OpenClovis has updated its dual-licensed “carrier-grade” middleware for high-availability (HA) telecom and enterprise systems. OpenClovis CGM (carrier-grade middleware) 3.0 is said to offer the “most comprehensive and native” off-the-shelf implementation of several Service Availability Forum (SAForum) specs, pre-validated for popular Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) distributions and carrier hardware… (more…)

Agito Networks has announced a Linux-powered communications router aimed at helping enterprises cut mobile phone usage fees. The RoamAnywhere Mobility Router works with dual-mode phones, routing calls over WiFi when available, and handing calls between WiFi and cellular networks as needed, the company claims. (more…)

Motorola has bought half of UI Holdings, owner of the UIQ Symbian software stack for touchscreen phones. The investment could help Motorola profit from an emergent touchscreen smartphone market, while focusing its Linux development efforts around higher-volume mass market phones such as the RAZR2 V8. (more…)

Nokia has announced a new version of its Linux-based Internet tablet. The N810 is smaller, heavier, and faster than the older N800, with new features that include a slide-out hardware QWERTY thumb keyboard, GPS receiver, FM transmitter (for in-car listening), and a light-sensing screen dimmer. (more…)

Enea has enhanced its high-availability middleware product for the second time in two months. Element 2.3 adds support for “super-clusters,” explicit support for Wind River's Carrier Grade Linux, and claimed “industry-first” support for Tail-F Systems's ConfD, a scriptable XML-based system aimed at automating repetitive, failure-prone network management tasks. (more…)

ABI Research is forecasting that standalone baseband processors are set to become a thing of the past in the wireless handset market. Instead, says the firm, they'll be replaced by SoCs (system-on-chip processors) that integrate a baseband processor with a “multimedia-rich” application processor. (more…)

Broadcom is continuing its push into the market for ARM-based mobile phone processors, with a newly shipping, sub-$25 “3G phone on a chip.” The BCM21551is built on 65nm technology and combines two ARM11 cores with HSPA (high-speed packet access) modem acceleration, multiple radios, 480Mbps USB, and on-die audio/video subsystems, according to the company. (more…)

Wind River has partnered with Freescale on a hardware/software Linux development kit for Freescale's top-end telematics processor. The kit includes Freescale's hardware reference platform for its MPC5121e, a 32-bit PowerPC-based SoC (system-on-chip) with integral graphics and audio cores, plus Wind… (more…)

Shenzhen-based Embest Info & Tech has added another board to its growing line of ARM9-based single-board computers (SBCs) and evaluation kits. The SAM9315V1 is a PC/104-sized board that supports Linux, Windows CE, “and other high-level operating systems,” according to the company. (more…)

Two tiny, heat-resistant Linux servers have become available in the U.S. for the first time. Japanese systems integrator Plat'Home's U.S. division has started shipping the OpenMicroServer and OpenBlockS, which come preinstalled with Linux and target server-room surveillance and other high-temperature… (more…)

ARM Ltd. and Intel are collaborating on a set of hardware and software technologies aimed at improving security in devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and set-top boxes. The effort will integrate ARM's TrustZone hardware/software authentication with Intel's Authenticated Flash memory, targeting next-generation system-on-chip (SoC) designs, according to the companies. (more…)

By 2012, Linux will ship annually in 128 million mobile phones, or about 8.8 percent of all handsets sold, forecasts Informa in a new research report. The report also forecasts a bright outlook for other open source mobile technologies, including Java, WebKit, and others. (more…)

[Updated Oct. 15] — Wind River is set to kick off a multi-continent Carrier Grade Linux tour. The company will promote its “Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition” (PNE-LE) on multicore MIPS64-based ATCA hardware capable of 10Gbps Ethernet throughputs, in a free-to-attend roadshow that debuts at next week's ATCA Summit in Santa Clara, Calif. (more…)

TimeSys has extended its online embedded Linux customization service, adding support for the newest and fastest 32-bit processor core from MIPS Inc. “LinuxLink” support is available now for the MIPS 74K core, touted as the first synthesizable core capable of clocking over 1GHz, according to the company. (more…)

[Updated Oct. 12] — MontaVista launched an online evaluation system aimed at letting prospective customers easily evaluate its embedded Linux OS and development tools. The “TestDrive” system leverages Virtutech virtual platform technology and NoMachine network compression software to let users try MontaVista Linux and DevRocket tools remotely on several architectures. (more…)