Parvus is shipping a PC/104-Plus MPEG-4 audio/video encoder card that supports up to four simultaneous video inputs. The MPEG104+ makes use of an onboard microcontroller to manage computationally intensive video compression, and is supported under Linux, among other embedded OSes, (more…)

PeerSec Networks says D-Link used its suite of SSL security products in a line of Linux-based media players. The D-Link DSM series players use PeerSec's MatrixSSL embedded security suite, a modular, small-footprint, high-performance security suite available for Linux under free or commercial licenses. (more…)

Andrey Filippov, of Elphel Photo-Electronics, has developed a Linux-based network camera around a new codec said to allow for the first time both a low bitrate and high-resolution, high-framerate video. Filippov's technical article discusses implementing an Ogg Theora encoder FPGA for Elphel's new Model 333 camera. (more…)

Lineo Solutions says its embedded Linux tools now support a tiny T-Engine-compliant board from Shimafuji. The Shimafuji SEMC5701 board is powered by a MIPS-based SoC from NEC, and is best known for its use in the wall-wart-sized Teacube, T-Cube, or Tangerine Cube from Personal Media Corp. (more…)

Axiomtek is readying a new panel PC designed for use as a human-machine interface, and is shipping a new model in its line of passively cooled embedded systems. Both support Linux. Additionally, Axiomtek has become an official GSA Advantage Supplier for Federal purchasing agents, it says. (more…)

Broadcom is sampling a PCI-X based security co-processor that it says performs 250 percent better than its previous CryptoNetX chips, while providing software compatibility. The BCM5825 comes with Linux drivers and support, and targets high-end and mid-range VPN appliances, firewall appliances, and SSL-based appliances. (more…)

A non-profit Korean government-funded research organization has joined the OSDL (Open Source Development League), and will contribute to the CGL (Carrier Grade Linux) and DCL (Data Center Linux) working groups. ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), founded in 1976, is “at the forefront of Linux innovation and adoption in Asia,” (more…)

A project to develop an open source operating system for PDAs compatible with MacOS X has renamed itself, and achieved a new developer beta release. The “QuantumSTEP” project (formerly “myPDA-Zaurus-Edition”) aims to replace Qtopia for Sharp Zaurus owners who use Mac desktops. (more…)

Enea is shipping a high-availability (HA) application framework for network equipment based on multiple operating systems. The framework supports Linux, along with RTOSes (real-time operating systems) such as Enea's proprietary OSE. It provides enhanced monitoring, fault detection, recovery, failover, load balancing, and management capabilities, Enea says. (more…)

O'Reilly has brought out a second edition of its book on Java development. “Head First Java, Second Edition” teaches readers about Java — including Java 5.0 changes and APIs — using stimulating “puzzles, strong visuals, mysteries, and soul-searching interviews” aimed at “jolting” the user into learning, (more…)

Viosoft has added support for an Abatron JTAG probe to its suite of embedded development and debugging tools. The Arriba Embedded Edition now supports Abatron's BDI2000 BDM/JTAG probe, enabling the Viosoft tools to be used with PowerPC processors for the first time. (more…)

The DigiTimes has published an image gallery of wildly feature-full mobile phones shown off at CeBIT last week. The gallery includes a Linux-based device from Samsung that supports UWB (ultra-wide-band), an Intel-driven standard for high-speed transfer of multimedia content between devices in the home or office. (more…)

[Updated Mar. 21, 2005] — Adlink is shipping an ETX computer module based on a Mobile Celeron processor, and has promised another based on a Pentium M, with PCI Express. The boards will help close the performance gap between “computer-on-module” (COM) systems and other embedded form-factors, (more…)

Digium will ship in Q2, 2005, a commercial Linux PBX (private branch exchange) software package based entirely on the open source Asterisk PBX. Asterisk Business Edition will support voice and data transport over TDM, switched, and Ethernet architectures, and has undergone extensive stress-testing, the company says. (more…)

Early registration closes today for a conference devoted to the personal and service robot industry. The “RoboBusiness” show claims to be the only event devoted to the commercial application of mobile robotics for the consumer, commercial, civil, and military markets. (more…)