A new Linux powered media exchange server from Zultys Technologies (Sunnyvale, CA) combines the functions of a traditional enterprise telephone PBX (private branch exchange) along with those of an Internet gateway, switch, and router — all within a single 2U 19-inch rackmount form-factor. (more…)

A new Linux powered media exchange server from Zultys Technologies combines the functions of a traditional enterprise telephone PBX (private branch exchange) along with those of an Internet gateway, switch, and router — all within a single 2U 19-inch rackmount form-factor. (more…)

IGEL Technology (Bremen, Germany) announced a project to incorporate an embedded Linux based upgrade into IBM terminals for Trost, one of Germany's largest auto parts suppliers. (more…)

This interview with open source pioneer Eric Raymond on IBM's developerWorks website explores UNIX programming and the open source revolution. Raymond, publisher of the “Halloween Documents” and author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar, says “the open source revolution is basically on course, the enterprise has embraced Linux, and these days very few people now need to be convinced that the open… (more…)

Brecis Communications announced first shipments of three new “multi-service processors” (MSPs) that are intended for use in wireless and wireline routers, access points, and security appliances. The new processors each include a MIPS CPU, multiple Ethernet MACs, and an assortment of other system interfaces, and are supported by a Brecis-provided Linux distribution as well as a VxWorks board support… (more…)

Renesas announced today that it has officially separated from Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and that it has “commenced operations as the world's leading System LSI company.” (more…)

Inventel (Paris, France) has recently introduced several Linux-based gateway, router, and access point devices for the SOHO (small office / home office) and consumer markets, including the DW-B-200 wireless access point and the DVW-250 residential gateway for voice and data communications. (more…)

Inventel (Paris, France) has recently introduced several Linux-based gateway, router, and access point products for the SOHO (small office / home office) and consumer markets, including the DW-B-200 wireless access point and the DVW-250 residential gateway for voice and data communications. (more…)

This article at Software Development Times offers a perspective on the recent release by TimeSys of JTime, a JVM and software development kit for real-time versions of its Linux distribution that TimeSys says is the world's first RTSJ (Real-Time Specification for Java) compliant JVM. (more…)

Microcross announced the addition of support for all current Hitachi SH embedded processor variants — including SH1, SH2, SH3, SH3e, and SH4 — to the latest version of its GNU X-Tools XScale Toolsuite (v3.0). (more…)

The Eclipse consortium's C/C++ Development Tools (CDT) project announced the release of CDT 1.0, which includes a full-featured C/C++ development environment and debugger. Support for C and C++ in Eclipse — an open-source development tools framework — now rivals that for Java, which was the initially supported programming language when the project was launched by IBM, the group said. (more…)

An announcement from the OpenZaurus project at handhelds.org . . .

I hereby announce the release of OpenZaurus 3.2. OZ (OpenZaurus) is an alternative Linux distribution for Handheld devices, primarily the Sharp SL-5000D and SL-5500 PDAs. Said distribution includes the Opie graphical environment, and numerous enhancements to both kernel and userspace when compared to the stock Embedix… (more…)

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) announced the availability of a royalty-free embedded Linux OS and toolkit for its Interprise family of integrated communications processors. The processors are intended for applications such as enterprise and residential gateways, desktop/workgroup switches, and wireless access points. (more…)

LinuxDevices.com has learned that Wakamaru, an experimental Linux-powered humanoid robot made by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will make a guest appearance at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) being held April 22-26 in San Francisco. (more…)

Kerneltrap.org has some useful news and information about the new anticipatory scheduler for the Linux kernel . . . (more…)