Kontron announced a single board computer (SBC) using the 95 x 95mm microETXexpress format and an Intel Atom Z520PT processor. The “microETXexpress-XL” features gigabit Ethernet, PCI and PCI Express Graphics, an optional SSD (solid state disk), and an industrial operating range from -40 to 85 deg. C (-40 to 185 deg. F), the company says.

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Wind River has rev'd its embedded development tool-suite for Linux and VxWorks. Upgraded software is said to include: the Wind River Workbench 3.2 integrated development environment, now synchronized with Eclipse 3.5; the JTAG-based Wind River On-Chip Debugging 3.2, which adds multi-core and multi-target support; and the Wind River Compiler 5.8.

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Open Kernel Labs and Citrix Systems announced a virtualization-driven, cross-platform reference architecture for smartphones that enables users to access corporate desktops and applications. The Nirvana Phone offers a video-out port for displaying virtualized desktops on an external monitor, plus Bluetooth and USB drivers for controlling keyboards and mice.

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Diamond Systems announced that it has originated a new, mezzanine-style expansion standard for SBCs (single board computers), COMs (computer-on-modules) and other embedded products. Involving a single low-cost connector and expansion modules “three-fifths the size of a credit card,” the standard will be open and support any host form factor and processor, the company says.

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Qnap Systems has upgraded two of its Linux-based, SMB-focused network-attached storage (NAS) systems to incorporate Intel's D410 Atom processors. The two-drive, 4TB TS-239 Pro II and the four-drive, 8TB TS-439 Pro II also feature Qnap NAS 3.2 management software, with new iSCSI and virtualization features, plus support for VMware's vSphere4.

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Intel and Micron announced they've begin sampling 25-nanometer NAND flash technology, which will enable mobile devices and SSD (solid-state disks) to pack significantly more memory. Manufactured by the joint venture IM Flash Technologies, the process involves “the smallest semiconductor lithography available in the industry,” according to the companies.

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Mozilla announced that the final Firefox for Mobile (“Fennec”) 1.0 release is now available for Nokia's Maemo Linux-based N810 tablet and N900 phone — but with a “YouTube Enabler” in place of Flash. Meanwhile, the Android pre-alpha of version of Fennec may arrive as early as next month, says a report.

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Emerson Network Power has joined the many companies basing devices on Intel's new, embedded-oriented Core processors. Newly announced products include the company's COMX-CORE COM Express Module, the MATXM-CORE-411-B 9.6 x 9.6-inch microATX motherboard, and the iVM7210 VMEbus processor board.

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