Although several Linux start-ups have vanished, the embedded-OS market is rife with competition and MontaVista is betting on Linux for success.

Embedded guru Rick Lehrbaum has authored a couple of handy "Quick Reference Guides" that give a high-level overview of Linux in the embedded market and the various versions of embedded Linux.

Choosing the right embedded operating system is not an easy decision. Over the past decade Windows and Linux-based operating systems have both eclipsed proprietary in-house operating systems. Some ...

Choosing the right embedded Linux development board deserves an article of its own, but for now, suffice it to say that when you decide to use WRT, you should be prepared to build your software ...

In the early days of embedded Linux, the initrd (initial ram disk) mechanism was often used to store a compressed filesystem in Flash. The initrd mechanism was originally developed so a small Linux ...

A proprietary Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) with a minimal code base and limited middleware availability however, can be just as capable of meeting the same software requirements, but, with a ...

When it comes to choosing between Embedded Linux or a proprietary real-time operating system, there are many different considerations to take into account.

Lineo will work to ensure that the related layers, operating system and tools of Embedix will support the MIPS Technologies processor architectures. This will give MIPS Technologies licensees and ...

A number of variants of Linux are available for embedded-system use, from standard kernels to those modified to support hard real-time applications.

To preserve the benefits of Linux as a development platform while addressing the need for customized versions of Linux, not to mention special-purpose non-Linux kernels, Red Hat Systems has taken a ...