Black Duck Software has expanded its line of open source software license management services. Its new “protexIP/license management” service lets attorneys add their clients' own open source licenses to Black Duck's license management system. It targets legal firms and corporate legal departments at companies involved in open source development. (more…)

Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) has released a hardware/software reference design targeting digital multimedia appliances with sub-$100 BOMs (bills-of-material). The reference design, designated AVM49R, includes a mini-ITX board with a dedicated MPEG-1/2/4 codec chip alongside a 333MHz MIPS… (more…)

SSV is shipping a PC/104 boardset powered by an AMD 586 processor, that implements Ethernet and CAN fieldbus interfaces and comes with embedded Linux support. The two-board combo consists of a PC/104 carrier board plus SSV's tiny DIL/NetPC ADNP/1520 processor module. (more…)

Metrowerks has set out to drive Linux further into the automotive telematics market by launching what it calls “Automotive Grade Linux,” a version of the open source operating system enhanced with non-traditional features to address the specific requirements of automotive telematics. (more…)

Metrowerks has released its first “Automotive Grade Linux” (AGL) BSP (board support package). (more…)

FSMLabs has revised its hard real-time Linux and BSD operating systems. RTLinuxPro 2.1 and RTCoreBSD 2.1 feature improved multi-OS partitioning, expanded CPU architecture and board support, and tighter integration with included development tools, the company says. (more…)

Microcross, Cadenux, and Cogent Computer Systems have released a Linux 2.6 development kit for a compact ARM9-based SBC (single-board computer) with onboard graphics, dual-CAN interfaces, and other I/O useful in telematics applications. (more…)

Sysgo says its commercial embedded Linux distribution now supports various ETX format SBCs (single board computers) from Kontron. The ELinOS distribution includes a configuration utility said to free developers from needing to know specific details of supported Kontron “computer-on-modules.”

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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…)

Jungo is shipping a newly-ported Linux version of its hot-swap software infrastructure for CompactPCI (CPCI) systems. Go-HotSwap version 6.22 comprises development tools and libraries said to enable developers to create hot-swap aware device drivers for CPCI devices. The product previously shipped for Solaris and Windows. (more…)

Sharp will reportedly launch a Linux PDA with an internal hard disk drive early next month. According to The Register, the Zaurus SL-C3000 will ship in Japan on November 10th, and will be based on a 416MHz Intel XScale PXA270 (formerly Bulverde) processor. (more…)

OQO is finally shipping its first “ultra-personal computer” in volume. The pocket-sized Model 01 offers a full-sized PC's worth of functionality, including a 1GHz Transmeta Crusoe processor, a 20 GB hard drive, and 256 MB of memory. It can run most any PC-compatible OS, including Linux. (more…)

A French company that claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of portable DVD players has added a unique capability to its medallion-shaped portable MP3 players. New “Z2” models of Shinco's “Medaillon” (French spelling) line can be used as USB storage devices that boot PCs into embedded Linux. (more…)

A ten-year-old Russian electronics engineering firm based in Moscow Zelenograde is using embedded Linux in a family of device servers targeting building and factory automation and industrial and camera control. (more…)

The Khronos Group has added a Linux category to its graphics coding contest featuring over $100,000 in prizes. The contest promotes OpenGL ES (embedded subset), an open, cross-platform API intended to provide small-footprint embedded applications with advanced hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics capabilities. (more…)