New IP phone boasts a real-time embedded Linux OS -- LinuxDevices.com previews the Zultys ZIP 4x4, a new IP phone that is said to be built 100 percent on open technologies, including "a highly stable real-time Linux operating system." This device profile briefly reviews the features of the device, explores why and how Linux was chosen to be its embedded operating system, and finds out how the developers feel now about their decision to use embedded Linux.  Read full story

An update on RTLinux -- The RTLinux dual-kernel operating system was first introduced back in 1995. Today, RTLinux is well known worldwide as a means to gain "hard real-time" performance from a Linux-based system environment. In this LinuxDevices.com article, Victor Yodaiken, Michael Barabanov, and Cort Dougan -- three key figures in the creation, evolution, and maintenance of RTLinux -- summarize the state of RTLinux eight years later. Topics discussed include operating system modularity, real-time, communications, fault-tolerance, and security, and the article also includes a handy list of "related stories" for further info about RTLinux.  Read full story

Linux-based adapter enables web-based automation and control -- LinuxDevices.com takes a look at the Hubit, a small Linux-based "black box" type device that resides on the web and interfaces to various industrial field buses, allowing remote web-based supervision of building automation and industrial processes. This device profile briefly covers the functions of the device, its internal hardware and software, and why Linux was selected as its embedded operating system.  Read full story

Linux unavailable to programmers on new Motorola phones? -- A story from IDG News Service suggesting that Motorola may be backing away from letting programmers develop native-Linux apps for their recently announced A760 smart phone because "Linux is not secure enough" has caused quite a stir.  Read full story

Where is the embedded market headed? -- The 15th annual Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), to be held April 22-26 in San Francisco, will feature a panel discussion by "industry visionaries" exploring the topic of where the embedded systems market is headed. Other noteworthy events at the embedded market's upcoming annual mega-conference are briefly summarized in this news item.  Read full story

Market research findings -- Speaking of where technology is heading, here are four interesting results from recently completed market studies . . .

• Global broadband market to break $4 billion by 2006 -- Market research firm Forward Concepts notes that although the broadband market has recently been stalled, it is now entering a phase of rapid growth that will result in nearly 200 million subscribers and over $4 billion in revenues expected worldwide by 2006.  Read full story

• "Cell phone camera" market to overtake standalone cameras -- Market researcher Future Image Inc. says that, based on the results of a recently completed survey, it expects "cell phone cameras" to outsell digital and film cameras combined in 2003.  Read full story

• CDMA retains US handset dominance, but GSM gain likely -- A recent study by EMC Market Data indicates that the US handset market attained 141.4 million cellular phone subscribers as of December 2002, surpassing 50% penetration. The report observes that CDMA technology currently dominates the US market, and is likely to continue to do so through 2007, despite the challenge from GSM, the dominant mobile phone standard in Europe and several other markets.  Read full story

• Are smart phones overtaking ordinary PDAs? -- European market research firm Canalys predicts shipments of "smart phones" (phones with PDA capabilities) will double in the "EMEA" region (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) this year, and will exceed those of ordinary PDA-like handheld computers by year end. View a 5-year market segment forecast graph and read comments from the report's authors.  Read full story

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• Sharp publishes SL-5500 vs. SL-5600 comparison whitepaper
  
• X-Tools for XScale
  
• uClinux ported to Motorola ColdFire MCF5282
  
• IDE and embedded Linux support new Mot PowerQUICC PPC SOCs
  
• Tool suite simplifies Linux USB device driver creation
  
• SDK puts real-time Linux on rugged VME SBC
  
• New VoIP software to support Linux-based mobile devices
  
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• Tiny drive squeezes 1.5 GB into 1-inch format
  
• New XScale chips target faster, smaller, lighter PDAs
  
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