Fremont, CA — (press release excerpt) — Insignia Solutions announced that a new version of the Insignia Mobile Foundation Java-enabling Software supports and leverages the new MIDP2.0 Java specification and also adds a number of new features and capabilities for mobile operators and device manufacturers. (more…)

[Updated Nov. 5, 2002] In an article published by the New York Times, John Markoff reports that Vivato, a San Francisco startup, has unveiled new antenna technology that is claimed to extend 802.11b wireless connectivity to up to four miles. That added distance is gained through use of a phased-array antenna. (more…)

Tempe AZ — (press release excerpt) — Forward Concepts has published a new research report on the market and technology of the worldwide cellular infrastructure. The new study, “Wireless Infrastructure Technology & Markets: The Challenge of 3G,” details infrastructure markets through 2006 and the technology changes necessary as cellular evolves from the circuit-switched, voice-only digital… (more…)

From the NSA website . . .

As part of its Information Assurance mission, the National Security Agency (NSA) has long been involved with the computer security research community in investigating a wide range of computer security topics including operating system security. (more…)

The Fourth Real-Time Linux Workshop invites the developer community to attend the upcoming conference and workshop to be held December 6-7, 2002 at the Computer Science Department of Boston University. (more…)

Santa Cruz, CA — (press release excerpt) — The People's Republic of China is emerging as one of the world's Open Source Linux operating system strongholds, according to a new report compiled from in-depth interviews with more than 1,000 Chinese software developers. The Evans Data Corp. (more…)

Tokyo — MontaVista Software announced today that Sony's new CoCoon Channel Server, an Internet-connected Personal Video Recorder (PVR), uses MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 as its embedded operating system. (more…)

An invitation to attend . . .

Olching, Germany — (press release excerpt) — DENX Software Engineering has released a new version of the free Embedded Linux Development Kit (Release 2.0). ELDK 2.0 features new versions of many tools (gcc-2.95.4, binutils-2.11.93.0.2, glibc-2.2.5) and many new packages, including embedded web servers, PCMCIA Card Services, and support for Wireless LAN cards. (more…)

Crystal River, FL — DOD Inc. has announced the release of GENRIP, an open source Linux kernel driver for generic 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz serial radios, such as Microhard's MHX series. GENRIP connects one or more radios seamlessly into the Linux network stack, thus speeding the development of low-speed wireless telemetry and SCADA… (more…)

Socorro, NM — (press release excerpt) — FSMLabs (Finite State Machine Labs Inc.) and SW Technology today jointly announced the immediate availability of fully configured RTLinux/Pro Servers aimed particularly at aerospace, scientific, and Petroleum markets. (more…)

This online feature article from EDN magazine examines how Linux has captured the attention of embedded system developers worldwide. Technical editor Warren Webb writes . . . (more…)

San Francisco — (press release excerpt) — ThinSoft Inc. and theKompany.com (TKC) have announced that they are jointly offering a bundled software solution for the Sharp Zaurus PDA SL-5500. The bundle consists of ThinSoft's WinConnect Z, a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.1 Client for the Zaurus that allows it to connect to Windows applications, and TKC's tkcJabber, a full-featured Jabber client that… (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Micrel Semiconductor today announced a highly integrated, high-performance small office / home office (SOHO) gateway system-on-chip processor and associated Linux-based reference design. (more…)

Alameda, CA — (press release excerpt) — Wind River Systems today unveiled a set of market-specific integrated embedded platforms along with a new enterprise-wide, subscription based licensing model. The market-specific integrated embedded platforms introduced today are . (more…)