Zoom Telephonics announced Linux support for its latest intelligent PCI-bus 56K modem, the Model 2920. The device is targeted at applications requiring maximum processing power, plus easy system integration. A built-in coprocessor and DSP control commands and data compression, relieving the host processor from that overhead. (more…)

Wish you could have attended the world's first Embedded Linux Expo and Conference? No problem, because LinuxWorld editor Eileen Cohen was there and has artfully captured the spirit of the day in a highly readable and informative article. Cohen writes . . . (more…)

Brad Gibson, editor at ZDNet UK, has written an article about the newly announced Intel Dot.Station. The device features an iMac-like desktop and uses Red Hat Linux — rather than Windows — as its software platform. Gibson writes . . . (more…)

ZDNet UK's Will Knight reports on recent comments by Gateway executives, concerning the collaboration between Gateway and AOL to produce a family of Crusoe-based home networked appliances. Knight writes . . . (more…)

ZDNet Linux editor Evan Leibovitch reports on a growing dialog between developers of the two most popular (and competing) Linux GUIs — GNOME and KDE. Although an increase in internal compatibility between these two GUIs would have the most significance to Linux on the desktop, it would also be beneficial to the use of Linux in embedded applications. (more…)

AMD has announced 550MHz and 533MHz versions of its Mobile AMD-K6-2+ family of processors featuring a new power management technology called “PowerNow!” AMD claims its new PowerNow! technology can extend the battery life of notebook systems by up to 30%. (more…)

Yamnet Technology (Taiwan) has introduced an “instant Internet appliance” in the form of a PC plugin card board-set and a CD-ROM that contains pre-defined Linux configurations for a variety of network/Internet device applications. Yamnet will market the board-set and associated support services to OEMs and integrators of network and Internet appliances. (more…)

MontaVista, Inc. has announced a pSOS-to-Linux rescue mission, in the form of a transition kit that facilitates the porting of pSOS applications to Linux. The effort follows the recent announcement by embedded RTOS leader Wind River of a plan to transition its pSOS customers to VxWorks and phase out pSOS support. (more…)

Trustix Secure Linux is a Linux distribution aimed towards the server market. Its packages are carefully selected to provide the services in the most secure manner. Version 1.1 is primarily a maintainence release, but some new features like database support and improved mail filtering have been added. (more…)

Lineo has announced the addition of ARM core support to the company's Embedix product line. With this release, ARM cores are now supported within both Embedix Linux and Embedix uClinux. Lineo now supports the full spectrum of ARM CPU cores, including those with and without memory management units (MMUs). (more…)

Bitmicro Networks Inc. has announced a new drive in the company's SCSI solid-state disk drive family. According to company sources, the E-Disk SUD35 represents the industry's first Ultra Wide SCSI Low Voltage Differential solid state flash disk. Bitmicro's E-Disks are fully supported under Linux. (more…)

Red Hat today announced the Red Hat University Program, a global program to accelerate the use of open source solutions in the educational environment. Under the direction of the Red Hat University Program, an initial donation of over $350,000 in open source software and tools, including GNU Pro Dev Kits and Code Fusion packages, has been made to the following universities: California Institute of… (more…)

M-Systems announced the extension of its Fast Flash Disk (FFD) 2.5 product line with new capacities now up to 2,432MB for IDE and 2,688MB for SCSI. This new maximum capacity is double the previous capacities for both product lines in the 2.5″ hard drive form-factor. The IDE and SCSI drives use flash memory as their media, but are otherwise functionally compatible with conventional magnetic media hard… (more…)

Rebel.com (Ottawa, Canada) has selected Transmeta's Crusoe processor family as the CPU platform for a future line of Linux-based residential and small business gateways in its NetWinder OfficeServer product line. (more…)

IBM has announced a one gigabyte version of the tiny CompactFlash compatible Microdrive. The miniscule magnetic media hard drive, approximately the same size as a pack of matches, complies with CompactFlash CF+ Type II standards. The device weighs less than an ounce. Being IDE command set compatible, the Microdrives supports Linux based operation. (more…)