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Fanless PC sports dual PCI slots —
Jul. 30, 2008 —
 Axiomtek has announced the latest in its series of "eBOX" fanless embedded computers targeting industrial automation, digital signage (DSA), gaming/entertainment, and vehicle applications. The eBOX639-822-FL offers Celeron M or Pentium M processors, dual PCI slots and gigabit Ethernet ports, and six each serial and USB interfaces. ...
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Data acquisition computer runs Linux from flash —
Jul. 29, 2008 —
 Moxa has introduced a 1U rackmount data acquisition computer with 16 serial ports and four 10/100 Ethernet ports, all on RJ-45 jacks. The DA-662-I runs Linux on Intel's ARM-based IXP425 processor, with HTTP, telnet, and FTP servers, and PCMCIA, CompactFlash, and USB expansion.
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RISC/DSP SoCs ship with Linux tools —
Jul. 29, 2008 —
 [Updated Jul. 31] -- Texas Instruments (TI) is now shipping all four of its OMAP35xx system-on-chips (SoCs), along with a Linux-based Digital Video Software Development Kit (DVSDK) to go with them. Meanwhile, Cogent and Gumstix have joined Logic and Digi-Key in announcing OMAX35xx-based development platforms. ...
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Linux device papers available —
Jul. 28, 2008 —
[Updated Jul. 29] -- The 2008 Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) has published 57 papers related to the Linux kernel and kernel development. Published as PDFs lightly reformatted for readability, the 57-paper collection includes many documents likely to interest embedded Linux device developers. ...
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Linux-friendly Beagle fetches $150 —
Jul. 28, 2008 —
 [Updated Jul. 29] -- Digi-Key is distributing a low-cost board aimed at low-volume embedded developers, hobbyists, and students. The U.S.-based distributor of single-board computers and other embedded development products says the $150, 3-inch-square Beagle Board offers an opportunity to evaluate ARM's Cortex-A8 and TI's OMAP3 architectures. ...
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Moblin switching from Ubuntu to Fedora —
Jul. 28, 2008 —
 Intel has switched from Ubuntu to Fedora Linux for release 2.0 of its MID-targeted Moblin open source stack, according to a variety of sources. Intel also indicated Moblin 2.0 would be unveiled on August 19th, say multiple sources. ...
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Flash-based RDBMS gains fault tolerance —
Jul. 28, 2008 —
Enea has added fault-tolerance to its Linux-compatible lightweight SQL RDBMS, which originally targeted devices like phones and set-top boxes. Now apparently aimed at flash-based server applications, Polyhedra FlashLite has gained support for redundancy, failover, and reconnection, as well as "hot upgrades" and new operating systems. ...
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Car PC puts Atom in single DIN slot —
Jul. 25, 2008 —
 Portwell has introduced an interesting Intel Atom-based PC aimed at in-car entertainment. The PCS-8230 fits into a single DIN slot, offers TV tuner, WiFi, and GPS modules, has a SDIO slot and a 2.5-inch hard drive bay, and delivers six channels of analog audio, says Portwell. ...
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Embedian spins MXM-based SBCs —
Jul. 25, 2008 —
 Embedian announced two 3.5-inch single-board computers (SBCs) built around its Marvell PXA320-based MXM-8310 and MXM-8110 computer-on-modules (COMs). The XPC-8112 and XPC-8312 SBCs offer a variety of I/O, including Ethernet, USB, and serial ports, and ship with Debian Linux or Windows CE 5.0, says the company.
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Via contracts open source leader as liaison —
Jul. 24, 2008 —
 Via Technologies announced that it has contracted open source leader and OpenMoko Lead System Architrect Harald Welte as the company's Open Source Liaison. Welte will be responsible for helping refine Via's open-source strategy and ensure close collaboration with the open-source development community, says the company.
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"Handheld recording studio" mixes with Linux —
Jul. 24, 2008 —
 Trinity Audio Group is taking orders for a handheld multi-track recording device that runs Linux. The Indamixx integrates the 64Studio Linux music distribution with an off-the-shelf Samsung handheld, so audio producers can record, edit, equalize, audition, and mix audio at up to 32-bit/96Khz rates on-the-go, ...
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Pentium M SoC takes wing —
Jul. 24, 2008 —
 Intel has launched a system-on-chip (SoC) processor that integrates typical northbridge and southbridge functions with a Pentium M core clocked up to 1.2GHz. Targeting storage, networking, automotive, and industrial applications, the single-chip Intel EP80579 (formerly "Tolapai") optionally boasts an ultra-highspeed FPGA co-processor interface dubbed "QuickAssist." ...
