Opengear is shipping a pair of Linux-based device servers said to offer secure access to a variety of devices. The dual-port SD4002 and eight-port SD4008 can securely tunnel serial, RDP, VNC, HTTP, or telnet sessions from devices with text-based, graphical, or web-based interfaces, Opengear says. (more…)

Advantech is shipping a new fanless embedded PC with a rich set of networking and serial interfaces. The Celeron processor-based UNO-2170 Universal Network Controller is available with a CompactFlash card preloaded with Linux, according to the company. (more…)

Renesas plans in May to sample a SuperH-based SoC (system-on-chip) that will clock to 600MHz. The fastest SuperH processor ever, the SH7785 will integrate an SH-4A superscalar CPU core, FPU (floating point unit), LCD controller, and PCI interface. It targets car infotainment devices with 3D displays, and other multimedia applications. (more…)

[Updated Jan. 31, 2006] — Benq's GPS-equipped SXG75 mobile phone reportedly does not run Linux, contrary to our news item published yesterday. Despite widespread rumors, the 3G UMTS mobile phone runs neither Linux nor Trolltech's phone software stack, Trolltech said today. (more…)

Exar has added an eight-channel, 8 Mbps octal UART to its serial communications chip line. The XR16V798 ups the ante on serial data communications speeds in embedded and industrial applications such as remote access servers, network management, factory automation, and point-of-sale systems, according to the company. (more…)

TimeSys has enhanced its embedded Linux developer services, adding support for a MIPS Technologies 32-bit RISC core with built-in DSP (digital signal processor) capabilities. LinuxLink for 24KE cores is available now, and has already been used by MIPS to create Linux distributions to be bundled with its “Malta” development boards that will ship in March, TimeSys says. (more…)

Virtualization software specialist Jaluna has announced its first major design win in the network equipment provider (NEP) market. The company says Alcatel deployed an x86 version of OSWare in a line of Linux- and legacy OS-based soft-switches that began shipping two months ago. (more…)

Royal Philips Electronics will sample in March a highly integarted, low-power system-on-chip (SoC) processor claimed to be the first ARM9 microntroller manufactured on 90-nm process technology. The LPC3180, which runs Linux and supports an “ultra-low-power” 0.9V mode, targets POS (point-of-sales), GPS, robotics, and medical/industrial devices. (more…)

QuickLogic is shipping a family of FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) in 8×8 mm packages suitable for handheld gadgets such as mobile phones, portable media players, and GPS devices. The Eclipse II FPGAs are supported with Linux drivers for IP (intellectual property) functions such as IDE, PCI, and SDIO interfaces,… (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…)

A vendor of embedded Linux-based KVM servers (keyboard, video, mouse servers) has agreed to acquire a vendor of embedded Linux-based console servers. Avocent says its $90 million acquisition of Cyclades will allow it to diversify its product offerings, while taking advantage of Linux's rapid growth in the enterprise server… (more…)

Db4objects has added a replication product to its dual-licensed portfolio of object database technology available under both a commercial license and the GNU GPL. The “db4o Replication System” (dRS) lets developers create applications capable of synchronizing Java or .NET objects bi-directionally with Oracle, MySQL, and other enterprise RDBMSs (relational database management systems), the… (more…)

ARM Ltd. is shipping “physical IP” for a synthesizable ARM11 core implemented in 90nm process technology that it expects to clock above 750MHz, while drawing less than 500mW of power and occupying just 2.4 square millimeters of die space. The “high speed” ARM1176JZF-S processor runs standard ARM Linux, and targets consumer and wireless devices such as digital TVs, set-top-boxes, games consoles, and mobile… (more…)

[Updated 4:00 PM PST] — IBM last week updated its speech recognition technology, adding features aimed at allowing commands to have a more flexible syntax. Embedded ViaVoice 4.4 is available for Linux, and is commonly used in a variety of embedded systems, such as in-car “infotainment” devices. (more…)

Mini-Box.com is shipping a tiny power supply targeting small form-factor PCs and embedded computers. At just 31 x 45 x 20mm, the picoPSU power supply is roughly the size of two AA batteries. Typical applications include mini PCs, smart appliances, and robots, according to the company. (more…)