Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 00:26:17 -0400
To: lwn@LWN.NET
From: "linuxdevices" <linuxdevices@zdemail.zdlists.com>
Subject: Embedded Linux Newsletter for July 20, 2000

Welcome to the weekly LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Newsletter
                        July 20, 2000
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor, ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com
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EMBEDDED LINUX: THE FEEDING FRENZY -- this ZDNet article examines
the growing trend of powering Information Appliances with
embedded Linux.  The article compares embedded Linux to
alternatives like VxWorks and QNX, and offers advice on how to
select an Embedded Linux partner.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6448102579.html

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EMBEDDED LINUX TSUNAMI HITS TOKYO! -- "an embedded Linux tsunami"
washed ashore in Tokyo, last week, as a handful of the world's
largest electronics manufacturers, including Fujitsu, Hitachi,
Mitsubishi, NEC, and Toshiba, added their weight to the launch of
a vendor-neutral Japanese embedded Linux organization.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4067627115.html

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IDC SEES CONTINUING MICROSOFT DOMINANCE IN "COE MARKET" -- new
data from IDC indicates that Microsoft operating systems will
remain dominant in the "client operating environment" (COE)
market.  But the results are a year old, and mainly apply to
desktop computing trends.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4181578226.html

LINUX DEVICES OUTBREAK IN EUROPE, PREDICTS IDC -- this article
from ZDNet UK says embedded Linux looks like "a good horse to
back" in Western and Northern Europe.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2457853250.html

WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN EMBEDDED LINUX DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES? --
LinuxDevices.com has initiated another new Embedded Linux Poll.
This one will shed some light on the needs of developers who plan
to use embedded Linux.  Vote now!
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8931501627.html

BETA PROGRAM FOR EMBEDDED LINUX AND EMBEDDED JAVA -- NETsilicon
seeks developers wanting to beta test the company's embedded
Linux and embedded Java products.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8459278421.html

BLUEPOINT DEBUTS EMBEDDED SOLUTION FOR INTERNET APPLIANCES --
Bluepoint Linux Software (China) announced an embedded Linux
solution targeting the Internet appliance market, which includes
such devices as set-top boxes, WebTVs, and thin clients.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3105046549.html

LINEO ANNOUNCES BUSYBOX V0.46 -- the latest version of BusyBox,
the popular "swiss army knife" utility suite for embedded Linux
systems, is now available for download.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2552935038.html

MONTAVISTA TAKES HARD HAT TO JAPAN -- MontaVista announced the
opening of a base of operations in Tokyo.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6954633646.html

MICROWINDOWS PROJECT LEADER "DROPS THE OTHER SHOE" -- Greg Haerr
(president, Century Software) and MontaVista Software announced
ViewML, an open source browser for Linux-based Internet
appliances and embedded systems. It runs in 2.1 MB RAM and loads
from just 760 KB disk (or Flash) storage.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3535855265.html

TIMESYS OFFERS PSOS USERS A PENGUIN PAL -- TimeSys joined Lineo
and MontaVista in offering a bridge to embedded Linux for pSOS
users.  http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4683453226.html

EMBEDDED LINUX CONSORTIUM ANNOUNCES 1ST BOARD OF DIRECTORS --
results of the first election for members of ELC board of
directors are in.  The winners are: Dr. Inder Singh, Chairman and
CEO, LynuxWorks; Michael Tiemann, Chief Technology Officer, Red
Hat; James Ready, CEO, MontaVista Software; Tim Bird, Chief
Technology Officer, Lineo; Dan Bandera, Business Line Manager,
IBM Pervasive Computing; and Greg Wright, an independent Linux
community member.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3620644693.html

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Missed a previous LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Newsletter?
Read them here . . .
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/jul13-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/jul06-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/jun30-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/jun15-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/jun01-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/may01-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/apr01-00.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/mar01-00.html


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