Motorola subsidiary Metrowerks to acquire Lineo? -- Rumors have surfaced of an impending acquisition of Lineo (aka Embedix Inc.) by Motorola's Metrowerks software tools subsidiary. Metrowerks is well known for its popular CodeWarrior integrated development environment (IDE), which is used for embedded system software development. Lineo and Metrowerks have had a long standing strategic partnership including a $22.5 million investment by Metrowerks in Lineo in September 2000. Story
Please vote: in the Fall 2002 Embedded Linux Market Survey -- LinuxDevices.com requests its readers and everyone else interested in embedded software to participate in the Fall 2002 Embedded Linux Market Survey. By answering these questions, you will help build a composite profile of the Embedded Linux market. Note: This is a new survey conducted in Q4 of 2002 -- please participate even if you participated in our previous surveys. LinuxDevices.com will publish the results following the conclusion of the survey period. The information is gathered anonymously. Thank you for your participation! Story
1st multivendor Embedded Linux standard nears release -- The Embedded Linux Consortium's board of directors has started the clock on final review of version 1.0 of the ELC Platform Specification, according to an announcement sent to the ELC's members. The draft spec was completed by the platform spec working group in late October, triggering a 45-day review period that will culminate in a vote cycle authorizing public distribution of the world's first Embedded Linux standard. Vote here
uClinux and Linux headed for unity -- Mainstream Linux is about to gain the ability to go much more deeply embedded without the need for specialized toolchains. Earlier this month, Linus Torvalds announced inclusions for revision 2.5.46 of the Linux kernel incorporating a number of uClinux patches. Story
Sharp unveils "world's first VGA resolution PDA" -- Sharp unveiled what it calls "the world's first PDA with a full-color VGA-resolution (640x480 pixel) LCD display" into the Japanese market. The SL-C700 also provides a built-in QWERTY keyboard similar to that of a normal notebook keyboard (although smaller). Check out this LinuxDevices.com 'device preview' which provides an overview of this unique new Linux PDA, photos, and a list of its key features and specs. Story
Embedded Linux powers new NEC home audio/video server -- NEC has selected MontaVista Linux as the embedded operating system within a new home audio/video server. The NEC AX10 home server is a disk-based recorder for audio-visual applications and is one of the "new style" of products developed by NEC as part of its personal computer line. Story
Guess who's now #1 in "single board computers"? -- Believe it or not, if you do a search on Google using the expression "single board computers" (in quotes, as shown), the top result returned among over 35,000 results is none other than . . . Google search
Embedded Systems Conference kicks off in Boston -- the 10th annual Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston took place this week in the Boston, MA. The east coast's premier educational forum for engineers and engineering managers developing embedded systems was expected to attract more than 4,000 attendees as well as 160 exhibitors. ESC Boston, incidentally, is why there are so many additional news items and announcements listed in the next section of this week's newsletter. Story
Other noteworthy news items and announcements from the past week . . .
Read them here: Nov 14, 2002, Nov 7, 2002, Oct. 31, 2002, Oct. 24, 2002, Oct. 17, 2002, Oct. 10, 2002, Oct. 3, 2002, Sep. 26, 2002, Sep. 19, 2002, Sep. 12, 2002, Sep. 5, 2002, Aug. 29, 2002, Aug. 22, 2002, Aug. 15, 2002, Aug. 8, 2002, Aug. 1, 2002, Jul. 25, 2002, Jul. 18, 2002, Jul. 11, 2002, Jul. 4, 2002, Jun. 27, 2002, Jun. 20, 2002, Jun. 13, 2002, Jun. 6, 2002, May 30, 2002, May 23, 2002, May 16, 2002, May 9, 2002, May 2, 2002, Apr. 25, 2002, Apr. 18, 2002, Apr. 11, 2002, Apr. 4, 2002, Mar. 28, 2002, Mar. 21, 2002, Mar. 14, 2002, Mar. 7, 2002, Feb. 28, 2002, Feb. 21, 2002, Feb. 14, 2002, Feb. 7, 2002, Jan. 31, 2002, Jan. 24, 2002, Jan. 17, 2002, Jan. 10, 2002, Jan. 3, 2002
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