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Wind River CMO discusses reorg and future of Linux —
Mar. 06, 2008 —
 In an interview about two weeks ago with LinuxDevices, Wind River CMO John Bruggeman sounded positively cocky about his company's fortunes. And as usual, the veteran marketer shared plenty of interesting real-world observations enhanced with healthy helpings of the inevitable marketing spin. ...
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Wind River profits down, but Linux bookings soar —
Mar. 06, 2008 —
[Updated Mar. 7] -- Wind River's 4Q 2008 earnings showed expected revenue growth to $84.3 million and a net loss of $2 million. However, Linux bookings were up 66 percent, with Linux expected to deliver over $50 million in fiscal 2009, about 14 percent of the projected $365 million total. ...
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Linux-compatible thin clients join virtualization trend —
Mar. 06, 2008 —
 Wyse Technology joined the recent migration of thin clients to virtualization technology by announcing support for VMware technology. All Wyse thin clients running Linux, Windows XP, and Wyse Thin OS will now ship with support for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2, says the company. ...
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Android security flaws found —
Mar. 06, 2008 —
 Google's Android software development kit is using several outdated and vulnerable open-source image processing libraries, according to an alert from Core Security. The security software specialist says it found eight different vulnerabilities in the Android SDK, which is currently in ...
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Freescale to discuss new chips at tech forums —
Mar. 06, 2008 —
Freescale Semiconductor and Linux development partner MontaVista have announced dates and locations for five Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) events in 2008. The series begins with a June event in Orlando, where technical sessions are scheduled for three as-yet unannounced embedded chips: the i.MX35, i.MX37, and the MPC8536. ...
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Linux-based NAS stores 2TB —
Mar. 06, 2008 —
 LaCie has shipped a dual-disk, 2TB version of its Linux-based network attached storage (NAS) appliance. The latest "2big Network" device runs an in-house version of Linux called LaCix, and can act as a small business server for FTP, backup, and file-sharing.
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Linux-powered mini-laptop gets larger display —
Mar. 05, 2008 —
 Asus announced an upgraded version of its "Eee" mini-laptop with a larger 8.9-inch screen. The Eee PC 900 also doubles memory to 1GB, boosts the screen resolution, increases solid-state storage to 12GB -- and raises the price from $400 to ...
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Linux tablet vendor pledges Silverlight support —
Mar. 05, 2008 —
 Nokia promised to support Microsoft's cross-platform multimedia plugin across its major mobile device products. The Finnish mobile-phone giant will add Silverlight support to Symbian S60 smartphones, Series 40 devices, and Linux-based Nokia Internet tablets, it said.
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Tiny DSP module VoIP-enables factory equipment —
Mar. 05, 2008 —
 SSV has introduced a digital signal processor (DSP) module that attaches to custom I/O boards via "DIL" (dual in line) sockets. Designed for VoIP integration into measurement and automation equipment, the DIL/NetPC DNP/5370 runs uClinux on an Analog Devices BF537 Blackfin DSP. ...
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Embedded micro-ATX board offers gigE, RAID —
Mar. 05, 2008 —
 Portwell has announced an "embedded industrial" motherboard that uses the micro-ATX form factor and supports Core Duo or Core Solo CPUs. The RUBY-9713VG2A features dual gigabit Ethernet ports, PCI and PCI Express expansion, RAID support, and up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM. ...
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Linux-based POS system ships —
Mar. 05, 2008 —
 Novell has updated its Linux distribution for administrators wishing to manage and customize point-of-sales/service (POS) systems. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPS) supports Linux-compatible equipment such as NCR's RealPOS 80XRT terminal, and can be used in large, "multi-tier" POS environments such as major retail chains, ...
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Study predicts slow progress for 4G —
Mar. 04, 2008 —
Subscribers to super-fast "4G" broadband wireless subscribers will exceed 90 million in 2013, says a new ABI Research study. Yet 4G, which includes LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMax (802.16m) technologies, will still represent only a small fraction of total subscribers at that date. ...
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Google tools let AJAX apps run offline —
Mar. 04, 2008 —
Google has announced a data-caching browser extension aimed at enabling Javascript-based Web applications to work better on intermittently connected devices. Initially released for Windows Mobile, but with a Linux-based Google Android version in the works, Google Gears requires only minor changes to Javascript applications, the search giant claims. ...
