Heard any news about embedded Linux lately? If so, it was probably more of the same—a bit dull. This is actually a good thing. Such is the case when a technology becomes so good and ubiquitous, nobody ...

Electronics and software going into medical devices has become increasingly more sophisticated. Platforms utilizing embedded Linux are also common these days. Likewise, safety and security remain ...

Industry watcher Rob Enderle no longer responds to angry e-mails from Linux supporters. The principal analyst for the Enderle Group (San Jose, Calif.) says he replied to the first thousand or so. But ...

Linux, a clone of UNIX operating systems, is free to download, but users still pay for service and support. Maybe there is such a thing as a free lunch — when it comes to computer programs, at least.

Using Linux in medical devices is becoming common-practice, but there are important factors which developers and manufacturers need to consider, writes Ken Herold, senior systems engineer at Wind ...

Electronic Team, Inc. has announced the addition of Linux support to its remote desktop solution, HelpWire, extending compatibility to all major platforms, including the previously supported Windows ...

Japan’s two largest consumer electronics companies, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., whose best-known brand is Panasonic, and Sony Corp., have begun joint development of a version of the Linux ...