LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Weekly Newsletter -- September 28, 2000

LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Weekly Newsletter -- September 28, 2000

Welcome to . . .
the LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Weekly Newsletter
September 28, 2000
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor, ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com

*** SPECIAL FEATURE ***

The Linux-Friendly System-On-Chip Quick Reference Guide -- There are an ever increasing number of highly integrated system-on-chip ICs that support embedded Linux based systems and devices. In light of the fast pace of development of these devices, LinuxDevices.com has created this quick reference guide, which we hope will assist you in pinpointing solutions that match your Embedded Linux based system requirements. story

*** SPECIAL FEATURE ***

Building A Low-Cost Router Appliance With Embedded Linux -- In this hardware review article, John Lombardo dESC ribes a compact and low-cost router appliance that he built using embedded Linux and a nifty $299 set-top computer made by Allwell in Taiwan. story

*** EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE COVERAGE, PART 1 ***

The Great Open Source Debate Of ESC West 2000 -- Once again, the Embedded Systems Conference opened with a debate (and discussion) about open source. The teams: Michael Tiemann, Chief Technology Officer, Red Hat; Bill Gatliff, freelance embedded developer; John Fogelin, VP Technology, Wind River Systems; Steven Stolper, System Software Manager, Silicon Spice. story

ESC Week News and Announcements -- There were so many news releases and new product announcements this week associated with the Embedded Systems Conference, the largest trade show exclusively focused on the embedded computer industry, that we are limiting the coverage to headlines and links for the full story. Please follow the links to learn more details. As of this writing, ESC is only half over. Therefore, this week we bring you "Part 1". Watch for "Part 2" of our ESC coverage, next week. Here, then, are the latest headlines . . .

802.11 Gateway Supports Wireless Linux Devices

Security Panel Maker Embeds Linux in Smart Controller

New Linux-Java Internet Appliance Reference Platform

Red Hat's "Other OS" Targets Consumer Digital Audio Devices

Red Hat Unveils Embedded Device Startup/Debug Firmware

Accelent Systems Introduces Embedded Linux Solution

Red Hat Embedded Linux Taps Jabber Messaging Technology

TimeSys to Port Linux/RT to MIPS

Samsung Selects Red Hat to Create CalmRISC Tool Suite

Lineo Demo's uClinux Running on an FPGA Open Source Core

HP Adds Linux Support to Chai

MonvaVista Inaugurates Third-Party Partners Program

Trolltech Expands Korean Embedded Linux Partnerships

Samsung and Lineo Form Embedded Linux Joint Venture in Korea

Hard Hat Linux Powers New Digital KVM Switch

Middleware Enables Internet-Based Data Acquisition & Control

Netfront Embedded Browser Joins Lineo Embedix Solution Set

Lineo Ships Embedix RealTime 3.0

QNX Now Available Free, for Developers

Tiny StrongARM SBC Supports Embedded Linux

Lineo Announces Japanese Distribution Partners

Red Hat Announces Internet-Based Support Infrastructure

Motorola Acquires $22.5m Equity Stake in Lineo

Red Hat Linux 7 to "Hit the Street" Sept. 26

RedSonic Unveils a New Hard Real-Time Linux: "RedICE Linux"

IBM Extends Visualage Micro Edition JVM

LynuxWorks Opens Linux "Window" for Microsoft IDE

Oncore Announces pSOS Application Support

New Hard Hat Linux Support for NEC 64-Bit RISC Processors

Report From Korea Forum on Embedded Linux & Wireless Internet

Trolltech, Opera, and Palmpalm team up in Asian Wireless Market

Lineo Accelerates Development of Uclinux Version of Linux 2.4

Protocol Connects Linux and Windows Apps Using COM

Tiny Networked Linux PC Fits in a 64-Pin JEDEC DIL Socket

X Window System Maintainer Metro Link Nets $5.6m Funding

New OPC Support for Linux-Based Automation Systems

*** LINKS OF THE WEEK ***

None this week, due to the Embedded Systems Conference.

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