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Home media system runs open source Linux —
May 21, 2008 —
 A company called Fiire is shipping a home automation, media control, and security system based on the open source LinuxMCE distro. Built around a dual-core AMD Athlon X2-based box called the Fiire Engine, the Fiire system also includes FiireStation thin clients and a Z-Wave-based FiireChief controller. ...
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OSiM adds developer sessions —
May 21, 2008 —
 The third annual "Open Source in Mobile" (OSiM) conference has announced sponsors and a general program of events. Scheduled for Sep. 17-18 at Berlin's Hotel Palace, OSiM will showcase 80 speakers, plus a new "DevSesh" developers track with a focus on mobile Linux. ...
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"Open-frame" panel PCs target kiosks —
May 21, 2008 —
 Datasound Laboratories has announced four open-frame panel PCs intended for incorporation into kiosks. With screens from 6.4 to 15 inches, the LX800-LCD systems feature fanless operation, AMD Geode LX800 processors, up to 1GB of RAM, 10/100 Ethernet, four USB ports, and optional PCI-104 expansion, says Datasound. ...
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Ten Android Challenge winners featured —
May 20, 2008 —
 Location awareness seems be the common thread of the hottest new Android apps, according to an eWeek article. Clint Boulton's story there briefly profiles ten winners of the recent Android Challenge, most of which tap the Android design's GPS device. ...
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Netflix Player runs Linux —
May 20, 2008 —
 [Updated May 23] -- Netflix is offering a $100 set-top box aimed at enabling subscribers to stream movies on demand, using a broadband Internet connection. The player runs Linux, and is supplied by Roku, a California-based company known for its Linux-based PVRs (personal video recorders). ...
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World's cheapest Linux-based laptop? —
May 20, 2008 —
 A Hong Kong-based manufacturer is shipping a Linux-based ultra-mini PC (UMPC) laptop for only $250 ($180 in volume), which appears to give it the lowest price yet for a Linux laptop. Bestlink's Alpha 400 offers a 400MHz CPU and a 7-inch, truecolor display.
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Open source DNS server takes on BIND —
May 20, 2008 —
Four companies led by Dutch non-profit NLnet Labs have launched an open source, Linux-compatible DNS (Domain Name System) server. "Unbound," which is also sponsored by VeriSign, Nominet, and Kirei, claims to offer a validating, recursive, and caching DNS server that is faster than the open source DNS mainstay BIND. ...
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Wind River, Intel tag-team "infotainment" Linux —
May 20, 2008 —
Wind River will collaborate with Intel on an open source automotive infotainment stack for Intel's Atom processor, it announced. At the Telematics Detroit trade show this week, Wind River also announced plans to offer its second vertical market stack based on Linux -- Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment. ...
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Quick-boot Linux environment makes a splash —
May 19, 2008 —
 DeviceVM announced that its quick-booting Splashtop Linux implementation is being pre-installed in ROM (read-only memory) on four new Asus motherboards. Asus says it plans to ship over a million Splashtop-ready motherboards per month, making this one of the largest Linux deployments ever. ...
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Upgraded VPN software available in Linux micro-server —
May 19, 2008 —
 Japanese micro-server specialist Plat'Home is offering an interesting VPN (virtual private network) client pre-installed on its MIPS-based Linux micro-server. SoftEther's PacketiX VPN 2.0 software encodes entire Layer 2 Ethernet frames as HTTPS traffic, allowing remote access to any network protocol without network reconfiguration, the company claims. ...
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POS systems run uClinux —
May 19, 2008 —
 ExaDigm announced that it is ramping up production on a new line of Linux-based point-of-sale (POS) terminals. The modular, PC-based terminals are based on the NeoMagic MiMagic applications processor, and ship with a Linux software development kit (SDK) says ExaDigm. ...
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Die-shrunk Cell processor, blade run Linux —
May 19, 2008 —
 IBM announced a Linux-compatible blade for HPC (high performance computing) applications that is based on a new 65nm version of the Cell processor. The IBM BladeCenter QS22's 3.2GHz IBM PowerXCell 8i processor is touted as offering five times the double-precision performance of the original Cell/B.E. ...
