Another company has joined the nascent market for open source software due diligence research tools. San Francisco-based startup Palamida is now shipping its “IP Amplifer” software, which the company says can help companies understand the origins of the open source code they use, as well as their license obligations. (more…)

Foreword: In this technical whitepaper, Viosoft CEO Hieu Tran uses his company's debugging tools to explore QuickLogic's FPGA-based PCI bridge for Intel's PXA-27x, and an Atheros Wi-Fi card. He turns up an interesting attempt by Atheros to balance GPL compliance while protecting confidential third-party information. (more…)

Two radio protocols that aim toward short-range cable replacement will work toward interoperability, according to a story at ExtremeTech. The story says the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is discussing a plan to use the Bluetooth protocol stack and interface in conjunction with the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) physical layer (PHY), allowing Bluetooth (more…)

The results of LinuxDevices.com's fifth annual Embedded Linux Market Survey are in! Overall, we find the results encouraging for embedded Linux, especially for companies in the embedded Linux OS and tools market. This brief summary provides our interpretation of a few key data points. (more…)

KernelTrap has published a story about the Linux Kernel Archive, otherwise known as kernel.org. The story is based on interviews with Peter Alvin, who has maintained the site through four hardware generations, and with Paul Vixie of bandwidth donor ISC, Matt Taggart of hardware donor HP, and Linus Torvalds, of (more…)

Trolltech has launched a community Web site devoted to Qtopia, its graphics framework and GUI stack for mobile phones and PDAs. The Qtopia.net site will offer news, downloads, forums, tutorials, and product galleries for users and developers of both the PDA and phone versions of Qtopia. (more…)

The results of LinuxDevices.com's fifth annual Embedded Linux Market Survey are in! This brief summary outlines our interpretation of a few key data points. Overall, we find the results encouraging for embedded Linux, and for companies in the embedded Linux OS and tools market. (more…)

Axiomtek has expanded its line of rugged, fanless computers with additional processor options and extended temperature versions. The eBOX series of computers are packaged in heavy-duty, aluminum and stainless steel housings and support both run Linux. (more…)

A high-end Linux-based Sharp Zaurus PDA thought to be discontinued in the US is actually available from two sources. The SL-6000L is available in quantity from 10East, a seller of vertical market systems for the railroad industry, and in single quantities from online retailer SDG Systems. (more…)

OpenGear is shipping a console server kit aimed at schools, small companies, and others interested in building inexpensive yet modern KVM (keyboard-video-mouse) servers using old x86 PCs. The $149 CMx86 kit includes uClinux, open source KVM and other software, and a four-port serial I/O card. (more…)

TimeSys says its embedded Linux toolsuite is now available with Freescale-developed 2.6 Linux kernels optimized for 27 processors across five PowerQUICC and PowerPC chip families. TimeStorm Linux Development Kits (LDKs) include chip-optimized kernel and drivers, target images, and TimeSys's Eclipse 3-based TimeStorm Linux Development Suite (LDS). (more…)

FSMLabs is shipping a Carrier Grade version of its real-time Linux operating system. Carrier Grade RTLinux includes a 2.6 kernel, FSMLabs's patented real-time nanokernel, tools, and a complete, tested, validated Linux distribution, the company says. It targets Linux-based core/edge infrastructure applications for converged voice and data and wireless/wire-line access. (more…)

SCO's notorious lawsuit against IBM over alleged copyright infringements in Linux grew out of IBM's abrupt decision to end a development partnership with SCO, according to erstwhile Caldera CEO Ransome Love, as quoted by Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols in a fascinating story published at eWEEK today. (more…)

Siemens will ship a Linux-based Wi-Fi cordless phone in August, according to eWEEK. The OptiPoint WL2 Professional will be SIP- and CorNet IP-compatible, and resemble a normal phone with a large screen. It will support both 8011b and 802.11g, and cost about $500, according to eWEEK. (more…)

MontaVista says its Carrier Grade Linux distribution is the first to be registered with the Service Availability Forum's Application Interface Specification. Additionally, MontaVista's Linux Carrier Grade Edition was the first to achieve registration with the OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) specification, in January of 2003, according to the company. (more…)