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Mobile Linux conference keynotes announced —
Jul. 23, 2008 —
 Keynote speakers have been announced for the Mobile Linux Conference taking place during the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo on Aug. 5-7th. Speakers include Linux Pundit's Bill Weinberg, Motorola's Christy Wyatt, Intel's Ram Peddibholta (pictured), and a panel with executives from Access, Funambol, Sprint, and Sun. ...
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Debian Linux installer for NAS devices goes beta —
Jul. 23, 2008 —
 Former Debian project leader Martin Michlmayr is beta-testing a "debian-installer" for devices based on Marvell's Feroceon architecture. The installer works with the upcoming "Lenny" release of Debian (currently "testing"), and is tested with Qnap Systems's TS-109, TS-209, and TS-409 Pro Turbo network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
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Industrial PCs support real-time Linux extensions —
Jul. 23, 2008 —
 German industrial PC vendor Janz Automationssysteme AG is now supporting the RTAI and Xenomai Linux real-time extensions for its latest industrial computers. Systems supporting the real-time extensions include Debian Etch Linux versions of its new emPC-M (pictured at left) and similar display-enabled emView embedded computers.
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Free webinar to unlock secrets of the Atom —
Jul. 22, 2008 —
 MontaVista Software will present a free webinar on the Intel Atom processor (pictured). Developed in cooperation with Intel, the July 30 webinar will provide tips on power management and programming techniques for embedded Linux applications using the Atom. ...
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Cortex-A8 runs Linux-friendly hypervisor —
Jul. 22, 2008 —
French embedded virtualization firm Trango Virtual Processors is demonstrating a version of its virtualization technology that supports the Texas Instruments OMAP3 line of system-on-chip (SoC) processors. The Linux-ready Trango Hypervisor is being demo'd on the mobile-phone targeted OMAP3430 at Expo Comm Wireless Japan this week. ...
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Linux mini-PC takes two Watts to tango —
Jul. 22, 2008 —
 A Silicon Valley startup called CherryPal announced a two-Watt, $250 ultra-mini PC that runs Debian Linux. Based on a 400MHz PowerPC-based system-on-chip (SoC) from Freescale, the solid-state CherryPal C100 Desktop offers managed "cloud" computing paid for by advertising rather than a monthly fee.
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Linux switch vendor sued over GPL —
Jul. 22, 2008 —
 The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has filed yet another copyright infringement lawsuit on behalf of the developers of the Linux-based BusyBox utility suite. This time the lawsuit claims that networking vendor Extreme Networks violated redistribution stipulations of the GNU General Public License (GPL). ...
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Intel rev's tools for multi-core C++ —
Jul. 22, 2008 —
Intel released a new version of its Linux-compatible, open source library for multi-core C++ development. Version 2.1 of Intel Threading Building Blocks (TBB) offers performance improvements, adds a portable affinity mechanism, and improves the task scheduler to ease development for GUIs, network I/O, and artificial intelligence, says Intel. ...
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Linux vendor promotes marketing VP —
Jul. 21, 2008 —
 MontaVista Software announced that Joerg Bertholdt has been promoted to vice president of marketing. A 15-year veteran in the embedded industry, Bertholdt (pictured) previously worked at Crossbow Technology and Wind River, and will now report directly to MontaVista CEO Rusty Harris, says the company. ...
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DIY Linux service supports Cortex-A8 —
Jul. 21, 2008 —
Timesys is offering a LinuxLink subscription for the Texas Instruments OMAP35xx line of system-on-chips (SoCs). The subscription includes the new 2.6.26 Linux kernel, toolchain, and hundreds of prebuilt, ready-to-use RFS (root file system) packages optimized for the processors, says Timesys. ...
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Network virtualization stack adds HA —
Jul. 21, 2008 —
VirtualLogix is shipping a High-Availability (HA) version of its carrier-grade virtualization software. Targeting networking and telecom OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), VirtualLogix's Carrier Grade Virtualization (CGV) combines VirtualLogix's virtualization stack for networking equipment with a new virtualization-enabled HA interface and Linux-ready tools for configuration, development, and monitoring, says the company. ...
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Distributor spins "W.E. phone" —
Jul. 21, 2008 —
 [Updated: 1PM PST] -- Mississauga, Ontario-based Koolu Inc. has agreed to distribute OpenMoko's Linux-based Neo FreeRunner in the Americas, the U.K., and the European Union. Koolu is distributing the FreeRunner under the name W.E. Phone, and is bundling it with Google Apps. ...
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