Sysgo says its embedded Linux development toolkit now supports PowerPC 4xx-series chips, a line of SoCs (system-on-chips) that IBM sold to Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) in November of 2004. AMCC has joined Sysgo's board support program, and will offer Sysgo's ElinOS v3.1 toolkit to customers (more…)

TimeSys has launched a partner program intended to help silicon vendors offer up-to-date, commercially-supported embedded Linux distributions for their chips. The TimeSys OnBoard program provides an infrastructure that allows the chipmakers to collaborate with TimeSys on testing, certifying, and distributing embedded Linux kernels containing their latest chip-specific support. (more…)

MontaVista says it will support a new communications processor from Freescale Semiconductor. The MPC8360E is based on an e300 PowerPC core clocked from 266MHz to 667MHz, and targets wired and wireless access and networking equipment, including MTUs (multi-tenant units), DSLAMs (DSL access multiplexers), wireless basestations, and more. (more…)

Cryptography specialist Certicom has launched a security software suite aimed at helping device makers create secure, Web-based user interfaces based on elliptic curve cryptography. The Certicom Security Architecture (CSA) for Embedded supports Linux, and includes SSL, IPSec, PKI, DRM, and Embedded Trust Services. (more…)

This new Toshiba system-on-chip processor aims a proprietary 400 MHz RISC CPU core and embedded PCI bus at a range of consumer applications such as IP set-top boxes, home gateways, and multimedia appliances. The TX4939XBG-400 is a highly integrated, MIPS-architecture, 64-bit processor built with the company's 90-nanometer process. (more…)

Via has launched a new chip family it hopes will help the x86 architecture scale into smaller devices with lower power requirements. The CoreFusion family initially includes a pair of two-chip-PC chipsets — each implementing the core functions of a complete PC-compatible system (more…)

A Santa Clara, Calif. startup is shipping a Linux-based mesh router aimed at VoIP and video that uses multiple radios — along with custom real-time Linux extensions — to create a duplexing backhaul network said to improve bandwidth more than 64 times over conventional mesh technology. (more…)

A startup in Santa Clara, Calif. is shipping a Linux-based mesh router aimed at VoIP and video. The Mesh Dynamics Module uses multiple radios — along with custom real-time Linux extensions — to create a duplexing backhaul network said to improve bandwidth more than 64 times over conventional mesh technology. (more…)

Direct Insight is shipping an embedded Linux development kit for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) based on an ARM920T processor. The kit includes a Cogent Computer Systems CSB637, pre-installed with Linux, along with a carrier board, tools, and optional JTAG debugger. (more…)

Opera Software, France Telecom, and Orange are exploring ways to add a browser-like home screen to mobile phones, to improve usability and to make lucrative data services more accessible. “Platform,” which is derived from Opera's mobile browser technology, replaces the handset's normally idle homescreen. (more…)

The Spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) wraps up today in San Francisco. IDF is a semi-annual event sponsored by Intel for the purpose of bringing developers and business decision-makers together to explore where technology is heading. (more…)

American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) demonstrated software for network storage devices based on Linux and Intel network processors at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week in San Francisco. StorTrends NXS (NAS XScale storage) is an OEM-customizable design for file-sharing appliances targeting the SOHO and SMB markets. (more…)

ZDNet is reporting that a British engineer involved with the iPod Linux project cracked the iPod's bootloader code by playing it out as a sound and then converting the sound back into code. (more…)

Bill Gates was awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II today. The Queen pronounced the Microsoft co-founder a “Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” for his contributions to business and to healthcare throughout the British Commonwealth. (more…)

ITTIA has ported an embeddable, open source, C-language database to ARM Linux, and is inviting developers who write code for Linux on ARM to join a user support community it maintains. The ARM port of db.* targets routers, cell phones, cameras, and other resource-constrained devices. (more…)