Hanover, Germany — (press release excerpt) — Trolltech and Lisa Systems today announced a comprehensive Linux solution for the Compaq iPAQ palmtop computer, which will be demonstrated at CeBit. The solution includes: the Compaq iPAQ; an embedded Linux operating system; Trolltech's Qt/Embedded GUI application framework and windowing system; Trolltech's Qt Palmtop Environment, which includes personal… (more…)

San Jose, CA — The Free Standards Group today announced the release of the first major update to the Linux Development Platform Specification, LDPS. The LDPS allows portability in application development to all generally available Linux distributions. By using the LDPS, developers will be able to create and distribute software more quickly across the spectrum of Linux distributions, including Caldera… (more…)

Poway, CA — (press release excerpt) — the technical program for the Applied Computing Conference is now up on the web. Visit the conference website and check out the latest sessions and tutorials offered at this year's Applied Computing Conference & Expo:

The Applied Computing Conference & Expo 2001
May 14-17, 2001
Santa Clara… (more…)

Agenda Computing plans to be the first company in the world to launch a “pure Linux PDA”, through an April 3, 2001 launch of its VR3 PDA at Comdex Chicago. The VR3 belongs to a new class of PDAs that will compete with Palm's immensely popular products by offering higher performance processors and more sophisticated… (more…)

Taipei, Taiwan – (press release excerpt) – Esfia today announced a new but stable software architecture for Linux based PDAs. The Esfia RedBlue/Palmlike Environment is a complete Window system that includes Esfia Palmlike Window Launcher, X server, FLTK GUI toolkit, and a collection of useful applications, all written using the standard X API. (more…)

Join your colleagues in beautiful San Diego April 30-May 3, 2001 for a 4 day hands on Embedded Linux training program designed to “jump start” your development efforts. There are only a few seats left for this exciting class, so call today to speak with an advisor: John Downing, TrainingCity, 858-755-8868; or Leah Taymayo, UCSD, 858-622-5762. (more…)

In this article, John Lombardo reviews the Axis 2120 Network Camera, an intelligent network-ready camera with a built-in 100 MHz RISC microprocessor running an embedded Linux operating system. Lombardo writes . . . (more…)

In this article, John Lombardo reviews the Axis 2120 Network Camera, an intelligent network-ready camera with a built-in 100 MHz RISC microprocessor running an embedded Linux operating system. A brief overview of the features of the Axis 2120 is available here. (more…)

Los Angeles, CA — (press release excerpt) — Bluepoint Linux Software today announced that it has signed an agreement with Great Wall Computer (Shenzhen, China). Bluepoint will provide customized Bluepoint's Embedded [Linux] Operating System and related application software for Great Wall PDA products (called “Palm Sized PCs” by Great Wall). (more…)

Palo Alto, CA and Seattle, WA — (press release excerpt) — Hewlett-Packard Company and RealNetworks Inc. have announced a collaboration to develop a family of easy-to-use digital entertainment products designed to enable consumers to download, personalize, and enjoy their favorite music, streaming video, and other digital content from the comfort of their living rooms. (more…)

Helsinki, Finland — (press release excerpt) — the Kannel 1.0.2 WAP gateway has received the official WAP 1.1 certification by WAP Forum, the international organisation overseeing the development and interoperability of the WAP specification suite. This certification makes Kannel the world's first Open Source WAP… (more…)

Will Knight of ZDNet UK writes . . .

Hardware giant Intel, which has thrown its considerable weight behind the Linux operating system in recent months, said Tuesday that it is looking at creating of a European Linux research laboratory. (more…)

MontaVista Software is sponsoring a free, full-day seminar for software developers demonstrating how Linux can significantly reduce the cost of building and deploying pervasive computing devices. The seminar, titled “Linux Inside,” will be held at the Bellevue Hilton in Bellevue, Wash., on Friday, March 23 from 8:30 am to 4 pm, and at the Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, March 27, from 8:30… (more…)

John G. Spooner of ZDNet News reports that IBM is rethinking how it uses its research brainpower. The company's IBM Research Division is following a new path aimed at building more intelligence into computing by creating more autonomous computers . . . (more…)

This new TV set from Sylvania Computer Products represents the first in a new product category: the Internet/TV. It contains a built-in x86-based Internet appliance, provides an SVGA-resolution display (800 x 600), and has interface connectors for video, audio, phone line, and Ethernet. Its embedded operating system? Linux, of course! (more…)