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      WELCOME TO LINUXDEVICES.COM'S EMBEDDED LINUX NEWSLETTER 
                          
                by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor

                        (online html version)
     http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/oct17-02.html


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ACQUISUITE -- A BUILDING AUTOMATION DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE
This LinuxDevices.com device profile introduces AcquiSuite, an
embedded Linux-based instrument for the building automation and
energy management industry. The device can lower the cost of
operating a building by collecting and reporting information in a
reliable, timely, and inexpensive manner. The AcquiSuite device
contains an embedded computer based on a 16MHz 386SX processor, 8MB
RAM, and an 8MB DiskOnChip Flash disk, yet runs an Internet-enabled
embedded Linux OS derived from kernel 2.4.x -- including a built-in
webserver for remote access.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9272306746.html


LINUX BECOMING 'PLATFORM OF CHOICE' IN DIGITAL INTERACTIVE TV 
Linux is showing promising signs of becoming the platform of
choice for next generation digital interactive television (ITV)
client devices and services, according to a new research report
released by Trace strategies Inc.  Among the key findings in the
report, embedded Linux will comprise 12% of all digital set-top box
shipments to North American television operators in 2006, compared
to only 5% of set-top box shipments in 2003.  Story includes a
2002-2006 shipment forecast chart.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8886455819.html


DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN REAL-TIME AND MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS
In this guest column, Victor Yodaiken speculates on the implications
(and potential catastrophic consequences) of Digital Rights
Management Passport (DRMP) technology to embedded, real-time, and
mission critical computer systems.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7225637142.html


G.MATE TO ADD COMPACTFLASH SLOT TO YOPY LINUX PDA
YOPY.AT has announced that G.Mate is developing a new version of its
YOPY Linux PDA with a CompactFlash slot. Expected to become
available in the beginning of 2003, the new model YP3700 satisfies
the requirement for wireless operation of the YOPY Linux PDA. A
GSM/GPRS module is also said to be in the works.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3654614130.html


ROBERT LOVE EXPLAINS HIS LINUX KERNEL VARIABLE HZ PATCH
KernelTrap.org interviews Robert Love to learn more about a new
patch which provides greater control over the frequency of the Linux
kernel's timer interrupt.  As Love puts it, "The timer interrupt is
at the heart of the system. Everything lives and dies based on it.
Its period is basically the granularity of the system."
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4858558806.html


NEW KYOCERA PHONE DONS LINUX-POWERED 'SMART SKINS'
Wildseed Ltd. (formerly GiTWIT) and Moviso LLC are collaborating to
enhance Wildseed's embedded Linux based 'Smart Skins' for the new
Kyocera 'Delta2' phone and several other phones which will be
introduced during 2003 in Europe and the Americas.  Wildseed's
Linux-based software will support handsets using Qualcomm's CDMA
1XRTT, GSM GPRS, and legacy TDMA.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2315766524.html


LINEO RELEASES LATEST EMBEDIX SDK
Version 2.4.1-1 of Embedix SDK is said to represent Lineo's first
major step toward transforming the Embedix Tool Suite into a full,
open Linux development environment.  Included are tools and
documentation to import kernels, applications, updated compilers and
debuggers, drivers, and other packages from any open source
supplier.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9571408826.html


EMBEDDED WINDOWS DEVELOPERS GET THEIR OWN COMMUNITY PORTAL
DeviceForge LLC, the company which owns and operates
LinuxDevices.com, launched WindowsForDevices.com, the first
independent online technical community and information portal for
developers using Microsoft's Windows Embedded operating systems
(including Windows CE.NET, Windows XP Embedded, PocketPC, etc.).
Alexander Wolfe, the new site's Executive Editor and Senior Analyst,
 has spent nearly 20 years tracking the industry for publications
such as Electronics magazine, Supercomputing Review, and Embedded
Systems Programming.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5234997907.html


OTHER NOTEWORTHY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PAST WEEK . . .

*  New Linux kernel configuration tool nears completion
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7884985973.html

*  Qtopia 1.6 beta release announced
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3421942332.html

*  Opera displays the full web on small screens
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7069324097.html

*  Opera CEO demo's Opera embedded browser on News.com video
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7643141753.html

*  NEC to unveil new 800MHz 64-bit MIPS processor running Linux
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8651107044.html

*  Force announces 12U 'Ultra Availability' system based on Linux
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2183325696.html

*  Carrier grade Linux distro gains SS7, GPRS/3G, VoP
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4097160133.html

*  Incredible shrinking PCs appear at U.K. LinuxExpo
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7682054407.html

*  Ampro expands Linux commitment with PowerPC/Linux combo
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9153489332.html

*  XScale SBC includes multi GB Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Linux 
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9171592895.html

*  Open Source Development with Perl, Python, and DB2
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4756694648.html

*  LynxOS puts sports fans in the NASCAR driver's seat
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2113671999.html

*  NetBSD gets ported to SH-5 SOC core
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6142158699.html

*  XScale scales up with on-chip DSP
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6680425828.html

*  IBM unveils new 64-bit PowerPC processor
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9639582875.html


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