Ecutel Systems has used Linux to create its first hardware products, a line of VPN servers with a unique “roaming” feature. The NxG Linux Appliances run the company's Viatores Server Software, said to enable mobile users to roam seamlessly between networks, while preserving network security and enterprise application sessions. (more…)

In this interview, Stuart Cohen, CEO of the OSDL (Open Source Development Labs), discusses the OSDL's goals, initiatives, projects, and test facilities, and how the growing prominence of embedded Linux interfaces with the organization's goal of being the “center-of-gravity” for Linux. (more…)

Real Digital Media (RDM) has used Linux and a Via-based embedded computer board to build a networked digital signage product with Flash and central management capabilities. The company expects the digital signage market to standardize on Linux, because its stability gives it “obvious advantages.” (more…)

BlueCat Networks, of Ontario, Canada, has used Linux to build a dedicated DHCP server that it says offers capabilities useful in enterprise VoIP (voice-over-IP) environments, including increased DHCP availability, reliability, and manageability. The Adonis 500 DHCP server is available in standard and embedded versions, and includes Java-based management software. (more…)

Finland-based First Technology is offering a Linux-based network media player for signage and advertising applications in the transportation, hospitality, and corporate markets. The FXA-50 features a depth of less than 2 inches, LCD display options from 3.9 to 10.4 inches, and central management software supporting a variety of network transports. (more…)

Foreword — This article, by veteran Linux trainer Kevin Dankwardt, discusses “volatile,” a relatively unknown ANSI-C type modifier that ensures that the compiler generates code to reload a data item each time it is referenced. Volatile must be used with variables that may be altered asynchronously, such as by a signal handler or mapped hardware. (more…)

Foreword — This article discusses the first Linux audio application to run on the Analog Devices Blackfin, which was one of the first DSPs to run Linux. The application is a network music player demonstrated by ADI recently at ESC (Embedded Systems Conference). (more…)

Foreword: This article introduces a network camera based on embedded Linux, an open FPGA, and a free, open codec called Ogg Theora. Author Andrey Filippov, who designed the camera, says it is the first high-resolution, high frame-rate digital camera to offer a low bit rate. Enjoy . . . !

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Foreword — This speech discusses career survival strategies for embedded systems engineers. It was delivered by Wind River CEO Ken Klein as a keynote address at the 2005 Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

A startup in Santa Clara, Calif. is shipping a Linux-based mesh router aimed at VoIP and video. The Mesh Dynamics Module uses multiple radios — along with custom real-time Linux extensions — to create a duplexing backhaul network said to improve bandwidth more than 64 times over conventional mesh technology. (more…)

It's only been about two years since Linux started becoming a significant factor in mobile phones, an arena that has been dominated by Symbian, Microsoft, and proprietary operating systems. (more…)

Impassioned battles between Linux and Windows partisans are no longer confined to the desktop and server arenas. With the growing ubiquity of smart devices, the device arena offers action every bit as intense, justifying massive vendor technology investments, high-dollar PR campaigns, and generous helpings of technical hyperbole from both… (more…)

Opengear's CM4000 remote console servers come in 8-, 16-, and 48-port models, and are powered by an ARM-based system-on-chip processor running an embedded uClinux kernel along with software from the Open KVM (okvm) and other open source projects. (more…)

Foreword: Economic pressures are driving telecom equipment manufacturers to abandon proprietary platforms in favor of modular, standardized architectures that reduces costs and development time, according to a new Intel whitepaper. The paper reviews Intel's efforts to standardize multiple levels of telecom infrastructure, with technologies such as AdvancedTCA and Carrier Grade Linux. (more…)

Foreword — This paper presents Cleopatre, a library of GPL'd components that enhance scheduling, synchronization, aperiodic task servicing, and fault tolerance in RTAI or “any other RTOS,” according to the authors. The components were developed as part of a publicly funded research project in France. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)