(PR excerpt) — The Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) today released the ELC Platform Specification (ELCPS), aimed at rallying the industry around a single Linux development standard for new embedded products. The specification delivers a unified open platform for embedded operating systems, rewarding developers by substantially decreasing the time and expense needed to add differentiating value to their… (more…)

• What is a platform?

  A platform is a combination of hardware and software, which constitutes an embedded computer. The ELC Platform specification precisely describes a platform's software requirements (from an application programming interface (API) point of view) that are needed by any distribution of the Linux operating system intended for use on hardware that seeks to be… (more…)

The Real-time Linux Foundation announced today that a workshop titled “Linux in Control” will be held in Leuven, Belgium on May 9-10 2003 . . .

“The goal of this workshop is to bring together developers and users of all sorts of free and open source software projects related to control in the broad sense. (more…)

IBM has just released three new Grid computing resources including some information about the use of Java in Grid computing applications . . .

• The IBM Grid toolbox includes the Globus Toolkit 2.2 with additional documentation and custom installation scripts for Linux and AIX. (more…)

[Updated Sep. 23, 2005] — This series of tutorials available at IBM's developerWorks website is meant to help you gain the knowledge needed to be a Linux Systems Administrator and be ready to attain an LPIC Level 1 certification from the Linux Professional Institute. Even for those not preparing for the certification exam, these tutorials should be useful in building stronger Linux skills, says… (more…)

Witnet International Inc. announced today that the next generation of its “Mobilick” remote access software product line, due by March 2003, will support voice activated command and control, and speech recognition capabilities. (more…)

(PR excerpt) — SSH Communications Security today announced the extension of its encryption software toolkit for use in embedded systems, including network infrastructure devices such as routers, switches, and network appliances. (more…)

ADI Engineering unveiled its “Coyote” gateway reference design for the Intel IXP425 network processor today at the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, CA. The reference design is intended to help developers create ADSL gateways/routers, wireless access points, voice over IP (VoIP) and voice over DSL (VoDSL) devices, and integrated access devices (IADs), by providing a ready-to-use “turnkey” design along… (more…)

Hitachi describes its “VisionPlate wireless tablet” as being “designed to provide a simple and solid graphic wireless interface to any network application and is a true 'Thin Client' device.” According to Hitachi, the device, which does not require special pen or stylus for use, was designed the VisionPlate tablet to be both attractive and rugged, so that it can be used in a wide range of commercial and… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — Arcturus Networks Inc. and Samsung Electronics today announced availability of a complete reference system for designers of Residential Gateways (RG), SOHO networks, Internet Attached Devices (IAD), and convergence equipment. The reference design, called the S3C2500-RGP, offers an end-to-end approach to RG product development including base hardware with extensible modules, royalty-free… (more…)

Motorola Inc. has announced a new reference design for developers of mobile handsets which take advantage of the growing convergence of voice and data functionality. (more…)

A critique of Microsoft's software strategy posted on the Web by former Microsoft “shared source” program manager David Stutz is attracting attention, reports Steve Lohr in The New York Times. (more…)

Innominate Security Technologies (Berlin, Germany) will unveil what it calls the “world's smallest security appliance” at the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, CA next week. Measuring just 0.8 x 2.4 x 4 inches, the tiny Firewall/VPN module is based on an Intel IXP425 network processor running an embedded Linux operating system, and offers features previously only available on much larger and more… (more…)

[Updated Jul. 08, 2008] — Motorola has embarked upon a strategy to use Linux in future smartphones. This Special Report tracks announcements related to Motorola's embedded Linux smartphones, including product announcements from Motorola and technology announcements from its… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — Arcom released another of its embedded Linux application development kits today — this one supporting an installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0, and based on Arcom's Socket370 Celeron/Pentium III EBX form-factor single-board computer (SBC). (more…)