Armonk, NY — (press release excerpt) — IBM today announced plans to deliver two new dedicated Linux servers, including a first-of-its-kind Linux only mainframe that requires no traditional mainframe operating system experience, built from the ground up for consolidating 10, 20 or even hundreds of Sun and Intel servers. (more…)

LinuxDevices.com is pleased to announce an update to our highly popular Embedded Linux “Cool Devices” Quick Reference Guide. The guide provides a continually updated catalog of end products in which Linux serves as the embedded operating system, including webpads, cell phones, set-top boxes, Internet appliances, entertainment appliances, and “other” intelligent devices (including some *really* interesting… (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — SnapGear Inc. has released a new update of the uClinux kernel based upon the recent Linux 2.4.17 kernel. The update keeps uClinux in sync with current Linux kernel development and brings with it increased device support, mature TCP/IP stack and the new ext3 journaling filesystem support which can play a crucial part in helping embedded systems boot faster… (more…)

The RTAI team has released a new version of the popular real-time extension to the Linux kernel. From the announcement by Paolo Mantegazza . . . (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo, Inc. today announced a port to the Real-Time Application Interface (RTAI) to address the MIPS family of processors. Embedded developers working with MIPS-based systems are now able to support microsecond critical real-time tasks, such as those found within the communications, control, networking, automotive and military fields. (more…)

By Stephen Shankland; Staff Writer, CNET News.com . . .

The hype that spawned several Linux start-ups has vanished, but a pioneer in operating systems for computing devices other than PCs still has faith that Linux is the foundation for success.

MontaVista Software has raised $28 million from earlier investors and from new… (more…)

ELC Executive Director Murry Shohat writes . . .

Dear Members and Friends —

The Embedded Linux Consortium needs a few volunteers to assist with booth duty next week at LinuxWorld Expo New York. (more…)

Alan Robertson has issued the January, 2002 report on the status of the Linux-HA project. Among the key accomplishments are the establishment of the website opencf.org for the Open Clustering Framework standards effort, and the release of a new beta version of heartbeat. (more…)

The following discussion was recently initiated at kde.org . . .

Matthias Ettrich is proposing a new strategy for more strongly integrating Qt-only applications into KDE. It's an intriguing proposal and relevant to KDE, considering the growing number of cross-platform but Qt-only applications… (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Wyse Technology has announced a Linux-based thin client system system, the Winterm 5440XL. The device is designed for customers needing X-terminal, Java, or local execution of Linux application functionality, many of whom may be looking for alternatives to IBM or Neoware thin clients due to sales and support concerns stemming from their recently formed alliance. (more…)

In an interview with CNET News.com, Java inventor James Gosling says he isn't losing much sleep over Microsoft these days, despite the software giant's effort to stem Java's popularity with its own Java-like language. Gosling dissects C#, discusses Java's popularity and explains what it's like to be a “superstar.” Quoting from the interview . . . (more…)

How many bits are really needed in the image pixels?

Modern CMOS image sensors provide high resolution digital output of 10 to 12 bits. When CCD sensors are used, the same (or higher) resolution is provided by separate ADC or integrated CCD signal processors. (more…)

ACUNIA has announced Release 0.8 of Wonka, an open source embedded JVM and class library. Specific differences from version 0.7.x are detailed on the Wonka website. (more…)

[Updated Jan. 22, 2002, 12:10pm PST] On Friday, January 18, Alec Klein of the Washington Post broke the news that AOL Time Warner might be in talks to buy Red Hat. Given that Red Hat is the leading (and most well known) Linux software vendor, such an occurrence would undoubtedly have a major impact on all aspects of the Linux market. (more…)

Brisbane, Australia — (press release excerpt) — HCV Wireless today announced the release of its BlueMod Developer Kit Version 1.0. First demonstrated at at the Bluetooth Developers Conference in San Francisco during December 2001, HCV Wireless has already received substantial interest in the BlueMod product from Europe, Asia and the United States. (more…)