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Via is shipping a power-efficient mini-ITX SBC (single-board computer) targeting digital media appliances. The Epia CN, based on a 1GHz-1.3GHz C7 processor and Via's newest desktop chipset, typically consumes 16 Watts, and features a simplified onboard peripheral and I/O set compared to previous C7-based mini-ITX boards. (more…)

This brief article highlights key findings from a recent survey of 467 embedded developers by Venture Development Corp. (VDC). Also discussed are findings from recent VDC research on vertical markets, including mobile phones, automotive telematics, and Internet services. (more…)

Conexant is sampling an ARM-based SoC (system-on-chip) for DSL gateways, bridges, and routers supporting “triple-play” (voice, video, and data) Internet services. The low-cost CX9461x SoC integrates ADSL2+, WiFi, and VoIP interfaces, and is available now in a hardware reference design said to support “industry-standard operating systems, including Linux.”

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The embedded market is a service industry, because off-the-shelf products are fundamentally ill-suited to the unique requirements of specialized embedded devices, argues Curt Schacker in this brief guest column. (more…)

In-Stat will present a free (with registration) Webinar on how WiFi, mesh, WiMAX, and 3G will compete and complement each other in the complex wireless broadband space. The hour-long Webinar, entitled “Wireless Broadband Evolution — Technology Landscape and End-User Attitudes,” takes place Jun. 21 at 2PM EDT / 11AM PDT. (more…)

A portable, small-footprint database targeting embedded and mobile applications has achieved its first stable release. ITTIA's Fuel DB offers full transactional support, along with multi-threaded shared access, and implements a fast, efficient database that can be embedded within applications, the company says. (more…)

Freescale's ARM11-based i.MX31 mobile applications processor has gained commercial Linux support through TimeSys's subscription-based Web service offering for embedded Linux developers. The i.MX31 LinuxLink was announced by Freescale Semiconductor Japan and long-time TimeSys ASSP (authorized sales/support partner) Nissin Systems, at the Embedded Technology West trade show in Osaka, May 10-11. (more…)

Foreword — The embedded market is a service industry, because off-the-shelf products are fundamentally ill-suited to the unique requirements of specialized embedded devices, argues Curt Schacker in this brief guest column. Schacker is CEO of embedded services company Embedded Solution Partners, and a veteran of Wind River and Ready Systems. (more…)

Snom reports that two of its Linux-based business VoIP phones have completed interoperability validation with a commercially supported version of Asterisk, an open source IP PBX (private branch exchange) and application server offered by Digium. (more…)

Arabella and Kenati will jointly create a series of VoIP-enabled SOHO (small-office, home-office) gateway reference designs said to offer 10 times more throughput than competing products. The designs will combine Arabella's Expedited Fast Path (EFP) microcode and custom Linux implementation with Kenati's Network Persona (NP) application stacks for gateways, wireless routers, DSL modems, VoIP equipment, and… (more…)

PMC-Sierra will sample SoCs (system-on-chip processors) and reference designs targeting residential gateways (RGs) for next-generation broadband networks this quarter. The Multi-Service Platform MSP7100-series products are based on multithreaded MIPS34K cores, and aim to bring “carrier class” services such as IPTV and VoIP to home networks. (more…)

Opera has announced a new version of its SDK (software development kit) for embedded devices such as TVs, set-top boxes, portable media players, and game consoles. Opera 9 for Devices, due in Q4, will add support for “Widgets” — small, standalone, Web standards-based user interface elements that can “interact with Web… (more…)

The results of LinuxDevices.com's sixth annual Embedded Linux Market Survey are in! Overall, we find the results encouraging for embedded Linux, and for companies in the embedded Linux OS and tools market. (more…)

CyberLink and Siano Mobile Silicon have teamed up to create hardware/software technology that will allow devices running embedded Linux to receive DVB-H video. The combo ties CyberLink's DVB-H software suite with Siano's digital TV receiver-demodulater chipset packaged in an SDIO dongle. (more…)