Todd Spangler, editor of [email protected] Week, reports on the growing trend of using Linux in mobile and handheld computing applications. Spangler looks at a wide range of recent mobile/handheld Linux activities, including those of Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, MontaVista, and Lineo. Spangler writes . . .

“Linux could soon become a major challenger in handheld computers and other portable gadgets . . . Linux might well be a dark horse ready to race against Palm, Microsoft and others for mobile devices of all stripes. The open source OS has quietly won over some very big backers in the handheld arena, including Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Intel. These and other companies are actively developing prototypes of devices running lightweight versions of Linux. By year's end, dozens of manufacturers will have Linux-based handheld computers, Web appliances and other gadgets on the market, industry executives predicted.”

“'We're seeing a ton of development on Linux,' said Lynn Comp, product marketing engineer at Intel's handheld computing division, which markets the company's StrongARM microprocessors. 'It's going to start showing up a great deal in products over the next 12 to 24 months.'”

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