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Ubuntu founder predicts Linux dominance in devices —
Mar. 04, 2008 —
 Led by embedded consumer electronics device deployments, Linux is on "a trajectory to be the emerging platform of choice," says Mark Shuttleworth in an interview. The Canonical founder discusses plans for a user-friendly version of the popular Ubuntu desktop OS just for mobile and embedded devices, ...
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TI joins Linux industry group —
Mar. 04, 2008 —
Texas Instruments (TI) will join the Linux Foundation in order to "collaborate with industry leaders who define both technical and operational best practices around open source software," it announced. TI's open source strategic marketing manager, Eric Thomas, will join the Foundation's board alongside new members Larry Augustin and Chris Schlaeger. ...
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"$5 iPod" follows in $100 laptop tradition —
Mar. 04, 2008 —
 A Seattle-based nonprofit organization called Literacy Bridge hopes to create a low-cost audio player for the developing world. The $5 "Talking Book" is an iPod-sized flash-based mp3 player that juices up on health, educational, and other audio programming at Linux-based content distribution kiosks. ...
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ApacheCon set for Amsterdam —
Mar. 04, 2008 —
The Apache Software Foundation will host a conference in Amsterdam, from April 7-11. The open source conference will start with two days of "intense" training classes, says the Foundation, followed by three days of over 50 sessions on open source ...
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COM Express module offers GigE, eight USB ports —
Mar. 03, 2008 —
 Axiomtek has announced a computer-on-module (COM) using the COM Express Type II form factor. The CEM820 supports Intel Pentium M and Celeron M processors, includes PCI Express expansion, Gigabit Ethernet, and eight USB 2.0 ports, and is available with a development baseboard. ...
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Linux phone mechanicals published —
Mar. 03, 2008 —
 Mobile phone design company Openmoko has posted industrial design source CAD files for its Linux-based, open source Neo 1973 phone (pictured at left). Openmoko has also committed to providing open source access to the mechanicals for its upcoming Neo Freerunner phone design. ...
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VoIP vendor to show new phones at CeBIT —
Mar. 03, 2008 —
 Berlin-based VoIP phone vendor Snom will show off its new line of Linux-based cordless VoIP phones at this week's CeBIT 2008 Conference in Hannover, Germany. Snom will also launch its Snom Hacker Shootout program to encourage hacker community involvement in addressing VoIP security issues. ...
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Intel launches mobile device chips —
Mar. 03, 2008 —
 [Updated Mar. 4] -- Intel has branded its next-generation mobile device chips, previously codenamed "Silverthorne" and "Menlow." Built on 45 nanometer process technology, the Atom processor uses a new single-issue x86-compatible micro-architecture designed to compete with ARM in mobile designs, while mating with "Centrino Atom" chipsets ...
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Tutorial explores Eclipse plugin for Android —
Mar. 03, 2008 —
IBM's DeveloperWorks has published a tutorial on using Eclipse to develop for the Google Android mobile phone platform. Frank Ableson's "Develop Android applications with Eclipse" tutorial explores the Android Development Tools Eclipse plugin and generates two sample applications. ...
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Kontron SBCs support Linux —
Feb. 29, 2008 —
 Kontron has introduced a trio of single board computers (SBCs) that run Linux. The "PM" boards are based on Intel 852GM chipsets and Celeron/Pentium M processors, and are available in form factors that include PC/104-Plus, EPIC, and JRex. ...
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Linux-focused board vendors merge —
Feb. 29, 2008 —
Linux-focused single-board computer vendors Arcom and Applied Data Systems (ADS) will merge to form Eurotech, Inc., which will operate as the main U.S. branch of European embedded equipment vendor Eurotech, the companies announced. Parvus, Eurotech's other U.S.-based embedded board and PC subsidiary, will continue to operate separately. ...
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Industrial PC runs Linux on pico-ITX mainboard —
Feb. 29, 2008 —
 Delock has announced a compact industrial PC built around a Via pico-ITX motherboard. Designed for DIN-rail mounting, the DL-18HD runs Linux on a 1GHz Via C7 processor, supports hard disks up to 300MB, and has an optional quad-band cellular modem, according to the company. ...
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