Sun Microsystems's India Engineering Center has created a liveCD based on OpenSolaris and a variety of free software, including Xorg, the XFce lightweight desktop environment, bash, Firefox, Gaim, and “SuperTux,” a Super Mario Brothers clone. The Center hopes its “Belenix” CD will help popularize OpenSolaris in India's open source community. (more…)

Win Enterprises is sampling an SHB Express (system host board) single-board computer (SBC) that supports a range of single- and dual-core Opteron processors, and runs Debian AMD64 Linux. The MB-06049 features optional high-end Nvidia graphics, and an optional daughtercard that adds a second dual-core Opteron CPU. (more…)

TimeSys will present another free (with registration) webinar next week. “Transitioning to LinuxLink” will introduce the company's web services for embedded Linux developers implementing custom OSes from free software and/or commercial distributions. It will feature product managers Gene Sally and Bill Von Hagen, and is set for Tuesday, Nov. 8. (more…)

A database consultancy in Seattle is beta-testing a lightweight, cross-platform database for mobile and embedded applications. ITTIA's Fuel database supports Linux, has a footprint of about 200KB, and was written from scratch with substantial design input from hundreds of database customers, the company says. (more…)

A company selling real-time embedded Linux control tools and applications is offering a free remote file manager. Real-Time Logic's (RTL's) BarracudaDrive V1.5.2 provides remote file management on Linux, Windows, or Mac PCs from any Internet computer, the company says, and demonstrates the company's Barracuda webserver and SharkSSL library. (more…)

Kontron is shipping a passively cooled, Linux-ready mini-ITX motherboard with a soldered-down BGA (ball-grid array) Intel processor and long-term availability. The 886LCD-M/mITX(BGA) has a 600MHz mobile Celeron processor, and targets cost-sensitive, low-power applications, such as POS… (more…)

A government contractor is pilot-testing Linux server technology that, when combined with thin clients, can provide government workers with secure access to multiple networks, servers, and security levels, it says. Trusted Computer Solutions's (TCS's) NetTop2 aims to allow intelligence workers to replace multiple PCs with a single thin-client device. (more…)

D-Link India used Linux to build a multi-service access router aimed at providing remote offices with network fault-tolerant access to corporate headquarters. The DRO-200i is based on an Intel XScale network processor, and uses V.35 as its primary WAN interface, with ISDN and dial-up backup. (more…)

A company claims to have created a NIC (network interface card) supporting 10Gbps Ethernet speeds over Cat 5 copper wires, rather than the fiber optic lines used by most 10gbps NICs. (more…)

Black Duck Software has revised its flagship open source license management product. ProtexIP/development 3.0 offers deeper code analysis, an expanded database of software projects and licenses, and a new single-user licensing option, the company says. (more…)

A Taiwanese systems integrator is readying a tiny Linux-powered PC likely to make even Mac Mini owners envious. The AOpen MiniPC measures 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches, is powered by an Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processor, and runs Linspire Linux. (more…)

Creator Wei Yongming has updated his technical introduction to MiniGUI, following its 2.0 release. (more…)

D-Link India used Linux to build a multi-service access router aimed at providing remote offices with network fault-tolerant access to corporate headquarters. The DRO-200i is based on an Intel XScale network processor, and uses V.35 as its primary WAN interface, with ISDN and dial-up backup. (more…)