LINDON, Utah — (company press release) — Lineo, Inc., a leading developer of embedded Linux system software, today began shipping Embedix Linux 1.0, Lineo's embedded Linux distribution. Embedix Linux is engineered and re-configured specifically for embedded systems use. Embedix Linux allows OEM developers to test and implement embedded Linux on their specific hardware solutions. (more…)

LinuxDevices.com, the popular “Embedded Linux Portal”, today unveiled the results of the second survey in its Embedded Linux Polls series. The survey's topic was: “Please describe one embedded, real-time, or applied computing application for which you are considering using Linux as the target operating system.” The survey asked embedded Linux developers to select a prospective application and answer six… (more…)

Here, we take a look at a wide variety of interesting Linux-powered gadgets that don't fit into the other categories of this guide — everything from web-enabled digital cameras, to automobile telematics systems, to IBM's Linux wrist watch, to . . . (more…)

Stephen Shankland, staff writer of CNET News.com, writes . . .

“Though Transmeta won't specifically sell a Linux product, it will give a version of the operating system called 'Mobile Linux' to hardware makers so they have one to run on portable Internet access devices using Transmeta's chips, said product manager Marc Fleischmann . . .” (more…)

“From the streets of the Silicon Valley, to Wall Street, and of course to Sand Hill Road, 'Linux' was the catchword of 1999. All signs point to Linux continuing as both a hot financial and technological prospect into the new millennium. Putting IPO fever aside, there are strong technical and business reasons to consider using Linux for your next embedded development project. (more…)

Alexander Wolfe, editor of EE Times, reports . . .

“Secretive Transmeta Corp. took the wraps off its long-anticipated Crusoe microprocessor on Wednesday (Jan. 19), describing two CPUs with clock speeds ranging between 333 MHz and 700 MHz. The new chips, the TM5400 and the TM3120, translate Intel Corp.'s X86 instructions into native code for improved performance, and they dynamically adjust their… (more…)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — (PR Newswire Release) — Transmeta Corporation today ended four and a half years of secrecy with the introduction of Crusoe, the world's first family of smart microprocessors. Designed to create a new category of Mobile Internet Computers, the Crusoe processor family (www.crusoe.com) is based on a breakthrough software approach that will… (more…)

From the streets of the Silicon Valley, to Wall Street, and of course to Sand Hill Road, “Linux” was the catchword of 1999. All signs point to Linux continuing as both a hot financial and technological prospect into the new millennium. Putting IPO fever aside, there are strong technical and business reasons to consider using Linux for your next embedded development project. (more…)

Daniel Verton writes in Federal Computer Week . . .

The National Security Agency, the super-secret arm of the [US] Defense Department responsible for signals intelligence and information systems security, last week tapped Secure Computing Corp. to develop a secure version of the Linux operating system. (more…)

LINDON, UTAH — Lineo, Inc. today announced that its Embedix Linux 1.0 operating system and Embedix Browser will serve as the software backbone of a new set-top system to be marketed by Bast, Inc., a leading provider of set-top system hardware. The systems will be installed in hotel rooms and apartment buildings throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. (more…)

Ottawa, Ontario — (Company press release) — Corel Corporation today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire up to a 30% stake in OE/ONE.com, a start-up company developing an “Information Appliance” platform or thin-client Internet Appliance platform. (more…)

Icon Labs today announced availability of a complete SNMP development environment for Linux. The package, called “Envoy”, includes SNMP libraries and header files for C development, a MIB compiler and source code to a sample agent. (more…)

Everett, WA — (company press release) — Touch Dynamics today announced the development of an open-source software project to develop an industry standard public kiosk terminal operating system. The purpose of the Kiosk Operating System (KOSIX) project is to create an operating system platform for public terminals that is stable, secure, powerful and open to everyone. (more…)

In November, Cygnus Solutions was acquired by Red Hat (see story). Red Hat president Matthew Szulik described the merger as creating “a single, worldwide source that lets developers rapidly create Linux applications for servers and small devices — accelerating the adoption of open source technologies.” On January… (more…)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — (company press release) — MontaVista Software Inc., developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system for embedded computers, today announced that as part of its investment in support and services infrastructure the company has hired Kristin Anderson as director of support. (more…)