Lindon, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo and Transvirtual Technologies today announced that they have formed a global distribution agreement that will establish Lineo as the preferred embedded Linux vendor and distribution source of Transvirtual's Java and XML embedded Linux platform, PocketLinux. (more…)

Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. (Loveland, CO) has literally rolled out the iDitarod, a “portable” PowerPC Linux cluster. Well, at 150 pounds, it's not something you'd carry around with you. But a set of four heavy-duty wheels makes it at least as easy to move around as a well-stocked shopping cart. (more…)

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software today announced the inauguration of subscriptions and professional services for Hard Hat Linux in Korea. These subscriptions and services are being offered through Adelinux, Inc., a Linux “total solutions” company. Adelinux, the sole distributor for MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux in Korea, will provide professional support for Hard Hat… (more…)

LinuxDevices.com is pleased to announce publication of the latest two members of its highly popular online Embedded Linux Quick Reference Guide series . . .

• The Embedded Linux Overview Quick Reference Guide — includes an introduction to Embedded Linux including a discussion of the features and benefits of using it,… (more…)

HP has announced that longtime Linux evangelist and developer Bruce Perens has joined the company as a strategic advisor for Linux and other open-source initiatives. Here are two stories about this news, one from Stephen Shankland of CNET's News.com, and one from ZDNet's eWEEK . . . (more…)

The AbsoluteX open source development toolkit is now available for download at www.absolutex.org, licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL license. AbsoluteX, unveiled at the recent Atlanta Linux Showcase, is an X-Window developer toolkit created by Epitera to streamline and facilitate… (more…)

This week, three Korean organizations announced completion of a joint development project which resulted in what is claimed to be “the world's first Embedded Linux smart phone.” The IMT-2000 Linux-enabled CDMA smart phone is the product of a team effort among PalmPalm Technology, SK Telecom, and the Seoul National University that began early this year. (more…)

This “mini how-to” by Kevin Dankwardt explains how to create a home-made MP3 player appliance based on Embedded Linux. Its embedded software (kernel, utilities, and application) image is small enough to fit on a floppy, so you could easily install it in a DiskOnChip Flash device within a compact, appliance-like system. (more…)

Greg Haerr is CEO of Century Software and founder of the Microwindows project, a GUI/windowing solution for embedded systems and devices. In this interview, Haerr relates how he came to be working with embedded Linux, explains why he created Microwindows, offers a brief comparison between Microwindows and alternative embedded GUIs, contemplates the future of Microwindows, and offers his perspective on… (more…)

Foreword: The VTech Helio is no longer sold by VTech, but devices are said to be available second-hand for around USD $100. (more…)

Greg Haerr is CEO of Century Software and founder of the Microwindows project, a GUI/windowing solution for embedded systems and devices. In this interview, Haerr relates how he came to be working with embedded Linux, explains why he created Microwindows, offers a brief comparison between Microwindows and alternative embedded GUIs, contemplates the future of Microwindows, and offers his perspective on… (more…)

DSPsoft Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has unveiled UnixCE, a small footprint “Linux-like” operating system for resource constrained Internet appliances and mobile devices. The company's founder and CEO, Vasant Kanchan, claims the new OS is “the smallest Unix-like kernel that contains a built-in X-Windows compatible API.” Kanchan says UnixCE can run out of just 340KB of RAM on an i386 CPU. (more…)

Henry Kingman, senior producer of ZDNet's Linux Resource Center, reports on progress in the world of BSD Unix. Soon, Kingman observes, the “fifth BSD” could put BSD on more computers than run Linux. Kingman writes . . . (more…)

Foreword: This “mini how-to” by Kevin Dankwardt, of K Computing, explains how to create a home-made MP3 player appliance based on Embedded Linux. Its embedded software (kernel, utilities, and application) image is small enough to fit on a floppy, so you could easily install it in a DiskOnChip Flash device ((more…)

Writing in Dr. Dobbs Journal, author Jerry Epplin provides an excellent overview of the purpose, history, uniqueness, and current status of a GNU project known as “the Hurd.” The Hurd (not Linux) was developed as part of the GNU project's efforts to replace Unix with an open source equivalent. (more…)