Vyatta is shipping version 2.0 of its dual-licensed, Debian Linux-based router distribution. Vyatta Subscription Edition 2.0 (VS2), optionally available with Dell hardware, aims to enable hosting facilities, Internet service providers, and enterprises to replace pricey proprietary router hardware with… (more…)

Bivio Networks has added a high-end model to its line of Linux-based network appliances for deep packet inspection. The 7000 runs the company's Linux-based BiviOS on an interesting AMP (asymmetrical multiprocessing) architecture claimed capable of wirespeed network application processing at 10… (more…)

Analysis — “Spring forward; Fall back,” That's the way the saying goes. Some years I get it backwards, but I eventually catch on. I've never had to worry about my PCs getting it wrong before, though. Now, with the recent changes in the Daylight Savings Time (DST) rules, I do. (more…)

Netherlands-based Acropolis Automation will debut four models in its Athena thin client series, at the CeBIT tradeshow in Hannover, Germany next week. The new T3000 clients are based on 1GHz Via Eden processors, and offered with a choice of Linux, Windows CE, or Windows XP Embedded. (more…)

IBM has published the following new technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its DeveloperWorks and AlphaWorks websites. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. (more…)

The newest Linux-based PMP (portable media player) from Archos is much larger than most, but its bright, detailed, 7-inch screen justifies the extra bulk, according to several early reviews. At $550, the 704 features an 80GB hard drive, a 802.11b/g WiFi radio, and an Opera browser. (more…)

Arabella Software, a San Diego-based PowerPC microcode and embedded Linux specialist, will be acquired by Entropic Communications, a privately held Israeli company that makes coaxial cable networking equipment for the digital home entertainment market. Entropic says the deal with strengthen and expand its Linux and embedded software capabilities. (more…)

Funambol is touting an open-source middleware component that enables its “push” data synchronization technology to be used with Db4Object's object database for mobile devices. The company says “Funambol Connector for db4o” simplifies the problem of pushing up-to-date information to field workers equipped with low-powered devices, such as mobile phones. (more…)

STMicroelectronics (ST) is sampling a pair of configurable SoCs (system-on-chip processors) powered by ARM9 cores and 600K-gate configurable logic blocks. The SPEAr (structured processor enhanced architecture) Head600 and dual-core SPEAr Plus600 run Linux, support DDR/DDR2 external memory, and target printer, fax, and POS (point-of-sales) devices. (more…)

Opera Software reports that its community website now hosts more than 1,000 user-contributed “Widgets” — small, freely downloadable Web applications that run on the desktop of Linux- and Windows-based PCs and embedded devices equipped with the Opera 9 browser. (more…)

A Chinese government-funded company reportedly has gifted 1,000 miniPCs to partners, developers, and fans. Lemote hopes to challenge Apple and Microsoft in home-media and car-computing applications, and market the systems — which run Debian Linux on a MIPS64-like processor — to people in rural China. (more…)

Bangalore-based Mistral Software is shipping a WiFi development kit targeting designers of wireless-enabled mobile and embedded devices. The “WLAN Solution for DaVinci” is based on Murata/Sychip's WLAN6101EB WLAN module, supports TI's DaVinci DM644x SoCs (system-on-chip processors), and is supported by drivers for Linux and… (more…)

Enea has updated its RDBMS (relational database management system) for carrier-grade network equipment. Polyhedra 7.0 adds improved multiprocessor performance, better memory exhaustion handling, and strict version control for enhanced field upgradeability, among other enhancements, the company says. (more…)

Nuvation is demonstrating an ultra-compact, Linux-powered, intelligent IP camera reference design, at the TI Developer Conference in Dallas this week. The engineering consultancy firm says its camera can encode and stream D1 (720×480) video over Ethernet at 30fps. (more…)

Taiwan-based phone designer and manufacturer Accton Technology Corp. is marketing a Linux- and Qtopia-based dual-mode phone design said to support both quad-band GSM and 802.11b/g networks. The VM3228T offers rich multimedia capabilities, and features seamless cellular/WiFi switch-over based on 3GPP standards,… (more…)