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Mobile Linux software pioneer goes all out for Android

Japanese mobile Linux software firm Access announced a major push toward Android, joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and releasing a free "Graffiti" handwriting recognition app for Android, among other developments.

First Embedded Linux OS to be Accepted for EAL4+ Certification

Wind River Linux Secure, a secure embedded Linux, is in evaluation by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) to be certified to Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+), conforming to the General Purpose Operating System Protection Profile. Upon certification completion to Common Criteria EAL4+, Wind River Linux Secure is expected to be the first commercial embedded ...

Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux

A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult to use than Windows.

Linux-based hybrid video server supports 40 channels

Exacq Technologies is shipping a line of Linux-based hybrid video surveillance appliances with Intel Atom processors. The ExacqVision EL-S systems offer eight or 16 analog inputs and up to 24 IP inputs, allowing creation of systems with up to 40 channels overall, says the company.

MeeGo in-vehicle win gives embedded Intel a boost

In a move that should provide encouragement for Intel and a warning to embedded electronics rival ARM, the Linux Foundation has announced the Genivi Alliance has chosen MeeGo as the basis of its next reference release for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI).