Mercury Computer Systems is sampling what it claims to be the first AMC (advanced mezzanine card) based on Intel's Core Duo processor. Mercury also says its AXA-100, which is available with Linux, “doubles the compute resource available in an AMC form factor.” (more…)

[Updated Oct. 20] — Strategic Test is prepping a tiny processor module based on an 806MHz “Monahans P” processor. The 200-pin SODIMM-sized Triton-290 is expected to ship in November with a Linux 2.6-based development kit. (more…)

Fonix Speech has updated its automatic speech recognition (ASR) software that runs on Linux, among other OSes. The company claims that VoiceIn SE 4.1 boosts recognition by 24 percent, to accuracy rates as high as 98 percent, and offers significantly improved recognition accuracy in “noise-saturated” environments. (more…)

WinSystems is shipping an x86-compatible EBX SBC (single-board computer) that runs Linux and targets M2M (machine-to-machine) connectivity applications. The LBC-GX500 is based on an AMD [email protected] processor, and targets industrial automation, transportation, test and measurement, petrochemical, MIL/COTS,… (more…)

Network equipment provider (NEP) RadiSys will resell and support high availability middleware and tools from OpenClovis, “pre-integrating” them with its Promentum family of modular, ATCA-compliant, Linux-based “application-ready” hardware. (more…)

Access Co. Ltd. has recently launched a new logo, brand identity, and website said to “integrate, update, and expand” content previously available at its main website and that of wholly owned subsidiary PalmSource. (more…)

The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) and the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) are co-sponsoring a conference to discuss the impact of software patents on software development, innovation, and competition. Entitled “Software Patents: A Time for Change?,” the conference is set for Nov. 17, at Boston University. (more…)

[Updated 3:15 P.M.] — Terra Soft Solutions says it will “immediately” begin shipping a version of its Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) distribution for Sony's Playstation 3 (PS3). (more…)

FSMLabs reports that its real-time Linux distribution was used by Blue Mountain Avionics to build an electronic flight information system (EFIS) or “glass cockpit” for experimental aircraft. (more…)

O'Reilly has updated one of its books about embedded software development. The second edition of Programming Embedded Systems, by Michael Barr and Anthony Massa, covers the latest hardware designs and development methodologies, and features examples based on Linux and eCos, according to the publisher. (more…)

Neoware will begin sampling a Linux-based thin client notebook next month. Unlike traditional notebooks, The m100 has no local data storage, and hence does not place sensitive data at risk of being lost or stolen, according to the company. (more…)

Strong Linux smartphone sales in China helped Motorola achieve the highest overall year-on-year growth among the top five vendors in the PDA/Smartphone market, according to Gartner. In contrast, Motorola's Symbian- and Microsoft-based smartphones are “not making significant progress,” Gartner reports. (more…)

Navicore is readying a version of its European GPS (global positioning system) software for Nokia's Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet. Navicore Personal 2007 brings a variety of “Internet enhanced” navigation features to the 770, and will ship in November, standalone or with a… (more…)

uClinux specialist and remote access equipment vendor Opengear has launched an educational discount program for university computer facilities. (more…)

[Updated Oct. 17, 2006] — An East German company will soon begin selling an IP-PBX setup based on a Mac Mini running Linux. 4S Newcom's Blue4S package comes with an iPod Shuffle that acts as a boot device for the Mac Mini, plus five Linux-based phones. (more…)