Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software announced the addition to its tools offerings of the Optimizing IBM PowerNP C Compiler, which supports IBM's PowerNP network processors. (more…)

There has been much good work in making standard Linux into a more responsive system for real-time applications. The low latency patches and the preemption patches have allowed guarantees on worst case interrupt response time at slightly above a millisecond. These guarantees today are only met when there is no networking or graphics activity in the system. (more…)

Forbes.com reports on Sharp's recent introduction of the SL-5600 Linux-based Zaurus PDA. Arik Hesseldahl writes . . . (more…)

Socorro, NM — (press release excerpt) — FSMLabs announced immediate availability of a full function OCHCI IEEE 1394 (Firewire) driver for the RTLinux/Pro Operating System. The driver supports asynchronous and isochronous modes and bus configuration and is available with FSMLabs Lnet networking package that also support Ethernet. (more…)

Paris — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software had announced that Zintec Holding is developing next-generation digital broadcast information software which relies on MontaVista Linux Professional Edition as the set-top box platform. The new set-box software, called Open TV EN-2, will be delivered in Q1 of 2003. (more…)

Oslo, Norway — (press release excerpt) — Trolltech today announced the release of Qt 3.1. New features, notably the Motif integration, enable a gradual transition path for single platform applications to the multiplatform world of Qt. (more…)

This tutorial on IBM's developerWorks website details the ins and outs of transforming a stock, “out of the box” Red Hat installation into a finely tuned, stable system customized to individual needs and tastes. The material presented here is based on Red Hat 7.3, although many of the techniques and procedures discussed are equally applicable to other mainstream Linux distributions. (more…)

Tokyo — A new single-chip TV-tuner module from Japan is another indication of just how much functionality is available for integration into PDAs and other small devices. However, the tuner currently handles only conventional terrestrial Japanese signals, not the fuzzier NTSC emissions cluttering the U.S. airways. (more…)

New York — (press release excerpt) — Wasabi Systems today announced completion of a port of NetBSD to the AMD Alchemy Solutions Au1000 processor on the Pb1000 development board. (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Pumatech announced today that Sharp will bundle Pumatech's Intellisync Lite synchronization software with various new Zaurus Linux-based handheld device models in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Models to include Pumatech's synch software include the newly announced SL-5600 (U.S. (more…)

Mahway,NJ — (press release excerpt) — Sharp Electronics Corp. today introduced the Zaurus SL-5600 to its worldwide Linux-based Zaurus PDA family. The expanded features of the SL-5600 target enterprise users and professional consumers. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. announced that it has received an equity investment from Yamaha Corp. Yamaha manufactures and markets a broad range of products including digital musical instruments, professional audio and recording, and home entertainment systems. (more…)

The following technical paper will be presented at the Fourth Real-Time Linux Workshop, which is being held December 6-7, 2002 in Boston. A link for downloading the full paper appears below this excerpt from the beginning of the paper. (more…)

LinuxDevices.com has published a new whitepaper about HyperSCSI, a networking protocol designed for the transmission of SCSI commands and data across a network. (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) introduced a new communications oriented system-on-chip processor today. The RC32438 is aimed desktop/workgroup switches, gateways, wireless access points (WAPs), and virtual private network (VPN) equipment, and will also serve as a platform for IDT to develop future products that target emerging market segments such as… (more…)