Network equipment provider (NEP) Performance Technologies (PT) announced the first of a line of Linux-based MicroTCA-based network appliances. The 1U MTC5070's chassis integrates commodity PC power supplies and shelf management functions, leaving six AMC slots free for user configuration. (more…)

[Updated: Apr. 14] — D-Link is shipping a two-bay, RAID 1-enabled networked attached storage (NAS) device that runs embedded Linux. Based on an ARM9 “Orion” processor from Marvell, the DNS-323 offers RAID mirroring, UPnP support, and remote access via a built-in FTP server, says D-Link. (more…)

The Mozilla Foundation says the mobile version of Firefox, planned for release later this year, has been sped up nearly 600 percent in its latest builds. The evolving product, which will run on Linux-based devices, has also received several interesting new user interface (UI) proposals. (more…)

McObject announced that its ExtremeDB in-memory database will be integrated with a developer's kit for the open-source eCos real-time operation system (RTOS). A royalty-free version of ExtremeDB will be provided as part of the eCosPro Developer's Kit from eCosCentric, which maintains the RTOS. (more…)

New details have emerged about Lippert's CoreExpress module, which the German firm claims to be the first board based on the Intel Centrino Atom. The 2.6 by 2.3-inch CoreExpress-ECO board comes in 1.1GHz and 1.6GHz versions, consuming only five Watts in the latter configuration, says Lippert. (more…)

[Updated Apr. 10] — A vendor of software that tests PC system health during manufacture and servicing will demonstrate a Linux-based appliance at the Embedded Systems Conference next week. (more…)

Ampro has announced an “extreme rugged” computer-on-module (COM) using the COM Express form-factor. Targeting avionics, military, and medical applications, the COM 840 operates from -40 to 185 deg. F, has a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo processor, and accepts up to 4GB of RAM, the company says. (more…)

The Firebird Project has ported its lightweight, open-source database to the ARM architecture. The project is looking for help testing a new Firebird 2.1 RC2 release, which in addition to ARM support, adds database triggers, temporary and monitoring tables, common table expressions, and recursive… (more…)

UK-based embedded device manufacturer Datasound Laboratories (DSL) has started shipping a RAID-based duplicating appliance for CompactFlash cards and IDE DiskOnModules and hard drives. (more…)

Via Technologies, although very popular with Linux ultramobile PC vendors, has never been very open about its own hardware. Until April 8, when, at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit in Austin, Texas, the company announced that it will start opening up its chipsets to the open source community. (more…)

A website has published instructions on how to install Google's Android Java stack on real hardware with ARM926 and later cores, running Linux 2.6.23 and later kernels. The instructions can be used to install Android on Nokia's Linux-based N810 web tablet, the article suggests. (more…)

HP has entered the mini-laptop arena with a device targeting education and cost-conscious consumers. The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC weighs 2.8 pounds with a nine-inch display and a nearly full-sized keyboard, and runs runs Linux, Windows Vista, or Windows XP on a Via C7-M ULV processor. (more…)

Timesys has announced that its subscription-based service for embedded Linux developers now supports a networking processor with dual 1.5GHz PowerPC cores. The company's LinuxLink subscription for Freescale's MPC8572 PowerQUICC III helps developers create and maintain custom SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) Linux distributions for the chip, Timesys says. (more…)

Dutch integrator Van Der Led (VDL) Designs has announced a clone of the Asus Eee PC ultra-mini PC (UMPC) notebook. The WiFi-enabled “Jisus” UMPC is equipped with a Chinese-made 1GHz Loongson CPU, has an 8.9-inch display, and runs Ubuntu Linux. (more…)

Embedded Alley (EA) hopes silicon vendors will hire it to develop and maintain their Linux software development kits (SDKs). The professional services and consulting firm's new Silicon Vendor Partner Program (SVPP) offers customized SDKs that vendors can freely distribute, and includes mainline kernel maintenance and regression testing. (more…)