Welcome to . . .
the LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Weekly Newsletter
July 20, 2000
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor, ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com
Embedded Linux: The Feeding Frenzy -- this ZDNet article examines the growing trend of powering Information Appliances with embedded Linux. The article compares embedded Linux to alternatives like VxWorks and QNX, and offers advice on how to select an Embedded Linux partner. story
IDC sees continuing Microsoft dominance in "COE Market" -- new data from IDC indicates that Microsoft operating systems will remain dominant in the "client operating environment" (COE) market. But the results are a year old, and mainly apply to desktop computing trends. story
Linux devices outbreak in Europe, predicts IDC -- this article from ZDNet UK says embedded Linux looks like "a good horse to back" in Western and Northern Europe. story
What are your main embedded Linux development challenges? -- LinuxDevices.com has initiated another new Embedded Linux Poll. This one will shed some light on the needs of developers who plan to use embedded Linux. Vote now! story
Beta Program for embedded Linux and embedded Java -- NETsilicon seeks developers wanting to beta test the company's embedded Linux and embedded Java products. story
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Embedded Linux tsunami hits Tokyo! -- "an embedded Linux tsunami" washed ashore in Tokyo, last week, as a handful of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, including Fujitsu, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, NEC, and Toshiba, added their weight to the launch of a vendor-neutral Japanese embedded Linux organization. story
Lineo announces BusyBox v0.46 -- the latest version of BusyBox, the popular "swiss army knife" utility suite for embedded Linux systems, is now available for download. story
MontaVista takes Hard Hat to Japan -- MontaVista announced the opening of a base of operations in Tokyo. story
Microwindows project leader "drops the other shoe" -- Greg Haerr (president, Century Software) and MontaVista Software announced ViewML, an open source browser for Linux-based Internet appliances and embedded systems. It runs in 2.1 MB RAM and loads from just 760 KB disk (or Flash) storage. story
Voice access to the Web: next killer app? -- although this article by eWEEK's Anne Chen is oriented towards mobile phone access to web content, the implications to Linux-based intelligent interconnected devices are easy to extrapolate. story
TimeSys offers pSOS users a penguin PAL -- TimeSys joined Lineo and MontaVista in offering a bridge to embedded Linux for pSOS users. story
Embedded Linux Consortium announces 1st board of directors -- results of the first election for members of ELC board of directors are in. The winners are: Dr. Inder Singh, Chairman and CEO, LynuxWorks; Michael Tiemann, Chief Technology Officer, Red Hat; James Ready, CEO, MontaVista Software; Tim Bird, Chief Technology Officer, Lineo; Dan Bandera, Business Line Manager, IBM Pervasive Computing; and Greg Wright, an independent Linux community member. story
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