Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. today announced plans to support Intel's new IXC1100 control plane processor, a highly integrated system-on-a-chip designed for use in next-generation telecommunication equipment such as multi-service switches, VoIP media gateways, and wireless infrastructure. (more…)

Natick, MA — (press release excerpt) — According to a new market study from Venture Development Corporation (VDC) titled The Global Market for Wearable Computers: The Quest for Killer Applications, worldwide shipments of wearable computers totaled over $70 million in 2001. VDC forecasts the worldwide market will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 51% through 2006, reaching over… (more…)

Bayonne, NJ — (press release excerpt) — After two years of active development, the GNU project has released GNU Bayonne, Version 1.0. GNU Bayonne, licensed freely under the GNU General Public License (GPL), allows small businesses, large enterprises, and commercial telephone carriers to create, deploy, and manage their own web-integrated telephony voice response solutions. (more…)

Writing at Linux Journal, Richard Ferri interviews Alan Robertson about High Availability (HA), High Performance Computing (HPC), and their future in open-source clustering . . . (more…)

Fremont, CA — (press release excerpt) — Force Computers and Intel Corp. are working together on standards initiatives and development of interoperable building-blocks for Modular Communications Platforms (MCPs) that speed the development and lower the cost of equipment for next generation networks. (more…)

Following a call for information regarding real-time Linux based projects, tools, and variants, a comprehensive list of over 80 projects has been compiled on the Real-Time Linux Foundation website. Where appropriate, links indicate the specific real-time Linux variant used, and in some cases there are also links to solution providers. (more…)

An announcement from LinuxLinks.com . . .

LinuxLinks.com, a Linux portal website dedicated to covering the entire Linux scene, now provides over 20,000 verified links. LinuxLinks.com, which initially started as a private bookmark collection, is probably the largest Linux link collection in the world, without a 404 error in sight. (more…)

IMDSes are especially useful for embedded development, where every saved process shrinks the footprint and the bottom line. (more…)

Cal discusses mtrace, dmalloc and memwatch — three easy-to-use tools that find most application program errors. (more…)

Writing at AppliedComputing.net, Bill Weinberg (of MontaVista Software) discusses the growing emphasis on security in embedded systems following the events of September 11, 2001, and the emerging acknowledgement of the benefits of Linux and open source software by governmental agencies and other security-oriented concerns . . . (more…)

ZDNet reports that Apple Computer plans to release it's 'Rendezvous' technology under open source in September. The technique allows 'networked devices to automatically find each other' and Apple hopes that moving the technology to Open Source will propel Rendezvous into more consumer devices. Ian Fried writes . . . (more…)

In this Linux Journal published at ELJonline, Cal Erickson spotlights memory leak detection and discusses three easy-to-use tools that find most application program errors — mtrace, dmalloc, and memwatch. Erickson writes . . . (more…)

Writing at Japan Corporate News Network, Bruce Porter reports that Sharp has announced that its proprietary e-book viewer for PDAs will run on Linux, and will be available after September 10, 2002 for free download on Space Town, the company's website. Porter writes . . . (more…)

In this article at Military & Aerospace Electronics, senior editor John McHale examines the role of memory protection in real-time operating systems, how that impacts security, and the growing role of Linux and open source software. McHale writes . . . (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — SnapGear Inc. announced that the company is collaborating with Red Hat, Inc. to offer customers complete hardware and software embedded solutions that bring together the stability of embedded Linux with experienced hardware design, manufacturing, and fulfillment. (more…)