San Francisco, CA — (company press release) — TurboLinux, Inc. today announced taking an equity investment and entering into a technology and strategic partnership with Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., a leader in embedded Linux and a pioneer in the open standards real-time operating system (RTOS) industry. (more…)

BILLERICA, Mass. — (company press release) — CSP Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computer systems, today announced the introduction of its new highly scalable clustering system: FastCluster. This new system is the first product of its kind to run the Linux operating system. (more…)

Well, it had to happen sometime: Forbes has discovered embedded Linux. What's more, Forbes editor Amy Doan has concluded that the diverse world of embedded devices might just be the next successful Linux conquest (adding to the server market). Of course, LinuxDevices.com couldn't agree more! Amy Doan writes, at Forbes.com . . . (more…)

LUND, Sweden — /PRNewswire/ — With its offer of free source code to the Linux community, Axis Communications has opened the world of Linux to mobile applications using Bluetooth, a technology for wireless communications between mobile phones and other portable devices. Since the software was recently made available for download, tens of thousands of developers have accessed the Axis Developer site. (more…)

CNET.com editor Stephen Shankland reports that Motorola and TurboLinux have invested $20 Million in Lynx Real-Time Systems . . . (more…)

OpenHardware.net announces the availability of the design data for a Motorola MC68EZ328 board design which runs the current uClinux (www.uClinux.org) embedded Linux distribution. All design data, including the schematics & PCB GERBER data files needed to reproduce the MPU board and a matching mini-motherboard, are available on the site, as well as a number of photos. (more…)

King of Prussia, PA — (company press release) — Neoware Systems, Inc. today announced that it has become a sustaining sponsor of LinuxDevices.com, a web portal targeted at the embedded Linux developer community. (more…)

Columbia, MD — (press release excerpt) — Applied Data Systems (ADS) has unveiled the ADS Graphics Client, an intelligent graphical user interface (GUI) and control subsystem meant for use in a wide range of OEM application environments. The Graphics Client is a highly compact (4 x 6 in.) single-board computer (SBC) with an onboard Intel StrongARM SA-1110 CPU and a hearty compliment of I/O interfaces. (more…)

Update: (Apr. 6, 2000) according to John G. Spooner of ZDNet News, NetPliance has taken measures to disallow the capability to install PC applications on the NetPliance. I-Opener's strategy is to give away the razor (the NetPliance system) and sell the razor blades (Internet access services). (more…)

SPYRUS announced today the availability of its DeviceSSL 1.0 toolkit. DeviceSSL is a programmer's tool for developing secure Internet applications on embedded platforms, Internet-connected devices, Internet appliances, and personal data assistants. (more…)

Before jumping headlong into our discussion of RTAI, a quick review of what real time means and how standard Linux relates to real time is appropriate. The term “real time” can have significantly different meanings, depending on the audience and the nature of the application in question. (more…)

SANDY, Utah — (company press release) — Alta Technology, a leading developer and supplier of high-performance computing solutions, has announced formation of Linux NetworX Inc. The new company will use the Linux operating system as it provides large-scale clustered computer solutions, a method of linking multiple computers through high-speed networks to form a single system, for Internet, industry,… (more…)

Neoware offers this definition of “Information Appliance” — a term that's beginning to receive widespread use . . . (more…)

Dallas, TX — (company press release) — Coollogic Inc., a leader in embedded Linux software and Internet appliances, announced today the launch of www.rtkernel.org, a free community development site for embedded, real-time Linux downloads. (more…)

Austin, Texas — (company press release) — TeamLinux Corporation today announced a new US West Coast presence through its acquisition of Edge Technology Solutions (Edge) of Irvine, California. This move closely follows similar acquisitions in Austin and Dayton, Ohio, announced last month. (more…)