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Taiwanese IPC vendor snaps up PC/104 originator —
Mar. 20, 2008 —
[Updated 3:45] -- A Taiwanese industrial PC vendor plans to acquire one of the oldest U.S. embedded board and system vendors. Adlink Technology of Taipei will pay $20 million for all outstanding common shares of Ampro Computer, a privately held 25-year-old company known for originating the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus standards. ...
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A third of all phones "smart" in five years —
Mar. 20, 2008 —
The smartphone market will grow from around 10 percent of total handset sales in 2007 to 31 percent in 2013, says an ABI Research study. Future phones will boast such luxuries as touchpads, tilt/shock sensors, and tactile feedback, says the study, with Linux and Windows Mobile increasingly challenging Nokia/Symbian. ...
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Tutorial harnesses Android for XML, RSS —
Mar. 20, 2008 —
 IBM's DeveloperWorks has published a tutorial on using the Eclipse-based developer tools for Google's Android mobile phone platform to work with XML. Frank Abelson's latest exploration of Linux-based Android platform shows how to use XML to build a mobile RSS reader. ...
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Free Linux BSP supports mobile applications processor —
Mar. 20, 2008 —
Timesys announced a free board support package (BSP) for the Freescale i.MX27 processor introduced last year. The BSP can be upgraded to a full LinuxLink subscription, providing additional software, tools and custom platform development support, says the embedded Linux developer services provider. ...
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IP-STB reference design supports Linux —
Mar. 20, 2008 —
 NXP has announced an STB (set-top box) development kit that runs Linux and supports SD (standard definition) television. The STB222 has a MIPS32 CPU core, decodes MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video, reduces MPEG artifacts, and can decode two video streams at once, according to the ...
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Former MontaVista exec joins networking firm —
Mar. 20, 2008 —
 Peder Ulander, who served as MontaVista's VP of marketing between 2004 and 2006, has been named VP of product strategy at Pure Networks. In his new position, Ulander will help the Seattle-based wireless home network management software firm expand its broadband strategy. ...
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A tale of two x86 appliances —
Mar. 19, 2008 —
 This hands-on review compares and contrasts two computing appliances that run Linux on Via C7-M processors. The Zonbu Zonbook and the gOS Cloudbook are both manufactured by Everex, and cost about the same up-front, but that's where the resemblance ends, our reviewer ...
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Rugged vehicle-mount computer runs Linux —
Mar. 19, 2008 —
 Aaeon has introduced a fanless, Linux-compatible computer that runs Intel Celeron CPUs. The Boxer AEC-6905 is designed for vehicle mounting, has PCI and PC/104-Plus expansion, CompactFlash storage, and operates on DC power from 9-30 volts, Aaeon says.
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Linux powers Zigbee-based home monitor —
Mar. 19, 2008 —
 A British startup called AlertMe.com has introduced a remotely managed security system that runs off a Linux-driven Hub. The AlertMe Hub tracks various sensors via Zigbee, and then reports back to AlertMe.com's servers, which in turn relay alarm events to the customer via SMS or email. ...
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Linux well-positioned in booming telematics market —
Mar. 19, 2008 —
In five years, 30 million cars or 44 percent of the global total will ship with telematics devices such as navigation computers, safety systems, and "infotainment" systems, a study claims. The ABI Research report also forecasts a vibrant outlook for after-market telematics devices, where Linux has seen some success. ...
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Linux vendor bags top Eclipse award —
Mar. 19, 2008 —
 The Eclipse Foundation awarded its EclipseCon 2008 Technology Awards yesterday, and named Wind River Workbench (pictured at left) as the "Best Commercial Eclipse-Based Developer Tool." Other award winners included EclEmma, Cyrano, Xmind 2008, and MyTourbook. ...
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"Real-time" Linux distro tapped for enterprise VoIP —
Mar. 18, 2008 —
Red Hat has announced that its new "real-time" Linux distribution will be used by telecom equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent in communications systems for the SME (small- and medium-sized enterprise) market. Red Hat "MRG" (messaging, realtime, and grid) ensures that real-time application threads run at the highest priority, and with minimal interruption, ...
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Self-support tools work with Java, Linux —
Mar. 18, 2008 —
 A small start-up based in Seattle has started selling a "self-support" tool for developers working with Java and/or Linux. SourceLabs says its "Self-Support Suite" can quickly identify problems and locate solutions for users of Hibernate, Spring, Struts, Axis, and Tomcat, as well as select Linux applications. ...
