SUNNYVALE, Calif.–MontaVista Software Inc., maker of the Hard Hat Linux operating system (OS) for embedded computers, has named Kevin Morgan as vice president of engineering and Brian Grega as vice president of sales and marketing. Morgan and Grega together bring 35 years of experience in embedded computing, real-time computing and the Unix operating system environment to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based… (more…)

Introduction

This article describes one way to run Linux in an embedded system with no hard disk. The application I describe is an Operator Interface in a monitor and display system developed by Boeing Flight Test. The airborne environment requires something fairly rugged, and must withstand common power interruptions. (more…)

A collaboration of two Italian companies, Eurotech and Prosa, is nearing completion of a small footprint embedded Linux with real-time extensions. The new real-time embedded Linux implementation is the result of adding real-time extensions to an earlier version of embedded Linux that was developed for Eurotech's PC/104 single-board computers. (more…)

Palo Alto, California; Halloween, 1999 – Developers of embedded systems just gained a powerful means to locate the information and components they need for incorporating the highly popular Linux operating system into non-desktop applications. This new online embedded Linux resource center is called LinuxDevices.com. (more…)

Why Embedded Linux?

As Linux continues to gain strength in the traditional PC arena, a number of people are evaluating Linux for use in the revolution beyond the PC desktop: the Post PC revolution. Whereas the PC era created a vast homogenous platform for application development and deployment, the Post PC revolution is creating numerous vertical application opportunities ranging from… (more…)

Toronto, Canada — The uCsimm, a tiny but complete platform enabling implementation of embedded systems running uClinux, is now shipping from Rt-Control to OEMs in engineering quantities. Volume shipments will be available in the first quarter of 2000. (more…)

Davis, CA. — ON Channel Inc., a developer of embedded Linux software for consumer Internet access devices and the embedded industrial market, today announced it has begun integrating and customizing its OS 2000 embedded Linux software for specific consumer solutions shipping this quarter. (more…)

M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd., a leader in flash based local storage solutions for the Internet appliance and embedded markets, announced today the extension of its DiskOnChip 2000 flash disk product line with new capacities now up to 288MB. DiskOnChip 2000 is a family of modular solutions in standard 32-pin dual inline packages (DIP). (more…)

TEMPE, AZ — Motorola Computer Group, the leading provider of embedded computing platforms for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), today announced that its CompactPCI-based telecommunications platforms have been selected as the foundation for an IP gatekeeper solution from French IP telephony company NetCentrex. (more…)

Embedded Systems Conference, San Jose CA, — Ziatech Corporation is combining its CompactNET multiprocessing technology with the recently announced LinuxPCI 1000 Development System, speeding the implementation of Linux-based, multiprocessing CompactPCI (CPCI) systems, it was announced today. (more…)

San Jose, Calif. — Force Computers Inc., today demonstrated a Linux based open, scalable, high availability platform at the Embedded Systems Conference. Force partnered with MontaVista Software Inc. to demonstrate multiprocessing with Hard Hat Linux and CompactPCI hardware. (more…)

Lyle Ball and Bryan Sparks of Lineo, in cooperation with Montavista Software, Zentropix, Motorola, Intel, Linux Weekly News and Linux Journal, have proposed the creation of an Embedded Linux Advisory Board, an independent and vendor-neutral organization to promote and advocate the use of Linux in the embedded systems arena. (more…)

San Jose, CA — Megatel Computer Corporation and Zentropic Computing, LLC today announced a partnership to develop and support a small-footprint RealTime Operating System, optimized for Megatel's 104 family of products. This configuration, based on the Linux 2.2 kernel, the Real-Time Application Interface (RTAI), and Red Hat Linux, will give embedded developers a solid hardware and software platform on… (more…)

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, San Jose, CA — Cygnus Solutions, a leader in open source software, today announced a major step to pre-empt the fragmentation of embedded Linux in the embedded computing segment. Cygnus introduced the EL/IX(tm) Application Programming Interface (API), an open source, configurable API and development environment for all pervasive computing platforms such as net-centric… (more…)

HERNDON, VA — (September 24, 1999) The RealTimeLinux.Org Board of Directors is pleased to announce the activation of realtimelinux.org, created to encourage open dialog and cooperation between each of the real-time Linux solutions for industrial and embedded time-critical applications such as: process control, data acquisition, and simulation. (more…)