San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Force Computers today announced it will support the Linux operating system on its DECtalk Text-To-Speech (TTS) speech synthesis technology for StrongARM and Intel (X86) processor-based wireless devices. By supporting DECtalk on StrongARM and Intel architecture-based platforms running Linux, Force makes the robust functionality of TTS technology available to an… (more…)

LynuxWorks this week become the second embedded Linux company to file plans for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the LynuxWorks filing, the company hopes to raise about $70M through the IPO. CNET's Stephen Shankland offers some perspective on LynuxWork's announcement . . . (more…)

Pittsburgh, PA — (press release excerpt) — As the technology-rich Indian cities of Bangalore and Madras emerge as the new silicon centers of the far east,
Pittsburgh-based TimeSys Corporation takes a page from its American experience by launching TimeSys India Private Limited in the southern city of Coimbatore. (more…)

Taipei, TAIWAN — (press release excerpt) — Coventive Technologies, an international software company focused on custom Linux solutions for systems and embedded information appliance use, today announced the appointment of Randy Tan to the position of chief executive officer. Tan brings over twenty years of management, IT industry sales, and engineering experience to Coventive. (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — LynuxWorks announced today that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. All of the shares will be sold by LynuxWorks. (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Coventive Technologies and Metro Link today announced the formation of a strategic partnership that will combine Coventive's embedded Linux OS kernel and Metro Link's graphic display technology to create a complete embedded Linux solution for Information Appliance (IA) manufacturers. (more…)

This article by LinuxDevices.com's Rick Lehrbaum provides a profile of the embedded Linux based frontpath ProGear wireless webpad, including what it does and what's inside — from both a hardware and software perspective. Lehrbaum writes . . . (more…)

This article by LinuxDevices.com's Rick Lehrbaum provides a profile of the embedded Linux based empeg car audio player, including what it does and what's inside — from both a hardware and software perspective. The article also discusses empeg's efforts to mobilize a collaborative open source user community around the highly programmable product. (more…)

Product overview

The empeg car audio player, now in its second revision, is basically an in-dash digital music player with a capacity of up to 600 hours of high quality music. You load it with downloaded MP3 files from your PC — transferred via USB, Ethernet, or a serial port to a pair of internal laptop-style hard drives — and then you snap it into its docking bay in your car and you're… (more…)

Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND — (press release excerpt) — Kiwi-Classifieds Limited (KCL), 2Net Limited, and Cytech Technology Pte Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate KCL's eKa Plug 2 Surf with 2Net's Control Web Server and Cytech's Comfort Home Automation control unit, to create an Internet-enabled Home Automation System. (more…)

Tempe, AZ — (press release) — DevelopOnline announced today that the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC and Intel StrongARM platforms now are available on DevelopOnline.com for the online development of handheld products and applications. DevelopOnline.com is a collaborative, online development center for programmers, innovators, and engineers to design new products or improve upon existing products over the Web. (more…)

This article by LinuxDevices.com's Rick Lehrbaum provides a profile of the embedded Linux based Ericsson Cordless Screen Phone, including what it does and what's inside — from both a hardware and software perspective. The article also discusses the plans of Ericsson and Red Hat to create a collaborative open source user community around the new Ericsson product. (more…)

PalmPalm Technology (Seoul, KOREA) will open its Japan office, PalmPalm Japan, on October 25th. Shigeo Nakamura, a specialist in wireless Internet and Internet appliances, will become the CEO & President of PalmPalm Japan. James H. Suh, Executive VP of PalmPalm Technology, Korea, will also serve as Executive VP of PalmPalm Japan and will assist in establishing the new Japanese office. (more…)

(press release excerpt) — IBM today introduced its latest version of DB2 Everyplace, a compact relational database. In addition to existing support for the Palm platform, DB2 Everyplace version 7.1, supports four new platforms including Microsoft Windows CE/Pocket PC, EPOC, Neutrino, and embedded Linux. (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Lutris Technologies has announced Lutris Enhydra Wireless, the latest product in Lutris' family of certified and supported Open Source Enhydra Java/XML application servers. Lutris Enhydra Wireless offers developers, systems integrators and corporate IT departments the ability to develop a single Internet application that delivers content to any device, in any… (more…)