Metrowerks has released its first “Automotive Grade Linux” (AGL) BSP (board support package). (more…)

FSMLabs has revised its hard real-time Linux and BSD operating systems. RTLinuxPro 2.1 and RTCoreBSD 2.1 feature improved multi-OS partitioning, expanded CPU architecture and board support, and tighter integration with included development tools, the company says. (more…)

Microcross, Cadenux, and Cogent Computer Systems have released a Linux 2.6 development kit for a compact ARM9-based SBC (single-board computer) with onboard graphics, dual-CAN interfaces, and other I/O useful in telematics applications. (more…)

Sysgo says its commercial embedded Linux distribution now supports various ETX format SBCs (single board computers) from Kontron. The ELinOS distribution includes a configuration utility said to free developers from needing to know specific details of supported Kontron “computer-on-modules.”

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IBM has published the following technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its developerWorks Website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . (more…)

Jungo is shipping a newly-ported Linux version of its hot-swap software infrastructure for CompactPCI (CPCI) systems. Go-HotSwap version 6.22 comprises development tools and libraries said to enable developers to create hot-swap aware device drivers for CPCI devices. The product previously shipped for Solaris and Windows. (more…)

Sharp will reportedly launch a Linux PDA with an internal hard disk drive early next month. According to The Register, the Zaurus SL-C3000 will ship in Japan on November 10th, and will be based on a 416MHz Intel XScale PXA270 (formerly Bulverde) processor. (more…)

OQO is finally shipping its first “ultra-personal computer” in volume. The pocket-sized Model 01 offers a full-sized PC's worth of functionality, including a 1GHz Transmeta Crusoe processor, a 20 GB hard drive, and 256 MB of memory. It can run most any PC-compatible OS, including Linux. (more…)

A French company that claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of portable DVD players has added a unique capability to its medallion-shaped portable MP3 players. New “Z2” models of Shinco's “Medaillon” (French spelling) line can be used as USB storage devices that boot PCs into embedded Linux. (more…)

A ten-year-old Russian electronics engineering firm based in Moscow Zelenograde is using embedded Linux in a family of device servers targeting building and factory automation and industrial and camera control. (more…)

The Khronos Group has added a Linux category to its graphics coding contest featuring over $100,000 in prizes. The contest promotes OpenGL ES (embedded subset), an open, cross-platform API intended to provide small-footprint embedded applications with advanced hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics capabilities. (more…)

Billing World has published a 3,700-word article about how open source software and Linux are changing the telecommunications industry. Entitled Open Source: Balancing Innovation and Risk, the lengthy article provides an interesting look at embedded Linux and other open source technologies from a telecom industry perspective. (more…)

A ten-year-old Russian electronics engineering firm based in Moscow Zelenograde is using embedded Linux in a family of device servers targeting building and factory automation and industrial and camera control. (more…)

NetSilicon will sample in November a low-cost one-chip network device SoC (system-on-chip) that will hit production in March, 2005, priced between $11 and $16 in 10K quantities. The NS9360 is based on a 200MHz ARM9 core, with an LCD controller and networking. It is supported under Linux by third-party partners, and targets cost-sensitive, space-limited applications such as industrial, building, and medical… (more…)

Red Hat has launched a program to support embedded deployments of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The “Red Hat Runtime” program targets developers looking for a well-supported Linux foundation on which to build commercial embedded systems and devices that are not particularly resource-constrained and which are based on mainstream architectures. (more…)