Direct Insight is shipping an embedded Linux development kit for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) based on an ARM920T processor. The kit includes a Cogent Computer Systems CSB637, pre-installed with Linux, along with a carrier board, tools, and optional JTAG debugger. (more…)

Embedded Toolsmiths is shipping two hardware-assisted debuggers that support the PowerPC 4xx line of chips from AMCC (Applied Micro Circuits Corporation). The Guardian-SE JTAG ICE and Agile-DB Debugger provides on-chip debugging and run control, and supports AMCC's entire portfolio of PowerPC 4XX processors. (more…)

O'Reilly has published a third edition of Linux Device Drivers that covers changes in Linux 2.6 and adds coverage of console and USB drivers. The work discusses supporting peripherals and developing new hardware under Linux. (more…)

ITTIA has ported an embeddable, open source, C-language database to ARM Linux, and is inviting developers who write code for Linux on ARM to join a user support community it maintains. The ARM port of db.* targets routers, cell phones, cameras, and other resource-constrained devices. (more…)

Bill Gates was awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II today. The Queen pronounced the Microsoft co-founder a “Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” for his contributions to business and to healthcare throughout the British Commonwealth. (more…)

[Updated March 3, 2005] — Esfia is shipping a tiny ARM7-based SBC (single-board computer) that measures just 1.97 x 1.57 inches (50 x 40mm) and costs $64 in quantities of 5,000. The M170P targets rugged handheld devices, and is available with an evaluation kit that includes (more…)

American Arium and Jungo have jointly introduced a development kit for Linux-based network gateways, access points, DSL/cable modems, and IADs (Internet access devices). The LC-500MJ kit is based on Intel's IXDPG425 development board, and includes Jungo's OpenRG Linux firmware and American Arium's LC-500 hardware-assisted debugger. (more…)

Mocana is shipping a version of its embedded security suite optimized for Freescale's newest PowerQUICC and ColdFire embedded processors. The company says its Embedded Security Suite offers a much smaller footprint than open source security software, along with higher performance, thanks to an asynchronous architecture that better supports hardware acceleration. (more…)

Concurrent Technologies has upgraded two of its existing SBCs (single board computer) to support the Pentium M 760 processor running at 2 GHz with a 533 MHz front side bus. The VME64 VP 307/01x and the CompactPCI PP 312/01x share similar internal architectures and support embedded (more…)

Kontron unveiled a board-level embedded computer form-factor leveraging PCI Express technology, at the Embedded World conference in Germany. Dubbed “PISA Express,” the approach combines PCI and PCI Express buses in a half-size “slot board” format modeled after the ISA/PCI-based “PISA” standard introduced by Kontron in 1996. (more…)

Freescale Semiconductor will co-found an evaluation lab in China chartered with helping commercialize embedded Linux in China. The MII-Freescale Linux Systems Lab, a joint effort with the China Software and Integrated Circuit Promotion (CSIP) Center, will develop systems for evaluating the performance and stability of pervasive computing applications. (more…)

The Khronos Group is inviting qualified developers to review the first draft specification of version 2.0 of the OpenGL ES (embedded subset). OpenGL ES is a royalty-free, open standard for advanced 2D and 3D graphics in embedded systems, including mobile and handheld devices. (more…)

TimeSys is shipping Linux 2.6-based development kits for four storage-oriented Intel I/O processors (IOPs). TimeStorm Linux Development Kits (LDKs) are now available for Intel's IOP321, IOP331, IOP332, and 80219 XScale IOPs, which target storage, telmatics, security, print/imaging, iSCSI, control-plane processing, and CPE (customer premises equipment). (more…)