Metrowerks Corp. today named Matt Harris as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Harris is a former President and CEO of Lineo, which Metrowerks acquired in December of 2002. (more…)

PeerSec Networks has released a beta version of MatrixSSL, its small SSL library optimized for embedded systems and released under the GPL. The project aims to replace the comprehensive but large and BSD-licensed OpenSSL library with a GPL'ed package meeting the stringent size and security requirements of embedded systems. (more…)

Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) has hired Groklaw editor Pamela Jones as Director of Litigation Risk Research. OSRM provides copyright infringement risk analysis through text pattern matching technology, and markets vendor-neutral indemnification insurance to companies — such as embedded Linux device makers — using open source technology. (more…)

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has released Data Center Linux (DCL) Technical Capabilities, version 1.0, a document that defines and prioritizes Linux capabilities required by demanding enterprise-class applications. The public reference blueprint will form the basis of a DCL requirements document, pending input from Linux distributions, large end users, and Linux kernel developers. (more…)

A project to port Linux to several smartphones manufactured by HTC of Taiwan and sold under various brand names was announced January 30 on the XDA-Developers project Website. The new “Xanadux” project aims to support GPRS and phone functions alongside Linux on the devices, and is seeking help from interested developers. (more…)

The KDevelop Team has achieved a major new release of KDevelop, a GPL-licensed, customizable, language-independent integrated development environment (IDE) with team development support. KDevelop 3.0 is a “complete re-write” of KDevelop, according to the KDevelop Team. (more…)

TimeSys claims to have made the first commercial release of Linux 2.6 for PowerPC, releasing a beta version of its “Linux Development Kit” (LDK) for the Motorola PPC8260. A 2.6-based LDK beta is also available for IA32 processors, with more architectures to follow. (more…)

TimeSys has updated its Eclipse-based TimeStorm Linux Tool Suite, adding support for any 2.6 Linux kernel and lowering the price of the TimeStorm IDE to $795 per seat. The company claims that TimeStorm is the first development tool based on Eclipse to support 2.6-series kernels. (more…)

The GameCube Linux project on Groundhog Day released an alpha version of Linux running on the Nintendo GameCube. The busybox-based release supports screen output, networking code, a telnet server, and a webserver. (more…)

Longtime Eclipse members Innoopract, Instantiations, and Genuitec have allied to create Eclipse Plugin Central, a portal offering software publishers a distribution channel, and developers a place to find, evaluate, and buy plugins that work with the Eclipse framework for cross-vendor tools integration. (more…)

DeviceForge.com has published an article by a staff engineer in Intel's Enterprise Platforms Group (EPG) that introduces an alternative to BIOS technology that could result in faster booting, better manageability, and additional features. The Intel Platform Innovation Framework for the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) offers a modern replacement for the BIOS, according to the author, who… (more…)

The Mono project has released Mono 0.3.0, a bug fix release that closed some 1,397 bugs. Mono is an open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework for Linux, Unix, and Windows systems. (more…)

WindowsForDevices is hosting a survey and contest to encourage device developers to provide inputs to the Microsoft Windows CE development team on desired future Windows CE features, technologies, and tools. (more…)

DeviceForge.com has published key findings from IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone QView research service. According to the findings, handset sales for the year 2003 exceeded half a billion units for the first time in the market's history. “Converged mobile devices” (smartphones) in particular showed “significant growth and future promise” in 2003, according to IDC, growing over 180% year-over-year. (more…)

The world's largest telecommunications conglomerate, with 430 companies and 200,000 employees, has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and will participate in the Lab's Data Center Linux and Carrier Grade Linux working groups. (more…)