Foreword: the following talk on the state of Embedded Linux and the status and goals of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) was given by Inder Singh, ELC Chairman (and CEO of LynuxWorks), at the first bi-annual membership meeting of the ELC held on September 28, 2000 in San Jose, CA . . . (more…)

If you could travel back in time to the Embedded Systems Conference of September 1999, you would find that the “Embedded Linux Market” simply did not exist, one short year ago. Sure, a growing number of developers and a handful of companies were starting to embed Linux. But as a market that anyone tracked, or paid attention to, Embedded Linux simply hadn't made it onto the radar screens. (more…)

This LinuxDevices Quick Reference Guide includes pointers to our coverage of IP telephones that run embedded Linux. For Linux-based mobile phones and smartphones, click here. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release extract) — Interactive Objects, Inc., and Red Hat, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance designed to enable the development of a family of new digital audio playback devices based on the Dadio digital audio OS and platform. The Dadio platform, which is built on Red Hat's eCos kernel OS, is a leading solution for OEMs seeking entry into the rapidly growing market for… (more…)

Irvine, CA — (press release excerpt) — Intersil Corporation today announced that AbsoluteValue Systems is one of four partners exhibiting cutting-edge wireless networking products this week at its booth at Networld+Interop 2000 in Atlanta, Ga. AbsoluteValue is demonstrating a new 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point that connects users of Linux-based PCs and laptop computers to a wired network. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Red Hat today announced RedBoot, a standardized embedded debug and bootstrap solution that provides firmware for running and debugging eCos, GNUPro applications, and embedded Linux systems on a wide range of embedded platforms including ARM, MIPS, MN10300, PowerPC, SH, V850, and x86. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Espial today announced the availability of Espial TotalIA, a Linux & Java based Internet appliance reference platform, which includes a completely integrated hardware and software stack intended to significantly reduce time-to-market and minimize get-to-market risks for smart device manufacturers. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Neoware Systems today announced that Security Applications, Inc. has selected Neoware's Eon information appliance platform and NeoLinux software to power its new, fully networkable security panel, e-Panel. Security Applications (SAI) joins several major retailers and customers from a variety of other industries that have deployed NeoLinux and Eon-based… (more…)

frontpath, inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a wholly owned subsidiary of S3 Inc., today announced ProGear, a wireless Linux-based portable information appliance targeted to vertical market segments. The device supports various rich media formats, includes a 10.4″ TFT display, and obtains user input via either virtual keyboard or handwriting recognition on its touchscreen. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — TimeSys Corporation and MIPS Technologies, Inc. today announced a cooperative agreement whereby TimeSys will port Linux/RT to the MIPS Technologies MIPS32TM and MIPS64TM architecture platform. As part of the agreement, TimeSys will become a member of the MIPS Alliance Program. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release) — Hewlett-Packard Company announced today that Linux support has been added for its Chai Appliance Platform, a suite of integrated software components for creating Internet-enabled information appliances. Developers using Linux can effortlessly use the Chai Appliance Platform, conserving their resources for software development activities specific to the type of… (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release extract) — MontaVista Software today announced it has worked with Avocent to deliver a new series of digital-based keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches. The embedded Linux-based DS1800 is based on MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux and is designed to provide access to servers and devices from remote locations and delivers convenient, secure and nonstop performance. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software today announced the company's MontaVista Players Program, an initiative designed to provide customers and vendors with the relationship support, expertise, and Linux certification to meet their customers' needs. (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Jabber.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Webb Interactive Services, Inc., today announced a strategic relationship with Red Hat to deliver real-time messaging infrastructure to Red Hat embedded Linux. The new Jabber compatibility is designed to make it easy for developers of embedded Linux applications to add real-time messaging and XML routing to their… (more…)

ESC, San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Accelent Systems Inc. introduced acceLinux, an embedded/mobile version of the Linux operating system. Based on the open source Linux kernel and an Intel StrongARM platform, Accelent's acceLinux is enhanced to provide a version of Linux with all of the Linux kernel ports and device drivers needed to reduce the learning curve associated with Linux development. (more…)