Jaluna has renamed itself as VirtualLogix, and rebranded its OSWare product porfolio as VLX, it announced Sept. 26. Additionally, the company has begun targeting specific market segments, beginning with three products aimed at helping companies lower costs and preserve legacy software investments while adopting Linux, including one targeting mobile phones. (more…)

FSMLabs is shipping a real-time Linux development kit for Freescale's first-ever MMU-equipped ColdFire microcontroller. RTLinuxPro 2.2 for the MCF5485 targets SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), instrumentation, and non-traditional control applications, and is optionally available with Eclipse-based tools, according to the company. (more…)

[Updated 11:30] — Venture-funded Israeli startup Yoggie Security Systems is readying a tiny, Linux-based remote access device designed to protect Windows XP laptops. The credit-card-sized Yoggie Personal Security Gatekeeper has two Ethernet ports, and runs sophisticated firewall, VPN, and monitoring software on a… (more…)

Gurjot Singh (right) has been promoted from COO to CEO of LynuxWorks. Former CEO Dr. (more…)

MontaVista has upgraded its Linux-based software platform for mobile phones. Mobilinux 4.1 supports lower-cost hardware, the company says, thanks to footprint improvements aimed at lessening DRAM and flash memory requirements. The OS includes advanced real-time capabilities, and is suitable for use on single-chipset, mass market phones, according to the company. (more…)

Black Duck Software is readying a new version of its software license compliance management suite. ProtexIP 4.0, expected in November, will implement a more visual, more responsive UI, along with search engine improvements and a new SDK (software development kit) for easier integration with enterprise… (more…)

Worldwide shipments of dual-mode cellular/VoWiFi handsets are expected to top 300 million units by 2011, a new report from ABI Research suggests. However the expected arrival of “femtocell access points” toward the end of the report's forecast period may prove “disruptive for the market,” ABI says. (more…)

Embedded CPU/DSP core specialist ARC International is shipping a programmable multimedia subsystem consisting of a configurable 32-bit RISC core with an MPEG-4 decoder and various audio codecs, supported by a Linux stack. The ARC Player Subsystem targets portable audio players, electronic toys, and low-end mobile phones, according to the company. (more…)

Enea and its partners will hold one-day seminars for network equipment providers (NEPs) this fall, in North America, Europe, and Japan. The seminars will showcase open architecture products and technology, and describe how telecom equipment makers can “outsource their platform design and accelerate application software development,” Enea says. (more…)

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

Mercury Computer Systems is shipping a Linux-based software development kit for IBM's Cell BE and “other multi-core processors.” The company says its MultiCore Plus SDK can complement components of the IBM's Cell SDK, while enabling users to maximize resource usage and application performance. (more…)

Wind River failed to meet a deadline for reporting its second-quarter earnings, and could be dropped from the NASDAQ stock exchange, according to an Associated Press (AP) report. However, the company will likely be able to state its results in time to avoid expulsion, the wire service noted. (more…)

Sony's Linux-based “Mylo,” expected this month, will include a Skype client designed as a “turnkey software bundle” for standalone (PC-free) Linux-based communication devices, according to Trinity Convergence, which says it supplied voice- and video-over-IP (VoIP) middleware used in… (more…)

Austrian JTAG tools vendor Ronetix is shipping an eCos-based embedded development “Starter Kit” that includes a small ARM9-based CPU module, a baseboard, and a JTAG emulator, The kit also comes with GNU tools, the open-source eCos operating system, and an Eclipse-based IDE (integrated development environment). (more…)

A small company has begun building its line of tiny, gumstick-sized single-board computers (SBCs) into miniscule packaged PCs that displace around 68 cc of volume and come with Linux pre-installed. (more…)