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Subject: Embedded Linux Newsletter for March 14, 2002
Date:	 Wed, 13 Mar 2002 23:46:42 -0800

      WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES.COM EMBEDDED LINUX NEWSLETTER 
                            March 14, 2002
       by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor, LinuxDevices.com
  
                        (online html version)
     http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/mar14-02.html


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_____________________ * * * TOP STORIES * * * ____________________

EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET ENTERS ERA OF STANDARDIZATION
The Embedded Linux Consortium held an open technical meeting Tuesday
vening in San Francisco, during which the two-year-old group moved
beyond its initial role of primarily evangelizing the adoption of
Embedded Linux, to one of beginning to create a unified Embedded
Linux "platform specification".  There were over 125 attendees at
the meeting, and although there was not a sign-in sheet, the RSVPs
included representatives of many of the world's largest and most
influential software, semiconductor, and electronics companies: HP,
Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp,
Sony, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, and Wind River (alphabetically
listed).  Watch for a more detailed report on this important event
in next week's newsletter.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6526424457.html

ECOS VS. UCLINUX: WHICH IS BEST FOR YOUR EMBEDDED TARGET?
Rob Wehrli compares eCos (Red Hat's "un-Linux" OS for devices and
embedded systems) to uClinux (a version of Linux for MMU-less
microprocessors), in terms of functionality, resource utilization,
tools, and support, from a developer perspective.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT3393503683.html

IDENTIFYING THE TOP REQUIREMENTS FOR EMBEDDED LINUX SYSTEMS
As Embedded Linux becomes established as a solid alternative to many
proprietary OSes and RTOSes, demands on embedded Linux developers
and providers are increasing. This detailed technical article by
Nicholas McGuire sketches the top requirements for Embedded Linux
systems including considerations of user interface, network
capabilities, security issues, resource optimization, performance
requirements and issues, and compatibility and standards issues.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT3620938516.html

TIMESYS ANNOUNCES $15.5 MILLION IN FINANCING
Despite the current bleak economic conditions, TimeSys Corporation
announced this week that it has secured $15.5 Million in equity
financing.  The round was led by Adams Capital Management, with
additional participation from The Hillman Company, Sun Microsystems,
Philips Electronics, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, and
Nissin Systems.  Larry Weidman, TimeSys' CEO also participated in
the round with a personal investment. 
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2301558102.html

LYNXOS 4.0 ATTAINS "HOLY GRAIL" OF LINUX ABI COMPATIBILITY
Delivering on a promise made in November 1999, LynuxWorks unveiled a
major upgrade to its LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS), which
the company claims is now the first hard real-time operating system
to provide binary compatibility with Linux -- meaning that Linux
applications can run unmodified directly on LynxOS.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2733847462.html

PANASONIC TAKES EQUITY STAKE IN MONTAVISTA
MontaVista Software announced that it has received an equity
investment from Panasonic Digital Concepts Center (PDCC), a
subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.  "We look
forward to a strategic relationship that will meld MontaVista
Software's strengths with Panasonic's global leadership in consumer
electronics," said Charles C. Wu, Managing Director, Investments,
of PDCC. 
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2444935622.html


_______________ * * * ESC SPECIAL COVERAGE * * * _______________

The Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) held in San Francisco this
week was expected to draw over 15,000 attendees from all facets of
the embedded systems market.  This year's conference occupied two
large halls in the sprawling Moscone Convention Center.  Here is a
summary of Embedded Linux related new product and partnership
announcements which were made in conjunction with ESC . . .

*  LINEO ANNOUNCES LINUX-BASED DVB SET-TOP BOX PLATFORM
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6513926090.html

*  LINEO SDK & BSB PUT LINUX ON IBM SET-TOP BOX
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9577043689.html

*  LINEO OPENS DOORS IN INDIA
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3757654485.html

*  LINEO & INFOMART ANNOUNCE Q2 LAUNCH FOR KAII LINUX PDA
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6290407934.html

*  TIMESYS UNVEILS REAL-TIME EMBEDDED LINUX BSP FOR ULTRASPARC IIE
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3295419647.html

*  TIMESYS EXPANDS POWERPC, MIPS EMBEDDED LINUX SUPPORT
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5355570597.html

