MontaVista has added support for half a dozen new boards this month, and claims its commercial Linux distributions now support five times as many hardware platforms as its nearest competitor. Additionally, its distributions offer “the most extensive hardware support available on a common source base,” it says. (more…)

Writer and network operator Kevin Milne has released another freely downloadable science fiction novel about a master hacker who creates the ultimate network penetration tool, a Sharp Zaurus PDA running Linux and special “Z4CK” software. (more…)

DVEO used Linux to build a high-definition MPEG-2 4:2:2 transport stream encoder that compresses HD-SDI video from HD cameras in near real time, and encodes it for transmission over satellite uplinks or cable networks. (more…)

LynuxWorks says L-3 Display Systems chose its Linux-like LynxOS-178 real-time OS for the cockpit display system in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Key selection criteria included adherence to open standards, Linux compatibility, interoperability benefits of a POSIX API, and support for ARINC-653, according to the… (more…)

Wind River's “Worldwide User Conference” was held in Orlando, Florida this week. The three-day event drew 600 registrations, said to be the most in the event's history. The event featured entertaining and informative keynotes, sessions, workshops, training, an exhibits area, and “deep dive” technical demonstrations, according to the company. (more…)

Following its best year yet, Enea will continue its “transformation into a major platform provider,” offering customers “more Linux and open source options,” CEO Johan Wall told boardmembers at its annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. (more…)

DVEO used Linux to build a high-definition MPEG-2 4:2:2 transport stream encoder that compresses HD-SDI video from HD cameras in near real time, and encodes it for transmission over satellite uplinks or cable networks. (more…)

Taiwanese embedded Linux specialist EzHomeTech says it is shipping version 3.0 of its SDK (software development kit) for IPTVs (Internet protocol TVs). The company's IPTV3.0 SDK uses MPEG4/H.264 compression, and supports video-on-demand, multi-cast, and, with an available add-on, Internet access, it says. (more…)

WiMAX and WiFi mesh networking, IMS (Internet multimedia services/subsystems), FMC (fixed-mobile convergence), and real-world MANs (metropolitan area networks) are among the topics discussed by Peter Jarich, principal analyst of wireless infrastructure for market research firm Current Analysis, in an in-depth, moderated Q&A published by Wireless Week. (more…)

Aplix, best known for its Java stacks for mobile phones, will add carrier-specific mobile phone software reference implementations (RIs) to its product line. Handset vendors will use its modular RIs to quickly create differentiated BTO (built-to-order) designs, it says. (more…)

Hypervisor specialist Trango Systems has joined the OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform), in order to contribute to Trusted Processors and Trusted Environment specifications. Trango says its “secure hypervisor” technology can enable single-core phone platforms to concurrently run a security stack along with an open OS such as Linux, Symbian, or Windows… (more…)

The worldwide market for “wireless handsets” totaled $110 billion in 2005, and will grow 23 percent to $136 billion this year, In-Stat reported on May 17. Additionally, although decreasing growth rates are forecast over the next five years, the research firm expects the market to exceed $250 billion by 2011. (more…)

Ziff Davis Internet will host an interactive “e-seminar” entitled “The Carrier Grade Alternative: Open Platforms Challenge Proprietary for Telecommunications Infrastructure.” Sponsored by Red Hat and Intel, the hour-long event is set for May 31, at 12PM EDT/9AM PDT. (more…)

Iomega has switched its wireless network attached storage (NAS) system from Windows Storage Server 2003 to Linux, and dropped the price from $1,300 to $900. It has also reduced RAM from 256MB to 64MB, and added wireless access point capabilities and automated USB camera downloads, reports ExtremeTech… (more…)

Abbyy Software House has released a software development kit (SDK) for integrating optical character recognition (OCR) and business card reading functions into mobile devices and applications. (more…)