Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — Cahners MicroDesign Resources (MDR) announced today that it is expanding this year's Embedded Processor Forum to three days of first public disclosures of more than 30 new microprocessors, DSPs, and related embedded technologies, with a full day to be devoted to new network processor chips. (more…)

Is Linux ready for the desktop? Early in 2000, LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum vowed to leave Windows behind — not just in the embedded market, but with respect to his own desktop computer. But he didn't quite realize what he was getting himself into. In this essay, we join Lehrbaum on his quest to configure a Linux-based system for use during working hours that would perform all his required… (more…)

Research Triangle Park, NC — (press release excerpt) — Red Hat, Inc. today announced an expanded range of new OEM and development board ports for its RedBoot embedded debug and bootstrap solution. By extending the available range of RedBoot compatible platforms, Red Hat aims to help developers and OEMs improve productivity and time-to-market for current and future embedded projects. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. and PocketIX Software Co. Ltd. have joined forces to distribute and support MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux in the People's Republic of China. Under terms the agreement, PocketIX will be the distributor of Hard Hat Linux products in China as well as the only approved provider of relevant technical support. (more…)

Las Vegas, NV; Networld+Interop — (press release excerpt) — Lineo has announced that it will begin integrating third party software solutions into its SecureEdge appliance development platform. Lineo currently provides several SecureEdge OEM Internet devices including VPN Internet routers, firewalls, and network attached storage. (more…)

Early scorecard

Next, I set about gathering up the various bits and pieces of software necessary to satisfy my check-list of system requirements. (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Coventive Technologies today announced the appointment of Rajan Kumar to the positions of vice president and general manager of its U.S. operations. Kumar will be based in the company's San Jose office and will head all operations in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America. (more…)

Turning the corner

Thus it was, that my “quest for a daytime Linux system” became my principal hobby — one which I pursued relentlessly during evenings and weekends (just ask my wife!). And for the better part of a year, that was my status quo: “Windows guy” by day; “Linux guy” by night. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — InterNetShare Inc. today announced the availability of its All Aboard! Advanced Edge Router (AER) product family. AER provides the next-generation of secure, multi-media edge routing devices, and a built-in IPv6 transition environment. The product is offered as a complete hardware/software device for resellers, or as Portable Source Code for OEMs that want to… (more…)

Look ma: no Windows!

So here I am with my fully functional Linux system — capable of serving my work-day needs — and with a big smile on my face! (more…)

Seattle, WA — (press release excerpt) — DevelopOnline Corporation announced that it will soon provide its online developers with the first online, ready-to-use integrated software stack for wireless and other embedded applications. Comprised of products from three companies, and hosted by DevelopOnline on its open hardware platforms, the new solution includes Insignia Solutions' Jeode EVM environment… (more…)

Is Linux ready for the desktop? Early in 2000, LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum vowed to leave Windows behind — not just in the embedded market, but with respect to his own desktop computer. But he didn't quite realize what he was getting himself into. In this essay, we join Lehrbaum on his quest to configure a Linux-based system for use during working hours that would perform all his required… (more…)

The light at the end of the tunnel

With the announcement of a new version of XFree86 that incorporated a font-server that supported scalable fonts, I felt a surge of hope that my Netscape-ugliness problem might soon be a distant memory. So I downloaded and installed the latest XFree86 — but for some reason, it didn't seem to help Netscape. (more…)

ZDNet columnist Leibovitch ponders Microsoft's recent “May Day Manifesto” — and wonders if anyone really cares what the software giant has to say on the subject of open source and the GPL . . . (more…)

New England startup Memora Corp. is attempting to create a new product category — the “personal server” — and hopes to thereby grab the leadership position in that niche. A name reminiscent of “personal computer,” the term “personal server” is meant to convey the idea of an appliance-like device that performs a range of useful services and can be easily installed and operated by nontechnical end users… (more…)