An open source project to create high-performance virtual machine software has achieved its second major release. Xen 2.0 is said to enable multiple instances of ported OS kernels to run at “close to native” speeds on a single x86 computer, with no modifications to applications or libraries needed. The new (more…)

The Voipac Net Phone (NP) 210 is an H323.v4-compatible IP phone that can also do Instant Messaging, email, Web conferencing, and more. The phone was created by Voipac, formerly Levi Systems, an eight-year-old company based in Slovakia that also sells USB phones, softphones and softswitches, VoIP (more…)

SDForum will hold a forum on developer testing, a quality assurance approach that calls for programmers to test code as it is created. The Forum, held November 17 in Cupertino, Calif., will feature Agitar's Kent Beck, the father of Extreme Programming, along with representatives of Google, Oracle, and Wells Fargo. (more…)

An IT consulting company has published a case study about installing a Linux-based VoIP (voice-over-IP) system at a bank with two satellite offices. The setup saves $2,600 of recurring monthly charges over a system based on leased lines, the company says. (more…)

[Updated Nov. 5, 2004] — Zupera Technology has used a 2.6-series embedded Linux kernel to build a handheld audio/visual player set for volume production in January. The 30GB “Zupera” will be available with a 5.7- or 7-inch LCD touchscreen display, along with software for playback of (more…)

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has gotten behind an open source Linux project founded by MontaVista. The OpenAIS project aims to meet the Service Availability (SA) Forum's high availability specification for Carrier Grade Linux, enabling systems to achieve 99.9999 percent uptime despite network and other failures. (more…)

The Voipac Net Phone (NP) 210 is an H323.v4-compatible IP phone. It was created by Voipac, formerly Levi Systems, an eight-year-old company based in Slovakia that also sells USB phones, softphones and softswitches, VoIP servers, and IP phones, as well as CPU modules. (more…)

LinuxDevices.com is pleased to publish the proceedings from the Sixth Real-Time Linux Workshop held in Asia for the first time, this week, at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The papers span a broad range of topics ranging from fundamental real-time technologies, to applications, to hardware, to tools. (more…)

Single board computer (SBC) vendor Kontron plans to ship MontaVista Software's carrier grade Linux distribution with its AdvancedTCA and Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) platforms, beginning later this year. The integrated hardware/software bundles will support “rapidly growing demand” among “top 10” telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) for highly-available, (more…)

Avnet Applied Computing Solutions, a division of global industrial distributor Avnet Inc., has begun supplying a customized, pre-installed version of TimeSys's TimeStorm Linux Development Kit (LDK) along with Motorola's MVME6100 development board based on a 1.3 GHz Motorola PowerPC processor. The kit targets embedded systems in (more…)

LinuxDevices.com is pleased to publish the proceedings from the Sixth Real-Time Linux Workshop held in Asia for the first time, November 3-5, 2004, at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The papers span a broad range of topics ranging from fundamental real-time technologies, to applications, to hardware, to tools. (more…)

[Updated Nov. 3, 2004] — This month, Belgacom, the leading telecommunications company in Belgium, will begin deploying 1,000 Linux-based IPTV STBs (Internet protocol television set top boxes) in home test sites located on its DSL network throughout Ghent, Brussels, and Liege. (more…)

In response to recent reports that it has discontinued selling Linux-based PDAs in the US, Sharp issued a brief statement to LinuxDevices.com today, commenting on its intentions relative to offering and supporting Linux PDAs in the US market. (more…)

The third annual Southern California Linux Exposition (SCALE 3X) is set for Feb. 12-13, 2005, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and the event organizers have issued a call for papers on embedded Linux, among other topics. The conference is sponsored by Linux user groups from USC, UCLA, and the (more…)

Scratchbox, an open source project to simplify cross-platform software compilation, has recently made several advances that may interest embedded device developers. This whitepaper describes how Scratchbox — which was originated by Movial and is being sponsored by Nokia — is helping Debian ARM strive for parity with Debian x86 (more…)