*  TIMESYS TARGETS EMBEDDED LINUX LEADERSHIP ROLE
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5531682105.html

*  RED HAT TO PORT GNUPRO TO SANYO XSTORMY16 PROCESSOR
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7949912074.html

*  RED HAT ADDS SUPPORT FOR ALTIVEC-ENABLED POWERPCS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7758481196.html

*  MONTAVISTA PARTNER LIST TOPS 100
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8195665535.html

*  RIDGERUN ENABLES SHARED LIBRARIES ON MMU-LESS LINUX SYSTEMS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7660459767.html

*  DEVICE TEST/VERIFICATION SUITE SUPPORTS LINUX-BASED DEVICES
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2335777842.html

*  PRODUCT ADDS 'EASY-TO-USE' FAULT-TOLERANCE TO EMBEDDED LINUX APPS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2772172257.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX CASHES IN WITH NEW POS ARCHITECTURE 
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3049201509.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX FOR ALTERA'S SOPC BUILDER & ARM-BASED EXCALIBUR
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6884378556.html

*  UCLINUX DEMONSTRATED ON A NEW HITACHI EMBEDDED PLATFORM
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2254127984.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX POWERS NEW VPN ROUTER APPLIANCE
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6471083796.html


____________ * * * OTHER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS * * * ____________


ADDITIONAL NEWS ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF INTEREST . . . 

Here are some additional news items and announcements of interest
from the past week . . .

*  WHITEPAPER:  LINUX SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ON AN EMBEDDED DEVICE
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6850979424.html

*  ELJ ANNOUNCES NIC CONTEST WINNERS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3303047030.html

*  ELJ ANNOUNCES LINUX4.TV CONTEST FINALISTS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7394042285.html

*  $149 LINUX PDA BEGINS SHIPPING
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3163178748.html

*  AGENDA COMPUTING GERMANY DISSOLVING?
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4258691052.html

*  SHARP ZAURUS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT AMAZON.COM
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3111159582.html

*  ZAURUS LINUX PDA EURO LAUNCH TO TARGET SAP USERS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4898210453.html

*  GNU COMMON C++ '2' RELEASED WITH BAYONNE 1.0 SNAPSHOTS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7781712351.html

*  GNU BAYONNE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR ACULAB HARDWARE
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6895028851.html

*  PARIS/BOSTON EMBEDDED COMPUTING CONFERENCES ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3823273877.html

*  'EIGHTYTHREE': A WEARABLE WITH DESKTOP FUNCTIONALITY
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2399696424.html

*  NEW LINUX DISTRO FOR "INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTERS"
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2680828450.html

*  SONY PS2 'LINUX KIT' NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6859937392.html


______ * * * FREQUENTLY UPDATED QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES * * * _____

*  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

*  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

*  LITTLE LINUX SYSTEMS FOR PROJECTS & PRODUCTS
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2016997232.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX "COOL DEVICES"
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4936596231.html

*  LINUX-PDAs AND PDA-LINUX
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8728350077.html


_______ * * * THE 2001 EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET SURVEY * * * _______

As part of our continuing efforts to support the rapidly growing 
Embedded Linux Market, we are pleased to announce the online 
2001 Embedded Linux Market Survey.  The survey, which is 
structured in three parts, asks developers of Linux-based 
embedded systems and intelligent devices to anonymously provide 
information about their applications, their embedded Linux OS 
requirements and preferences, and the perceived advantages and 
disadvantages of using Linux in embedded applications.  

*  Please vote here . . .
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/cgi-bin/survey/survey.cgi


____________________* * * BACK ISSUES * * * ____________________

Missed a previous LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Newsletter?
No problem!  Here are back issues for the past month . . . 

  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/mar07-02.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/feb28-02.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/feb21-02.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/feb14-02.html
  http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/feb07-02.html


______________ * * * VISIT LINUXDEVICES.COM * * * _______________

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-- "the Embedded Linux Portal" -- for the latest news, articles,
forums, companies, products, jobs, and buzz in the fast-moving 
"post-PC" world of Linux-based intelligent devices, Internet 
appliances, and embedded systems.


_________ * * * QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS? * * * _________

     You can reach Rick Lehrbaum at:  rick@linuxdevices.com
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