This 10-page whitepaper by the Olliance Group, an independent, Open Source strategy-consulting firm, examines the opportunities offered by the Open Source community-based software development model and ecosystem to industry, government, and academia. The paper explains the advantages of leveraging IT investments and increasing organizational effectiveness and efficiency by using and continually improving… (more…)

This interview published today by CNET is remarkably similar in focus to one published recently by eWEEK — but it provides additional insight into Linus Torvalds' thoughts on a range of current topics, including: SCO's attacks on IBM and Linux (and the likely outcome); the responsibility (or not) of Linux kernel… (more…)

About.com has published a brief review of the new Yopy 3700 Linux PDA, giving it a 3.5 out of 5 star rating. The reviewer comments that the “unique form factor” of the device is similar to that of the Sony Clie, but that, in many ways, the Yopy… (more…)

Infocity Inc. announced that the first reference operating system for its “FlashBoot” system initialization and boot-loader software module is MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.0. According to Infocity, FlashBoot supports the Linux JFFS2 file system, and enables diskless system boot and easy system configuration. (more…)

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) announced that its “Constellation” control system software platform is now supported on TimeSys Linux RTOS, a single-kernel “true hard real-time” Linux operating system. Control system applications for the two companies' combined software technologies are expected to include applications in the industrial control, aerospace, and defense markets, including unmanned vehicles,… (more…)

Jungo Software Technologies announced that Cypress Semiconductor has added an evaluation version of Jungo's WinDriver device driver development tool to Cypress's EZ-USB peripheral controller development kits. The Cypress EZ-USB controllers support full- and hi-speed USB 2.0, and integrate an 8051 processor, serial interface engine, USB transceiver, on-chip RAM and FIFO, and a general programmable… (more…)

Motorola's semiconductor division and MontaVista Software announced support for using Mot's latest DragonBall i.MX “applications processors” in handheld devices running MontaVista's embedded Linux software platform. Motorola said the i.MX processors target mobile wireless applications such as smartphones and wireless PDAs. (more…)

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The Open Source community-based software development model provides industry, government, and academia with significant opportunities to leverage IT investments and increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency by using and continually improving high quality Open Source software. (more…)

An interesting Linux-based wireless home appliance targeting international travelers is set to go on sale today in France. According to Nexedi, its “TVBrick Home Server” allows travelers to watch home TV channels when they are abroad. The device, which is based on the OpenBrick platform (pictured below) connects to a broadband Internet connection in the home, and… (more…)

MontaVista Software announced the addition of Judith Davis Wheatley to its management team, as vice president of Business Development. Wheatley will head up the company's business development strategy and initiatives, the company said. (more…)

Following completion of the first Linux in Control Workshop held recently in Leuven, Belgium, Control Solutions Magazine interviewed Peter Wurmsdobler, one of the workshop's organizers, to explore the current state and future expectations for Linux in the control industry. (more…)

Idelix Software released Version 3.0 of a software development kit (SDK) for its “Pliable Display Technology” (PDT) software technology. Idelix describes PDT as “a patents-pending virtual lens technology” that expands the useful display space available on handheld devices and other embedded systems, allowing users to “view and interact with their data within the limitation of the small display screens.” … (more…)

RealNetworks announced the release of source code for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL, pronounced “smile”), an open standard for synchronized display of digital presentations, to the Helix Community. With the source code of SMIL 2.0 and the Helix… (more…)

The GNU Bayonne project has announced the integration of the OpenH323 stack into GNU Bayonne. GNU Bayonne Project leader David Sugar writes . . .

Later this week, as part of this year's Libre Software Meeting, being held in Metz, France, I will demonstrate functional GNU Bayonne integration with the OpenH323 stack. (more…)

Cyclades introduced a compact, Linux-based single port console server for remote access, monitoring, and management of network infrastructures. According to Cyclades, the AlterPath Advanced Console Server (ACS1) creates a secure, “out-of-band” communications path to remotely access and control servers, network equipment, or… (more…)