iApplianceWeb has published an article describing a Linux-based benchmark of different approaches to real-time, memory-resident data management. The article, written by Steve Graves, CEO of McObject, compares the performance of a 'traditional' database deployed on RAM-disk with that of main memory database (MMDB) technology designed for memory-only use. (more…)

During this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft's new eHome division is coming out of its research closet to show off prototype products leveraging Windows XP and infrastructure from the Microsoft's .Net software-as-a-service strategy. In this CNET story, editor Joe Wilcox interviews Mike Toutonghi, vice president of Microsoft's eHome division, to learn more about Microsoft's vision… (more…)

Salt Lake City; Austin, Texas; and Horsham PA — Lineo, Metrowerks, and Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector announced today that they have formed a joint venture called Triarc Content Labs. The venture will facilitate the design and development of Linux-based, advanced-interactive television software applications on Motorola's DCT5000 family of advanced-interactive digital set-tops. (more…)

Borland is getting ready to release C++ Rapid Application Development (RAD) support for Linux. According to Borland's Anders Ohlsson, “We would like to extend a special invite to Linux gurus with tons of C++ experience to get a chance to be part of our Field Test program for the C++ version of the Kylix product. (more…)

PXELINUX can be used to boot a diskless Linux device over a network. Matt Butcher, who uses PXELINUX to boot set-top boxes, explains how PXELINUX works and how to use it in this interesting technical “HOWTO” article at LinuxDevices.com. Butcher writes . . . (more…)

Hull, Quebec — (press release excerpt) — OEone Corporation and Future Power, Inc. announced today the launch of a fully-featured Internet Computer based on Linux and the Mozilla Browser. The companies claim that the All-In-One device is the first affordable Internet and Entertainment Computer to be entirely based on Open Source software. (more…)

IBM's developerWorks is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Linux zone's popular GNOMEnclature column. In this incarnation of the column, Mikael Hallendal and Richard Hult of CodeFactory will give you the inside information you need to make the best use of the new GNOME 2 platform. (more…)

Matthew Broersma, editor of ZDNet (UK), reflects on what impact the bursting of the dot-com bubble will have on Linux over the long term . . . (more…)

Byron Acohido, of USA TODAY, reports on an internal Microsoft memo leaked to a popular website this week that provides an interesting glimpse into the software giant's growing battle with Linux. Acohido writes . . . (more…)

PXELINUX can be used to boot a diskless Linux device over a network. Matt Butcher, who uses PXELINUX to boot set-top boxes, explains how PXELINUX works and how to use it in this interesting technical “HOWTO” article. (more…)

NewsForge's Grant Gross reports that SIXNET, a hardware company that for 25 years has been making industrial automation controllers designed to function in harsh environments ranging from dusty assembly lines to outdoor pumps, is changing most of its product line from running on proprietary software to embedded Linux. (more…)

Designtechnica has reviewed the Axis Bluetooth access point, finding it to be a promising product in a largely open market. The device's embedded Linux OS is perceived as a key benefit (“The fact that the 9010 has Linux embedded as its operating system ensures a fair amount of stability.”) . (more…)

Ann Arbor, MI — (press release excerpt) — Interlink Networks announced today that it has developed a wireless data authenticator based on the emerging Diameter protocol. This advanced implementation provides authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions in 3GPP2 wireless data networks. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. today announced that version 1.4 of VisualAge Micro Edition 1.4 (VAME) is now available to subscribers of the Hard Hat Linux Professional Edition. This add-on product to Hard Hat Linux 2.0 provides developers with a certified J2ME Java environment as well as expanded support for a variety of platforms including x86/IA-32, PowerPC, MIPS,… (more…)

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• Real Time and Linux, by Kevin Dankwardt — What is real time? This article, first of a three-part series, introduces the benchmarks we'll run on real-time Linux version in the next two issues. (more…)