One month after Intel began sampling its newest XScale processor family, codenamed Monahans, InHand Electronics has debuted a board-level reference platform for the family. The Advanced Technology Platform (ATP) comes with Linux BSP (board support package), and incorporates a Monahans XScale processor running at “over 800 MHz,” according to the company. (more…)

VersaLogic Corp. is shipping a PC/104-Plus form-factor CPU module based on an x86-compatible AMD Geode GX500 processor. The “Puma” board is compatible with “most x86 operating systems,” including Linux, Windows CE/XPe, QNX, and VxWorks, VersaLogic said. (more…)

Wintech Digital Systems Technology is shipping a second-generation development platform for IP-video devices based on TI's DaVinci multimedia technology. The Video Communication Development Platform (VDP) II provides an integrated hardware/software platform for videophones, IPTVs, video conferencing devices, and other… (more…)

Atmel is shipping the first chip in a line of SoCs (system-on-chip processors) aimed at improving battery life and performance in mobile phones, digital cameras, PDAs, automotive infotainment, set-top boxes, home entertainment systems, network switches/routers, and printers. (more…)

The BusyBox and uClibc projects have joined a conservancy started by the Software Free Law Center (SFLC) to provide free software projects with “fiscal and administrative services.” The SFLC says its Software Freedom Conservancy will shoulder distracting burdens on behalf of free software developers, allowing them to focus on development. (more…)

Sun has announced the first two versions of its “Standard Edition” Java development environment aimed specifically at embedded devices, especially those running Linux. Additionally, Sun has created a service organization within its Java business unit, which will tune Java Platform Standard Edition (SE) for maximum performance on customer hardware. (more…)

Telecom software vendor Enea will resell MontaVista's embedded Linux distributions as part of an integrated software stack aimed at network and telcom equipment providers. “NASP” (network application services platform) pits Enea and partner MontaVista against rival Wind River, in the growth market for heterogeneous distributed systems combining Linux with RTOSes (real-time operating systems). (more…)