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Embedded Linux firm reshuffles executives
News Jim Ready, the founder of embedded Linux specialist MontaVista, will step down as chief executive to become the company's top technologist. MontaVista specialises in producing Linux for embedded computing devices such as network equipment, consumer...
[January 10, 2006, 16:55]
Embedded Linux developer buys UK companies
News Embedded Linux developer MontaVista Software has absorbed two UK affiliates, which it claims will help meet rising demand for commercial open-source products in Europe. Embedded Linux is becoming increasingly popular as an operating system for...
[April 25, 2007, 13:05]
Embedded Linux crying out for standards
News Linux is set to become the de facto standard in so-called "embedded" devices like robotics, information appliances and automobile information systems, but fragmentation could prove a stumbling block, according to Inder Singh, chairman of the...
[May 17, 2002, 9:37]
Embedded Linux company secures emergency funds
News Lineo, the privately held embedded Linux company whose operating system powers the Zaurus handheld from Sharp, has won new funding that will keep the company running while it struggles to achieve profitability.
[April 8, 2002, 17:06]
Embedded Linux alive and kicking
News MontaVista is among several companies betting that money can be extracted from the embedded OS market using Linux, a clone of Unix used chiefly in servers. The best-known Linux company--and the first to go public--is Red Hat, which launched its...
[January 24, 2002, 8:52]
Embedded Linux firms spar over tools
News The rivalry between Wind River Systems and MontaVista Software warmed up this week in the market for Linux in embedded-computing devices such as mobile phones and network equipment. Developer tools are a key part of embedded-computing technology...
[May 25, 2005, 9:10]
Embedded Linux set for European push
News The Embedded Linux Corporation (ELC), has begun an initiative to boost its presence in Europe after a successful meeting with many of the continent's leading open source players on Wednesday. The ELC is a trade association made up of companies that...
[June 14, 2001, 14:33]
Embedded Linux in a Wireless Router (EMLI)
White Papers Embedded system is a combination of hardware and software behaving as a small computer system to do a specialized job. EMbedding LInux (EMLI) simply means that people can use the Linux features to serve a particular purpose.
[April 18, 2007, 1:00]
Red Hat embraces embedded Linux
News Hot on the heels of the unveilings of Transmeta's Mobile Linux and Lineo's Embedix, Red Hat is joining the embedded-system fray with its Red Hat Tools for Embedded Developers (RHTED). Tiemann adds that he doesn't envision RHTED as a direct...
[February 1, 2000, 13:24]
Lineo attacks Microsoft 'lies' about embedded Linux
News Lineo, the embedded Linux developer, has delivered a scathing attack on Microsoft's recently released white paper comparing Windows XP Embedded and embedded Linux. For example, Microsoft says that embedded Linux "offers nothing comparable to...
[December 17, 2001, 15:02]
Tips for Planning Your Embedded Linux Project
White Papers the BIG WIN with embedded Linux; overview of the components, approaches, and skills required; how much does it cost? What does "Embedded" mean? In the context of this paper the authors are talking about Embedded Systems which generally means any...
[April 3, 2007, 1:00]
Red Hat announces embedded Linux hypervisor
News Linux specialist Red Hat has announced it is developing an embedded hypervisor product that it claims will complement, rather than compete with, its existing virtualisation strategy. Launched on the first day of the company's annual user conference...
[June 19, 2008, 11:14]
Fans of embedded Linux get their own portal
News A new portal launches this week, aimed squarely at developers and users of embedded Linux systems. Rooting for embedded Linux? LinuxDevices.com is the brain child of Rick Lehrbaum, founder of Ampro Computers, the company that invented the PC/104...
[November 2, 1999, 10:11]
The rise and rise of embedded Linux
News What are the complexities of Linux in the embedded market? People didn't care about the embedded industry. Embedded software wasn't viewed as being very important. Wind River specialises in embedded software used in computing devices such as DVD...
[April 8, 2005, 11:30]
Novell considers embedded Linux
News Novell, which sells Linux for servers and desktop computers, is considering a move into the market for embedded computing for devices such as mobile phones and vending machines. The company is thinking over a choice of developing its own technology...
[March 25, 2004, 7:45]
Hacking Embedded Linux Based Home Appliances
White Papers Embedded Linux is an interesting phenomenon. Part of the blame is on the companies developing embedded Linux based products, which feel uncomfortable with the idea of opensource. However, even bigger problem can be the fact that embedded systems...
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Motorola buys embedded Linux pioneer
News Motorola's Metrowerks subsidiary has moved to beef up its ability to supply software and development tools for non-PC gadgets with the acquisition of Embedix -- one of the first companies to put Linux into embedded hardware.
[December 17, 2002, 15:48]
LinuxWorld: Motorola hails Linux with embedded products
News The embedded technologies division of Motorola Computing has apparently gone Linux-mad, announcing a range of projects today geared towards helping technical experts work with the popular open source platform.
[August 11, 1999, 5:14]
Red Hat promotes embedded Linux
News This is the latest move in the company's turn-around over embedded Linux: earlier this year it announced a deal with Wind River, a vendor of embedded software, to jointly develop an embedded variant of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
[October 15, 2004, 15:35]
Wind River adds embedded Linux support
News Wind River Systems, the largest provider of software for embedded devices, has added its first official support for the Linux operating system, underscoring the momentum of Linux in devices outside the PC realm.
[October 3, 2003, 11:00]
