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WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
December 11, 2003
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Editor-in-chief
Online html version:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/dec11-03.html
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DEC. 11 OPEN SOURCE SUMMIT SPOTLIGHTS BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
The SDForum Open Source Summit and Expo will take place Dec. 11, 2003,
at the Marriott Hotel, in Burlingame, Calif., from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
IBM VP of Emerging Internet Strategy Rod Smith delivers the opening
keynote at 2:00 PM, followed by sessions in both Business and Technology
tracks. Brian Behlendorf, founder of the Apache Project, delivers the
evening keynote.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7839659308.html
EARLY RESULTS FROM EMBEDDED LINUX DEV SURVEY -- MORE INPUTS NEEDED
The ongoing MIT/Munich Survey we reported on two weeks ago -- about the
development of embedded Linux -- is off to a good start, but needs more
respondents to achieve the best data quality. Meanwhile, survey author
and administrator Joachim Henkel has sent us some interesting -- and in
some cases, surprising -- result tidbits.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7063962131.html
LINUX BATTLES FOR ROBOT SUPREMACY
Linux is poised to play a central role in an emerging industry that many
expect to overtake the PC industry in size: robotics.
LinuxDevices.com's new Linux-powered Robots Quick Reference Guide offers
an interesting glimpse into of some Linux-powered robots currently
available or near production, and provides an extensive reading list
with further information on Linux in robotics.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2717739661.html
WHITEPAPER: EMBEDDING RED HAT ON A DISKONCHIP
This whitepaper describes the setup and configuration of a development
system which supports the DiskOnChip solid-state disk device from
M-Systems. It shows how to access the DiskOnChip from within a Linux
environment and how to make the system bootable from DiskOnChip so that
no hard disk is required. In order to run Linux from a DiskOnChip device
some details are provided on the essential files needed from a standard
Red Hat Linux distribution, together with some useful utilities which
allow a fully functional, small-footprint Linux system to be stored and
run from a 32MB DiskOnChip.
http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2861315443.html
FREE EMBEDDED LINUX "KNOWLEDGE" SESSIONS AT CES
As previously reported, the Embedded Linux Consortium is sponsoring five
knowledge sessions in a track-based program to be presented at the 2004
International Consumer Electronics Show, January 8 10, 2004 in Las
Vegas. The sessions cover licensing, real time performance, power
management, product design, and marketing. Attendance is free but
on-line registration is recommended.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3051975326.html
EMBEDDED LINUX TESTS OPTICAL NETWORKS
The world's largest provider of telecommunications and cable network
test equipment has announced that it used MontaVista Software's embedded
Linux in its latest product. Acterna says it turned to embedded Linux
because the proprietary embedded OS used in its older products no longer
met scalability requirements. Our news story has further details plus
photos of the device.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7503586478.html
WIND RIVER'S NEXT EMBEDDED LINUX STEP: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Wind River announced its intention to formally enter the embedded Linux
services market, competing with more established embedded Linux vendors
like MontaVista, TimeSys, LynuxWorks, and Metrowerks. Wind River says it
does not currently plan to market its own brand of embedded Linux;
however, its new plan to offer embedded Linux tools and services pits it
squarely against the leaders of an embedded Linux market differentiated
primarily by exactly that: tools and services.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6468351784.html
INTEL SAYS "READ MY LIPS" WITH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE THAT PREDICTS
USERS' NEEDS
Intel researchers have released open source software that is meant to
help developers create computers that can "learn" from their experience,
using data to proactively improve accuracy and ease of use. Intel says
its Probabilistic Networks Library (PNL) software and Open Source
Machine Learning Library (OpenML) will enable researchers to develop
machine learning applications that can estimate the likelihood that
something will happen by calculating how often it occurred in the past.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6573241764.html
INTRODUCING THE INTEL MOBILE APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE GUIDE
This article by a technical marketing engineer in Intel's Software
Solutions Group introduces Intel's Mobile Application Architecture
Guide, which was created to help application developers understand the
issues that are arising through the growing proliferation of wireless
mobile computing devices. Read more at LinuxDevices.com's sister
publication, DeviceForge.com.
http://deviceforge.com/articles/AT3584920526.html
STB MANUFACTURERS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND HARD PLACE, SAYS ABI
While Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola, Pioneer and Pace each do their share
of development in offering state-of-the-art features and services in
their set-top box (STB) offerings, they are pressed to keep their costs
down in efforts to keep prices low, according to market research firm
ABI. Find out more about ABI latest STB market research -- including a
graph showing a five-year projection of worldwide STB shipments.
http://deviceforge.com/news/NS6500249099.html
REPORT MAPS 5-YEAR GROWTH IN AUTOMOTIVE BLUETOOTH DEPLOYMENT
Despite growing automotive commitment to Bluetooth, efforts have been
significantly impaired by a deficit of Bluetooth-enabled mobile
handsets, according to a recent study by technology research firm ABI.
Due to the lack of satisfactory GSM/GPRS coverage in North America, the
adoption of Bluetooth handsets has been hampered. Automakers have also
been negatively affected because telephony is the current mainstay for
Bluetooth in the vehicle.
http://deviceforge.com/news/NS6954536665.html
OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM THE PAST WEEK . . .
* Tiny embedded Linux STB sprouts new interfaces
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6390539639.html
* Linux-based home entertainment server shrinks in size, price
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3938849427.html
* New embedded Linux BSP for inexpensive VIA mini-ITX board
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4568803254.html
* Commercial IP stack targets Linux-based networking devices
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2035888452.html
* Embedded Linux implementation for telecom equipment rev'ed
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2652746010.html
* ST multimedia applications processor runs Linux
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2734853611.html
* Latest Intel compilers support Linux-based device development
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6205687373.html
* Embedded Linux software for Windows Media streaming updated
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7481813188.html
* Motorola security processors gain Linux, CrytoAPI support
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3253197296.html
* HP adds RadiSys to its Carrier Grade Linux portfolio
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5778312237.html
* Novell joins OSDL, takes leadership role
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5014211806.html
* NetBSD supports Intel IXP425 evaluation platform
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5787000574.html
... and that's not all. Check here for the latest breaking news:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/
______ * * * FREQUENTLY UPDATED QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES * * * _____
* EMBEDDED LINUX "COOL DEVICES"
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4936596231.html
* LINUX-BASED PDAs
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8728350077.html
* EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5991623822.html
* EMBEDDED LINUX INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW ("start here")
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9888936014.html
* EMBEDDED LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2760742655.html
* REAL-TIME LINUX
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8073314981.html
* EMBEDDED LINUX GUI/WINDOWING SOFTWARE
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9202043619.html
* JAVA TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMBEDDED LINUX SYSTEMS
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8918758707.html
* LITTLE LINUX SYSTEMS FOR PROJECTS & PRODUCTS
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2016997232.html
* LINUX-FRIENDLY SYSTEM-ON-CHIP PROCESSORS
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4313418436.html
* LINUX-FRIENDLY EMBEDDED SINGLE BOARD COMPUTERS
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2614444132.html
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