VirtualLogix and 6Wind announced a Linux-based multi-core networking reference design aimed at 4G wireless base stations and smart media gateway equipment. The reference design combines Linux, the 6WindGate multi-core networking stack, and VirtualLogix's VLX-NI (network infrastructure) virtualization technology, all running on Texas Instruments C6000 multi-core digital signal processors (DSPs). (more…)

Wind River announced a major design win with Hughes Telematics for a Linux-based automotive telematics system. Hughes will use Wind River's new virtualization technology, as well as Wind River Linux for the company's next-generation telematics control unit (TCU), says Wind River. (more…)

The Linux Foundation (LF) announced a “LinuxCon” conference that will be open to end-users. Set for September 2009 in Portland, Ore., LinuxCon will co-locate with the annual Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC), says the group, which also announced that next April's Collaboration Summit will be co-located with the embedded “CELF” conference. (more…)