Metaflow is said to be developing the first single-chip Internet Appliance to integrate the "killer combo" of dual Fast-Ethernet, USB, and display controller -- all on a single die. The company is seeking development partners to help produce a full set of embedded Linux support. story

Bluepoint Linux announced a Linux based Intelligent Housing System for use in China. The $300 system provides security alarm, utilities metering, appliance control, information broadcast, Internet connection, and e-commerce. story

Bob Nixon, of On24's TalkOnStocks, interviewed LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum regarding the potential impact of a breakup of Microsoft on the embedded software market. story

OnCore Systems Corporation unveiled Linux for Real-Time, which targets high availability embedded applications. The product accomplishes this by running Linux as a task under control of the company's real-time microkernel. story

Smartdata unveiled a credit-card sized embedded Linux. The tiny 68EZ328-based device runs a version of uClinux and is intended for use in mobile, portable, and wearable computing apps. story

Red Hat has begun shipping its new embedded Linux developer tools and services. The Red Hat Embedded DevKit (EDK) supports Internet appliances, handhelds, and other embedded systems. story

GoAhead Software announced a "high availability" (HA) Linux solution for telecom and Internet infrastructure equipment. The goal is the HA reliability "holy grail" -- 99.999% ("5NINES") uptime. story

The Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) unveiled its shiny new Website, at www.embedded-linux.org. See which companies are members, become a member, and learn more about the organization. story

Protectix, Inc. and Lynx Real-Time Systems are collaborating on Linux network security enhancements. Protectix had previously developed ApplianceOS, a security-focused embedded Linux that fits within 20MB of Flash memory. story

ZDNet announced the acquisition of LinuxDevices.com. The popular embedded Linux portal site is being incorporated "as is" into ZDNet's Linux Resource Center. story

DIPARM (Italy) released version 1.3 of RTAI, the popular open source real-time Linux add-on. The new version adds dynamic memory allocation, /proc interface, enhanced LXRT-Informed module, and PERL bindings to simplify "soft real-time" programming. story

QNX Software Systems is making its QNX real-time OS more "Linux-like". QNX development software is now free to developers, as is source to most QNX drivers and utilities. Also, a new Linux compatibility layer lets you run Linux binaries on QNX. QNX kernel source remains secret. story

Before building that Linux supercomputer, visit www.PileofPCs.org -- the new website devoted to proliferating cluster-based supercomputing. story

Adomo Inc. says it is developing a Linux-based server, thin client terminals, information applications, and web-based services for the home. The products will provide fast and easy access to information by all family members, from anywhere in the home. story

Century Software unveiled a duo of technologies that capture data from large systems, translate it into XML format, and then display it on embedded devices with limited display capabilities. story

The list of post-PC processors supported by Linux lengthened, as Rt-Control released the latest version of uClinux. uCLinux now supports ARM7TDMI and i960, in addition to Motorola 68K. story

10,000? That's how many Linux-based Webplayer Internet Appliances will be shipped by Virginconnect, according to Merinta -- the company that supplies the Internet Appliance software suite used within the device. story

K-Team (Switzerland) is releasing GPL "Video for Linux" (V4L) drivers for video capture in robot vision applications. K-Team builds miniature mobile robots. Robotic penguins? story

MINIX author Andy Tanenbaum reports release of MINIX under terms equivalent to the "BSD license". Andy claims MINIX is much smaller than Linux and might be a suitable OS for tiny embedded systems like watches, cameras, or transistor radios. story

MontaVista Software announced Hard Hat Linux for the IBM PowerPC 405GP. The 405GP is a 200 MHz 32-bit RISC-based "system-on-chip" with built-in 100Mbps Ethernet, serial/parallel ports, memory controllers, and more. story

Software tools vendor VioSoft announced Linux support for NEC's VR4121, VR5432, and VR5000 64-bit MIPS RISC system-on-chip processors. The VR4141, together with the VRC4171A companion chip, implement all the functions of a typical handheld PC. story

Get a free design package for an MC68EZ328-based SIMM-sized SBC that runs uClinux. To manufacture it in quantity, you'll need a license. story

Applied Data Systems unveiled a 4x6 in. single-board computer for Linux-based embedded control and graphical user interface. The board contains an onboard StrongARM CPU plus a hearty complement of I/O. story

Neoware Systems announced "Eon -- The Anything Box", a customizable Linux Information Appliance. The device includes the NeoLinux OS, an enhanced version of Red Hat Linux. story

Coollogic launched the e-Pilot 7000, a Linux-based Internet Appliance for ISPs and Vertical Market Integrators. e-Pilot comes with Coollinux, Coollogic's embedded Linux OS. story