Welcome to the
LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Biweekly Newsletter
June 15, 2000
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor, ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com

Linux: Live in your living room -- ZDNet News, reports that Intel is releasing an open source development kit for Universal Plug and Play support for Linux. This effort by Intel is part of it's Connected.Home initiative. story

New system-on-chip dual Ethernets supports Linux -- Want to implement the essentials of a Linux-based Internet firewall or residential gateway using hardly more than a single chip? Startup Alchemy Semiconductor may have just what you need. story

Intel releases open source computer vision software -- Intel planning release a computer vision library and its source code that supports gesture recognition, object-tracking, and face recognition. story

Red Hat makes another embedded Linux acquisition -- Red Hat announced the acquisition of WireSpeed, a developer of network and telecom software for embedded systems. story

Acer to license embedded Linux IA solution from Coollogic -- Coollogic announced that it is licensing its Java-based, embedded Linux OS to Acer for use in a family of Internet Appliance products. story

Cirrus Logic unveils super high integration Linux-oriented SOC -- the EP9312 system-on-chip is oriented towards Linux-based home audio appliances, but should also prove useful in a wide spectrum of embedded apps. story

Intel releases open source COPS network software -- the COPS protocol is intended to help networked devices communicate with each other more. story

New kid on the Linux block: SCO -- ZDNet News reports on indications that SCO is preparing to enter the Linux market in a serious way. While SCO won't necessarily be a direct participant in the embedded Linux market space, the company certainly possesses the resources to quickly become a major Linux player, with far reaching implications to all Linux segments. story

Chip makers cozy up to Linux -- ZDNet News reports on the growing trend among chipmakers to proactively support Linux, spotlighting recent Linux-related actions and announcements of Intel, HP, and AMD. story

New real-time Linux common API available for download -- Lineo released an open source Real-Time Common API that allows programmers to code to a common API when using either NMT RTLinux or DIPARM RTAI implementations of real-time Linux. story

AMD and Lineo announce strategic relationship -- AMD and Lineo have announced a strategic relationship to provide developers with Linux solutions for Internet appliances and embedded devices. story

TiVomatic! -- ZDNet Help & How-To writes about the TiVo Personal TV Receiver, an innovative TV receiver appliance with embedded Linux inside. story

Embedded Linux enables configurable 1U network appliance -- Sometimes technologies converge to produce a whole that's decidedly greater than the sum of its parts. Bus-Tech's highly flexible Embedded Linux Controller achieves just such a synergy. story

IBM pushes the Linux envelope -- ZDNet News reports on IBM's continuing aggressive stance with respect to supporting Linux in a broad range of initiatives. story

Lineo receives contract to manufacture appliance -- LinuxWizardry Systems has awarded a contract to Lineo, Inc., to manufacture LinuxWizardry's new Apprentice Router. story

PCI intelligent data acquisition boards support Linux -- Microstar Laboratories, Inc. announced Linux drivers for their PCI data acquisition boards. story

Lineo dons real-time battle dress -- Lineo announced formation of the Lineo Industrial Solutions Group, based primarily on the company's recent Zentropix acquisition, chartered to focus on markets requiring real-time OS support, such as industrial control, military, and streaming media applications. story

GNU telephony server project (Bayonne) hits 3rd Milestone -- With Milestone 3, the types of operations available to, and nature of DSO plugins, have been greatly extended. Bayonne is a "middleware" platform for developing telephony voice response services. story

Intel plans mobile megahertz blitz -- ZDNet News reports that Intel plans to introduce five new chips in its mobile Pentium family this month. Three are speed enhancements, while the other two are low-power versions targeted at the mini-notebook market. story

SPECIAL FEATURE:

ELC board of directors election results -- "It was quite a race, with the lead changing hands several times and 2- and 3-way ties happening many times as new votes arrived. Here are the final results." story

New system-on-chip runs native Java ... plus Linux -- Imsys unveiled an unusual new system-on-chip microprocessor that supports native on-chip Java bytecode execution -- but also runs embedded Linux. story

IBM to support for superclusters -- ZDNet reports on IBM's emerging strategy of supporting Linux-based supercluster systems. story

New telecom platform is powered by embedded Linux -- Axtar Ltd announced the industry's first standards-based Central Office programmable telephony switch to use both the Linux operating system and the CompactPCI form factor. story

IBM to release Java VM for Linux-based embedded devices? -- IBM may be quietly preparing to unveil a Linux-targeted version of their Java Virtual Machine for embedded systems. story

OnCore demonstrates real-time Linux for new IBM PowerPC 750CX -- OnCore Systems Corporation says it's the first company with demonstrable Linux support for the new IBM PowerPC 750CX. story

What do you value most about open source? -- LinuxDevices.com has initiated a new Embedded Linux Poll. This one focuses on the value of open source software. story

OnCore expands embedded Linux offerings -- Both are for use with the OnCore microkernel. One loads and unloads Linux dynamically; the other is an API that makes direct microkernel calls, eliminating Linux scheduler and process overhead. story

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