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Linux-based console servers boast software-configurable pin-outs —
Mar. 18, 2008 —
 Avocent is shipping a new line of Linux-based console servers that are said to streamline reconfigurations for remote serially-attached devices. The Cyclades ACS 6000 series supports software configurable cabling pin-outs, and further speeds configuration, says Avocent, by automatically identifying the remote asset hostnames.
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Linux-based NAS gains UI update —
Mar. 18, 2008 —
 [Updated: March 19] -- Taiwanese manufacturer Synology has shipped an AJAX-enhanced upgrade to browser-based management software it ships with its hackable Linux-based NAS systems. Disk Station Manager (DSM) 2.0 extends Synology's NAS devices with features such as video surveillance, photo blogging, and game system support.
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WUSB chip gains Linux-based dev kit —
Mar. 17, 2008 —
Fabless semiconductor vendor Staccato Communications has shipped a development kit aimed at helping product designers add its WUSB (wireless USB) chips to mobile handsets, digital cameras, printers, portable media players, mass storage, and wireless audio/video devices. The Ripcord1 Development Kit includes an XScale PXA270-based SBC (single-board computer) running embedded Linux. ...
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Free x86 router distro scales to 10Gbps —
Mar. 17, 2008 —
 Vyatta announced that its Debian Linux-based x86 routing distribution can scale to environments running at 10Gbps. Vyatta says that PCs running the software can replace 10Gbps-capable systems from proprietary vendors, while costing "a small fraction" of what some vendors charge for 10Gbps add-in cards ...
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Wireless home automation wakes up —
Mar. 17, 2008 —
 ZigBee and other wireless home automation technologies have zigged and zagged in recent years as they've struggled to achieve success, but the future appears more straightforward, says an ABI Research study. The ABI study points to several Linux-based systems as future drivers of home automation adoption. ...
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Android port turns phones into webservers —
Mar. 17, 2008 —
 Webtide has announced a port of its open source Jetty webserver to the Android mobile phone platform. The i-Jetty technology allows mobile phone users to set up AJAX- and Comet-enabled websites on their Android phones for access via desktop PCs over the web, says Webtide. ...
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FPGA-based XAUI interface supports Linux —
Mar. 17, 2008 —
 FPGA (field-programmable gate array) vendor Xilinx is shipping a development kit for 10Gbps Ethernet interfaces based on XAUI (pronounced "zowie"). The "Virtex-5 Solution for XAUI" kit includes an FPGA-powered PCIe card with Linux drivers, and targets communications, networking, storage, defense, and computing devices. ...
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Eclipse gains Java app management runtime —
Mar. 17, 2008 —
As expected, the Eclipse Foundation has formally adopted a community project to implement OSGi (open services gateway initiative) standards for Java application software management on mobile and embedded devices. The "Eclipse Runtime" or "Eclipse RT" project was announced at the organization's annual EclipseCon conference today in Santa Clara, Calif. ...
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SuperH CPU module runs Linux —
Mar. 14, 2008 —
 Karlsruhe, Germany based Emtrion has launched a processor module based on a 400MHz SuperH processor, and targeting battery-powered and/or highly integrated devices in harsh industrial environments. The HiCO.SH7780 is available with a choice of baseboards, and can also be customized for specific requirements, Emtrion said. ...
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"Printing converters" run embedded Linux —
Mar. 14, 2008 —
 An industrial computing specialist in Erlangen, Germany has used Linux and a low-powered system-on-chip to build two legacy port servers. Ipcas's "RS232-to-USB" and "Centronics-to-USB" servers let users connect modern USB printers, memory sticks, and Ethernet networks to legacy interfaces on factory and automation equipment. ...
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IMS stack adds standards compliance —
Mar. 13, 2008 —
Sonus Networks has updated its IMS (IP multimedia subsystem) middleware stack for carrier infrastructure equipment based on Linux. Updates to the company's SIP (session initiation protocol) implementation and session control components bring compliance with 3GPP's Release 7 IMS specifications, and with SAForum high-availability specifications, the vendor said. ...
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New conference looks at mobile strategies, tactics —
Mar. 13, 2008 —
A pair of U.S. universities are sponsoring a one-day conference on mobile device technology next month. Sponsored by Cal Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon, "The Mobile Future" will feature embedded and telecom industry leaders speaking individually and on panels about mobile device business, technology, and globalization, among other topics. ...
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