Micrel Semiconductor has introduced its Centaur KS8695P integrated multi-port PCI gateway system-on-chip processor solution with hardware and software reference designs meant for use in wired and wireless residential/soho gateways. (more…)

Building a gcc / glibc cross-toolchain for use in embedded systems development used to be a scary prospect, requiring iron will, days if not weeks of effort, lots of Unix and Gnu lore, and sometimes willingness to take dodgy shortcuts. This is a problem not only for individual users, but also for the gcc project as a whole, since the gcc team relies on users to test upcoming releases of gcc, and the… (more…)

The recently formed Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) has generated terrific PR for embedded Linux at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. (more…)

Utah-based Parvus Corp. and Italian SBC company EuroTech SpA announced that they have merged their two companies. According to the announcement “the merger establishes a global leader in products for embedded PC/104 computers, which are increasingly used in aviation, industrial, medical, military, and transportation electronics equipment.” No financial terms were disclosed. (more…)

Building a gcc / glibc cross-toolchain for use in embedded systems development used to be a scary prospect, requiring iron will, days if not weeks of effort, lots of Unix and Gnu lore, and sometimes willingness to take dodgy shortcuts. This is a problem not only for individual users, but also for the gcc project as a whole, since the gcc team (more…)

There may be no such thing as completely portable code, but with the release of a new Linux version of a component library, writing portable, adaptable code just got easier. This article, written by two Intel software engineers, examines a noncommercial product, the Intel operating system independent (OSI) library implementation called CompLib, that is available to any software engineer wanting to create… (more…)

MIZI Research appears to be taking on the largest players in the emerging third-generation smartphone software market with an integrated solution based on its MIZI Linux 2.0 distribution. Furthermore, the Korean embedded Linux specialist is rumored to have a development deal with an unidentified major consumer electronics… (more…)

Arcom has released a development kit for its 25MHz 386EX based MERLIN single-board computer (SBC) running the eCos embedded operating system. (more…)

There may be no such thing as completely portable code, but with the release of a new Linux version of a component library to developers, writing portable, adaptable code just got easier. A noncommercial product, the Intel operating system independent (OSI) library implementation called CompLib has been used by Intel developers to port their applications from one platform to another. (more…)

Wireless security software developer Columbitech today announced the availability of a Linux client for its Columbitech Wireless Suite. (more…)

The next version of the Qt window manager, expected within a year, will run better on embedded systems, according to Qt Development Director Matthias Ettrich speaking at the KDE Developer's Conference. (more…)

Embedded product designers building real-time entertainment and communication devices around Linux have a new processor platform to evaluate, as Imagination Technologies division Metagence has a Linux 2.4.18 kernel running on its single core, multi-threaded family of META processors. (more…)

EDC has supplied new analysis from its Aug. 18, 2003 Embedded Developer Survey. The new data address the following:

• Perception of Linux's Greatest Strengths for Embedded
• Perception of Linux's Greatest Weaknesses for Embedded
• What Percent Expect to Release an Open Source Program This Year?
• What Percent Expect to Use… (more…)

Market research firm Venture Development Corporation (VDC) announced its year 2003 “Platinum” and “Gold” vendor rating awards for makers of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus modules. PC/104 (and PC/104-Plus) is a board-level form-factor standard which defines a compact, stackable, modularly expandable implementation of the PC architecture for embedded… (more…)

It looks like a laptop for Silicon Valley Barbie, but Sharp's Zaurus SL-C760 is no toy, according to a review published at Brighthand. While Sharp does not market the device in the U.S., Americans can buy one for approximately $750 from (more…)