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Linux appliance distro rev'd —
May 19, 2008 —
rPath is shipping a new version of its Linux distribution for hardware and software appliances, live CDs, and VMware images. rPath Linux 2 offers a smaller footprint than version 1, as well as a more robust system boot, a brandable boot splash, new security features, and an "appliance installer," ...
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Linux device monitors networks —
May 16, 2008 —
 Italy-based KDev has found another use for its tiny, cellular radio-equipped Linux box. In its newest "Easy Guardian" iteration, the Acme FoxBox works as a network monitor that uses ICMP pings, SNMP scans, and text messaging to alert users to network events. ...
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Linux gets security black eye —
May 16, 2008 —
As has been widely reported, the maintainers of Debian's OpenSSL packages made some errors recently that have potentially compromised the security of any sshd-equipped system used remotely by Debian users. System administrators may wish to purge authorized_key files of public keys generated since 2006 by affected client machines. ...
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Debian adding low-power NAS devices —
May 16, 2008 —
 [Updated May 16] -- Former Debian project leader Martin Michlmayr has released a "debian-installer" package for devices based on Marvell's Feroceon architecture. Initially supporting the Qnap Systems TS-109 and TS-209 network-attached storage (NAS) devices, the "developer's release" installs a 2.6.25 kernel and Debian unstable, Michlmayr said. ...
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Microsoft frees poor children from Linux struggles —
May 16, 2008 —
 Microsoft has announced an agreement with One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) that will make Windows XP available on the non-profit's low-cost laptops for third-world children. Thank goodness third world children will no longer have to struggle to learn Linux, one tongue-in-cheek commentator observes. ...
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Open source awards open for nominations —
May 15, 2008 —
 Nominations are open for the third annual Sourceforge.net Community Choice Awards, with winners to be announced at OSCON 2008 in July. Nominations are accepted for all open source projects, not just SourceForge.net-based projects, and the categories include the intriguing "Most likely to get users sued." ...
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Atom-based ECX board runs Linux —
May 15, 2008 —
 Portwell has announced a single-board computer (SBC) using Intel's Centrino Atom chipset and ECX (embedded compact extended) form factor. Targeting applications such as kiosks and digital signage, the PEB-2736 supports dual displays, has a CompactFlash slot, and accepts an optional TPM (trusted platform module), says Portwell. ...
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Tiny boards gain Linux cross-tools support —
May 15, 2008 —
 [Updated 4PM] -- Gumstix says its tiny ARM-Linux SBCs now support the OpenEmbedded (OE) build environment. In addition to pre-built Linux images, the company now offers a "gumstix-oe" collection of source files and bitbake recipes, for those wishing to use the open source cross-compilation environment. ...
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Cross-platform tools vendor announces awards, earnings —
May 15, 2008 —
Trolltech announced that Valgrind won first prize and Synergy and Vim won second prizes in its inaugural Qt Open Source Development Awards honoring the best open-source development tools. In other news, Trolltech announced first quarter earnings of about $11 million US. ...
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Little thin client runs Linux —
May 15, 2008 —
 The Italian firm CompuMaster has introduced a compact thin client that runs Linux. The "Praim Ino" can be mounted on the back of a monitor, draws just six Watts, and comes with a variety of client software, the company says. ...
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$7 Soc runs Linux —
May 15, 2008 —
Atmel is now sampling an ARM9-based system-on-chip (SoC) that runs Linux and targets "power-constrained applications that also need high performance." The AT91SAM9G20 consumes a maximum of 80mW, has twice the clock speed of its predecessor, four times the cache, and a host of standard interfaces. ...
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Linux wins big in financial trading —
May 15, 2008 —
Red Hat announced that a European branch of the the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has implemented its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Red Hat Network. NYSE Euronext is using RHEL for key components of its "mission-critical," high-speed financial trading environments, Red Hat said. ...
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Linux-based remote access equipment adds monitoring —
May 14, 2008 —
 Opengear is integrating the popular Nagios open-source network and device monitoring software in its open-source, uClinux-based remote access equipment. Opengear's SDT ("secure desktop tunneling") for Nagios product combines its SDT Connector remote access client software with Nagios central management software. ...
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