Extended Systems is shipping a new version of its off-the-shelf Bluetooth stack and developer kit for embedded Linux. The kit comprises Linux 2.4 module source code implementing the Bluetooth protocol stack and various profiles. It should be qualified in September for 2.0+EDR (extended data-rate) support, the company says. (more…)

Enea is showcasing new off-the-shelf high-availability (HA) middleware targeting multiprocessor and distributed embedded systems in the telecom, automotive, industrial control, and medical instrumentation markets, at ESC this week in Boston. “Element” is available now for Enea's OSE RTOS (real-time operating system), and will ship next spring for embedded Linux, the company says. (more…)

Ampro Computers and White Electronic Designs have teamed up to package Ampro's compact EPIC-compatible single-board computers (SBCs) inside a small industrially-oriented keyboard. (more…)

Parvus has added onboard mounting support for two M-Systems uDiskonChip solid-state disks (SSDs) to its PC/104-Plus form-factor 4-port USB 2.0 controller. The “COM-1440” (aka “USB104+”) board is compatible with embedded Linux, according to the company. (more…)

LynuxWorks will demonstrate secure embedded Linux implementations, and teach courses in embedded security, at ESC in Boston this week. The company says its LynxSecure Separation Kernel can run embedded OSes like Linux in supervised user-space partitions, and was designed for EAL-7 certification — the highest level of embedded security possible. (more…)

MEN Mikro Elektronik says it will ship a 3U CompactPCI (CPCI) SBC powered by a PowerQUICC III processor, along with a Cyclone FPGA. The F13 is a 32-bit/33MHz system-slot card for 3U CompactPCI systems. (more…)

SBS Technologies is shipping a 3U CompactPCI SBC (single-board computer) with conductive and convective coolring options. The CV1 is based on a Freescale “G4” PowerPC processor, has a PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) site for expandability, and comes with Linux drivers. (more…)

Trolltech has appointed two mobile industry vets to its board of directors, leading Reuters to surmise the privately held company may be primping for an IPO. New Trolltech board members include Juha Christensen, formerly of Microsoft and Psion/Symbian, and Tod Nielsen, also a former senior manager at Microsoft. (more…)

FSMLabs will demonstrate its real-time Linux operating system delivering single-digit microsecond timing on 64-bit dual-core AMD Opteron processors, at ESC this week in Boston. The company says its RTLinuxPro, Carrier Grade RTLinux, RTCore real-time nano-kernel, and Eclipse-based development tools (currently beta testing) all support “a wide range” of AMD processors. (more…)

Too little significance was accorded MontaVista's real-time announcements last month, according to VDC's Embedded Systems Bulletin for August. Additionally, the analyst firm says investor reaction to Wind River's Q2 results was overly negative. (more…)

Embedded Toolsmiths has added support for a new PowerQUICC III chip targeting networking and telecom to its JTAG emulator and debugger. The Guardian-SE emulator and Agile-DB debugger now support Freescale's MPC8548E, and offer many debugging functions useful to embedded Linux developers, the company… (more…)

Xilinx is shipping a “comprehensive design environment” for one of its newest FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) targeting telecom/datacom, medical, and mil/aero applications. The PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit Virtex-4 FX12 Edition includes a development board, Linux-hosted design tools,… (more…)

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, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

Microcross is shipping an embedded Linux toolkit for a tiny single-board computer (SBC) module from Cogent. The Microcross GX-Linux Platform includes a MIPS-powered CSB655 SBC, along with a 2.6.11 Linux kernel, BSP, filesystem utilities, and tools. (more…)

Sony's XCI-SX1 is the first model in a line of rugged, Linux-based camera modules targeting the emerging “machine vision” product category. The black-and-white camera runs MontaVista Linux on an AMD Geode processor, and provides “the imager, intelligence, and interface” on a single plug-in module, Sony says. (more…)