Embedded board powerhouse Kontron is demonstrating MicroTCA (Micro Telecom Computing Architecture) technology, at the RTS Embedded Systems trade show in Paris, France this week. The company touts MicroTCA as a means of furthering open hardware standards in telecom infrastructure, as well as medical and industrial imaging,… (more…)

Chipmakers AMD and Via have joined the PC/104 Embedded Consortium, an industry group that maintains PC/104 and related embedded board and interface standards. The Consortium, which now comprises more than 75 member companies, also announced winners of its annual design contest, at ESC this week in San Jose, Calif. (more…)

Wind River is sampling a version of its consumer electronics Linux distribution that supports Intel's next-generation mobile applications processor, codenamed “Monahans,” which is also currently sampling. Additionally, Wind River says its professional services team will support Monahans-family processors with BSP (board-support package) integrations, and other customizations. (more…)

An embedded Linux development services specialist in San Jose, Calif. has partnered with an embedded Linux software supplier in Beijing, China. Embedded Software Group (ESG) and MiniGUI graphics stack supplier Beijing Feynman Software Technology say their partnership will help them better serve customers in China. (more…)

AMD has posted a reference design for an EPIC form-factor single-board computer (SBC) on its website, available free to Geode LX processor customers. (more…)

Wind River has launched a program aimed at encouraging MontaVista customers to migrate to its device software platforms. The “Wind River MontaVista Trade-In Program” gives customers in the process of switching to Wind River Linux platforms the option of receiving support and development services from Wind River for shipping products that use the standard MontaVista kernel, throughout the duration of the… (more…)

Access is demonstrating its Linux smartphone stack, codenamed “ALP” (Access Linux Platform), at the LinuxWorld Expo in Boston this week. Palm Infocenter has published a brief article summarizing ALP features from the perspective of Palm application developers, and showing ALP running on a Haier… (more…)

“Interest in embedded Linux remains low,” proclaims an EE Times story based on a recent survey. Seventeen percent of respondents report using Linux, while two-thirds lack Linux interest or implementation plans, the publication says. The results contradict similar surveys, but a lack of available detail frustrates external analysis. (more…)

Aonix has released a new version of its real-time virtual machine (VM) and toolset for embedded applications. PERC Ultra, the successor to PERC 4.2, adds Java 5 capabilities and enhanced performance, along with new ports to embedded OSes such as Linux. It now supports Linux on x86, PowerPC, and ARM. (more…)

Digi International has previewed a tiny, low-cost SBC (single-board computer) that comes equipped with both wired and wireless networking. Built around the company's 155 MHz NetSilicon NS9360 ARM9-core processor, the ConnectCore Wi-9C integrates 10/100 Mbit Ethernet and 802.11a/b/g networking, along with “enterprise-class… (more…)

Trolltech has launched a consumer electronics (CE) version of its Qtopia graphics framework and application stack for Linux. “Qtopia Platform” targets phones, media players, and set-top boxes, and will be integrated with Wind River's CE Linux distribution, Trolltech says. Trolltech additionally updated Qtopia Phone Edition (QPE), its specialized phone stack. (more…)

The Eclipse Foundation is demonstrating tools of interest to embedded Linux developers, at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif. this week. The tools include projects from the top-level Device Software Development Project (DSDP) project, expected in June, and a preview of the next major C/C++ Development Tool release (CDT). (more…)

Ampro debuted a pair of modules, in ETX and XTX computer-on-module (COM) formats, at the Embedded Systems Conference this week. The ETX 610 aims to provide low-cost RoHS-compliant life extension for existing ETX-based designs, while the XTX 830, based on an Intel Core Duo processor, offers a high performance ETX migration path in… (more…)

Via is sampling a “single-chip chipset” that supports Linux, and targets PC/104 and mini-ITX boards, POS (point-of-sales/service) devices, industrial PCs, and thin clients. The CX700 chipset measures 37.5mm square, and provides north- and south-bridge functionality, with integrated graphics. (more…)

Axiomtek is set to ship a compact, rugged, fanless operator interface computer with a 6.4-inch touchsceen. The GOT-1640T is based on a 1GHz VIA Eden processor, and supports Linux and other embedded OSes, according to the company. (more…)