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…)

O'Reilly has published a third edition of Linux Device Drivers that covers changes in Linux 2.6 and adds coverage of console and USB drivers. The work discusses supporting peripherals and developing new hardware under Linux. (more…)

Embedded Toolsmiths is shipping two hardware-assisted debuggers that support the PowerPC 4xx line of chips from AMCC (Applied Micro Circuits Corporation). The Guardian-SE JTAG ICE and Agile-DB Debugger provides on-chip debugging and run control, and supports AMCC's entire portfolio of PowerPC 4XX processors. (more…)

TimeSys is shipping Linux 2.6-based development kits for four storage-oriented Intel I/O processors (IOPs). TimeStorm Linux Development Kits (LDKs) are now available for Intel's IOP321, IOP331, IOP332, and 80219 XScale IOPs, which target storage, telmatics, security, print/imaging, iSCSI, control-plane processing, and CPE (customer premises equipment). (more…)

The Khronos Group is inviting qualified developers to review the first draft specification of version 2.0 of the OpenGL ES (embedded subset). OpenGL ES is a royalty-free, open standard for advanced 2D and 3D graphics in embedded systems, including mobile and handheld devices. (more…)

Freescale Semiconductor will co-found an evaluation lab in China chartered with helping commercialize embedded Linux in China. The MII-Freescale Linux Systems Lab, a joint effort with the China Software and Integrated Circuit Promotion (CSIP) Center, will develop systems for evaluating the performance and stability of pervasive computing applications. (more…)

Kontron unveiled a board-level embedded computer form-factor leveraging PCI Express technology, at the Embedded World conference in Germany. Dubbed “PISA Express,” the approach combines PCI and PCI Express buses in a half-size “slot board” format modeled after the ISA/PCI-based “PISA” standard introduced by Kontron in 1996. (more…)

Concurrent Technologies has upgraded two of its existing SBCs (single board computer) to support the Pentium M 760 processor running at 2 GHz with a 533 MHz front side bus. The VME64 VP 307/01x and the CompactPCI PP 312/01x share similar internal architectures and support embedded (more…)

Mocana is shipping a version of its embedded security suite optimized for Freescale's newest PowerQUICC and ColdFire embedded processors. The company says its Embedded Security Suite offers a much smaller footprint than open source security software, along with higher performance, thanks to an asynchronous architecture that better supports hardware acceleration. (more…)

American Arium and Jungo have jointly introduced a development kit for Linux-based network gateways, access points, DSL/cable modems, and IADs (Internet access devices). The LC-500MJ kit is based on Intel's IXDPG425 development board, and includes Jungo's OpenRG Linux firmware and American Arium's LC-500 hardware-assisted debugger. (more…)

A company in Japan has developed a technology for camera-equipped handheld devices that uses face recognition technology to authenticate users. Omron says its Okao Vision Face Recognition Sensor can increase the security of mobile devices such as camera phones and PDAs, and protect the data they contain. (more…)

WLAN software specialist Instant802 has renamed itself as Devicescape, and launched an off-the-shelf Linux Wi-Fi stack meant to speed the arrival of ubiquitous wireless networking. Universal Wireless Platform (UWP) 2.0 includes a Linux reference design and Eclipse-based tools, and targets consumer electronics devices, office equipment, and network infrastructure. (more…)

The 17th annual Embedded Systems Conference comes to San Francisco next week, March 6 to March 10. As the largest systems design event in North America, ESC San Francisco is one of the few places that brings all players in the electronics systems design industry together (more…)

IntelliCom is shipping a modular family of remote control and monitoring products for industrial equipment. The NetBiter Remote Device Management family supports Ethernet, modem, and GSM/GPRS networks, and includes uClinux-based device adapters, a central management server, and user applications such as Web portals. (more…)

Wintegra is shipping a Linux software stack for its MIPS-based networking chips targeting D-SLAMs (digital subscriber line access multiplexers) and line cards. Wintegra Linux Services (WLS) includes data- and control-plane software and an application interface, and targets access equipment makers building low-cost, high volume devices. (more…)