Welcome to LinuxDevices.com's
Embedded Linux Newsletter
Apr. 29, 2004
by Rick Lehrbaum
Editor-in-chief
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Welcome to LinuxDevices.com's Embedded Linux Newsletter Apr. 29, 2004 by Rick Lehrbaum Editor-in-chief |
CEO Interview: Wolfgang Denk of Denx Software Engineering -- This interview with Denx founder and CEO Wolfgang Denk discusses the popular and free Denx embedded Linux distributions, Denx's business model, software patents, and other matters related to embedded Linux markets and technology. The interview is the sixth in our ongoing interview series with influential executives in the embedded Linux industry.
VP Interview: James Prasad, head of Red Hat embedded -- Red Hat has added "embedded Linux" to the title of its homepage, and recently established a partnership with embedded software marketshare leader Wind River. This interview with James Prasad, VP of Global Engineering Services, reveals why Red Hat has once again made embedded Linux a priority. The interview is the seventh in our ongoing interview series with influential executives in the embedded Linux industry.
Overview of Intel's next-generation BIOS architecture -- This whitepaper provides an interesting and informative overview of the architecture, benefits, and features of the Platform Innovation Framework for Extensible Firmware Interface, a modular, platform-independent method of implementing boot and other BIOS functions. The "Framework," developed by Intel, is driver-based, enabling binary-linking of modules; and it is C-based, clean, scalable, and modular, allowing it to support diverse processor architectures -- such as Intel's IA-32, Itanium, and XScale -- within a single source tree.
Metrowerks tool supports entire embedded Linux dev cycle -- Metrowerks has announced a version of its embedded Linux development suite meant to support the entire device development cycle in a single integrated development environment (IDE). The "Platform Edition" of CodeWarrior Development Suite will ship in May for PowerPC, ARM, and ColdFire, with support for hardware-assisted debugging, kernel-level and application development and debugging, and more, with any Linux kernel, according to Metrowerks. A Metrowerks spokesperson said that new kernel-level and board-level debugging capabilities add the final piece of the puzzle in terms of doing development on and for Linux.
New MontaVista investors raise total funding to $70M+ -- Four companies have invested a combined $7M in the latest round of financing for embedded Linux company MontaVista Software. Siemens Venture Capital, Samsung Ventures America, Infineon Ventures, and China Development Industrial Bank represent new investors for the privately held company, which has raised over $72M since forming in 1999.
New kernel aims to bring Linux-like OS to 8-bit MCUs -- A tiny new "Linux-like" operating system has been released under the GPL, according to a post in the LinuxDevices.com reader forum. LinLike8 aims to bring a Linux-like kernel to 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The current version supports a Cypress Microsystems programmable system-on-chip, according to its author, and can be downloaded now.
Is Linux the DOS of evolving mobile phone technology? -- IT Manager's Journal has published an article suggesting that Linux is well-positioned to become the standard operating system platform for mobile phones. Linux based OSes and application stacks are under development by handset makers, telcos, and access companies, the article says, laying the groundwork for Linux to become the standard mobile phone platform on which companies from several converging industries will compete on the basis of value-adds.
No. 2 telecom RTOS vendor strolls down Tux lane -- Number-two telecom real-time operating system (RTOS) provider Enea Embedded Technology has partnered with embedded Linux specialist Metrowerks on a complete development environment and OS package for telecom equipment designers wishing to combine Linux with Enea's proprietary RTOSes. The package includes Linux and tools from Metrowerks, which will provide second-line support.
Tiny, embeddable Web server features optional database integration -- McObject has announced the final beta release of an embeddable web server for Linux devices. eXtremeWS features a footprint under 30KB, low CPU bandwidth consumption, support for devices without filesystems, and optional integration with McObject's in-memory database. It targets industrial controllers, communications gear, consumer electronics, and other highly resource-constrained devices.
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