The openMosix Project celebrates its first anniversary, having attracted thousands of users and built thousands of clusters in its first year. The project is a Linux kernel extension for single-system image clustering that turns a network of ordinary IA-32 computers into a supercomputer for Linux applications. It provides a reliable …
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The Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) has been formed by key firms and organizations in the open source community to respond to the growing interest in Desktop Linux. The vendor-neutral association is comprised of both commercial companies and open source organizations that are developing and shaping GNU/Linux desktop technologies. Linus …
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MontaVista Software has announced that it has ended its 2002 fiscal year with revenues doubling over 2001, despite the general economic downturn. The company captured more than 450 customer design wins in 2002, including Fortune 100 and Global 500 corporations. MontaVista's revenue base is grounded in product sales, with product …
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The Nuclear Energy Division of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA/DEN) has ordered a turnkey development from Open CASCADE to extend the use of the "ALLIANCES" numerical simulation codes. These codes allow calculating long-term behavior in the storage of radioactive wastes and evaluating interactions with the geological environment. The …
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MontaVista Software and Movial have announced a partnership to enable compelling smart communication applications for manufacturers of Linux-based consumer electronics devices. Movial's Instant Messaging and Multimedia Messaging software products are specifically targeted at consumer electronics devices, such as handhelds and smart phones. MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of …
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Progeny has announced that it has been working with HP to add key enhancements to the Linux Programmer's Toolkit (PTK), an integrated development framework for developing Linux applications on IA32 and Itanium systems using Red Hat or Debian Linux. PTK empowers software developers and ISVs to hone the competitive edge …
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Xandros, a leading developer of cost-effective Linux-based operating environments, has announced the release of Xandros Desktop Standard Edition 1.0. The new release is built upon the same code base as the original Xandros Desktop 1.0 and shares much of its features, including ease of use, compatibility with Microsoft …
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The server blade computing market is seeing a rapid growth in innovation based on the Linux operating system, with many vendors releasing Linux-based versions of their platforms. This trend is expected to continue as enterprise customers adopt Linux for their general-purpose servers environments and require Linux-based implementations as they deploy …
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IBM and MontaVista Software have announced a combination of technologies that could significantly extend battery life in consumer electronic products by reducing processor power consumption as much as 50 percent. The IBM PowerPC 405LP embedded processor with MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition (CEE) may reduce overall power savings in a …
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LynuxWorks and its partners will hold free half-day seminars on its new solution for DO-178B applications, which combines the real-time features of LynxOS with all the necessary tools, support, artifacts, and documentation to speed up safety critical systems. The seminars will focus on technical features of the new DO-178B solution …
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CF InFlight has chosen LynxOS as the new operating system for its Emmy award-winning Skycam, which will provide smoother camera movement at Super Bowl XXXVII. The Skycam is a broadcast-quality robotic camera suspended from a cable-driven computerized transport system and has been used in various sporting events. CF InFlight was …
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Macrovision Corporation and MontaVista Software, Inc. announced that Macrovision has ported its MacroSafeTM secure media DRM solution to the MontaVistaTM LinuxΔ OS and both companies are working to support DRM functionality in the newly launched MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition. The partnership will facilitate the adoption and implementation of the …
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MontaVista Software Inc., a company powering the embedded revolution, has announced MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition 3.0, the first quality Linux operating system and cross-development environment specifically designed for consumer electronics applications such as mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes and automotive telematics. The product enhances Linux with dynamic …
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MontaVista Software has announced the release of MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition 3.0, a quality Linux operating system and cross-development environment specifically designed for consumer electronics applications such as mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes and automotive telematics. The product enhances Linux with dynamic power management, rich consumer-focused networking …
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The educationaLinux miniconf of the premier Southern Hemisphere Linux Event, LCA2003 now has a complete set of precis up for your viewing pleasure.
Get reports from the front line of the Australian penguin invasion! Find out how they did it and what you need to do to use Linux effectively …
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LynuxWorks has announced two new pricing models for its LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS). The first is an MSRP-based pricing model that aligns the price of LynxOS with the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of the end product in which it is embedded. This allows developers to select a high-performance …
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LynuxWorks has announced that it will incorporate Rockwell Collins' Virtual Machine Operating System (VMOS) technology into a new version of its LynxOS real-time operating system.
The new kernel, derived from LynuxWorks' LynxOS and known as Rockwell Collins' VMOS, is a virtual machine operating system enhanced for use in military, business …
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T/bone SecureMail Gateway is a central server-based software solution that provides encryption and digital signatures for email traffic in an organization. It works with a single organizational certificate and automatically finds the certificates of external users or companies via the internet. With the new major release 1.1.0 …
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TheOpenCD is a collection of high-quality Open Source Software that runs in Windows. It allows new users to try out OSS in their own operating system and appeals to both non-technical and experienced OSS users. The disc includes popular software such as OpenOffice.org, AbiWord and Beonex. TheOpenCD Team invites …
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Arkeia Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise network backup solutions, announced today that its enterprise backup solution is now included with the new Mandrake Linux 9.0 software package. The partnership between Arkeia and MandrakeSoft will provide network administrators with fast, dependable solutions for their data protection needs. Arkeia v5 …
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