

O'Reilly has released a new book about wireless networking under Linux. “Linux Unwired: A Complete Guide to Going Wireless with Linux” explains how to configure Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, GPS, and infrared networking under Linux. (more…)

Wireless networking chip specialist Bermai says it has developed a Linux-based, 802.11e-compliant reference design capable of streaming high-quality multimedia over wireless networks that also carry data loads. The standard-compliant design is said to interoperate with existing 802.11 networks, and is supported by Linux drivers for Red Hat x86 kernels. (more…)

Spectrum IEEE Online has published an article about IBM's move to license the PowerPC processor architecture under a model similar to that of Linux. The story explains how the licensing program will work, and why IBM hopes it will expand the range of applications supported by the PowerPC architecture. (more…)