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Sockstress: A New and Effective DoS Attack
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:17 -0000
TechRepublic: "Security researchers Jack C. Louis and Robert E. Lee of Outpost 24 stumbled onto a relatively simple way to implement a Denial of Service (DoS) attack that does not require massive syn floods. The researchers aren't releasing many details about the attack except for those provided in a very interesting interview..."
Linux Turns 17
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:03:17 -0000
Linux Journal: "Do you pine for the nice days of minix-1.1, when men were men and wrote their own device drivers? Are you without a nice project and just dying to cut your teeth on a OS you can try to modify for your needs? Are you finding it frustrating when everything works on minix? No more all-nighters to get a nifty program working? Then this post might be just for you :-)"
Using Zivios Identity Management
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:33:17 -0000
HowtoForge: "Zivios is an open source web based identity management application featuring single sign on, certificate authority, user, group and computer provisioning with remote management of services."
Microsoft Treating "Windows-Only" As Open Source
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:33:17 -0000
Slashdot: ""The Register is reporting that Microsoft is hosting Windows-only projects on its 'open source project hosting site,' CodePlex. Miguel de Icaza caught and criticized Microsoft for doing this..."
Alfresco's John Newton Gives His View of the Cloud
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:33:17 -0000
Tech Treasures: "There are security risks and data ownership issues that you have to take into consideration. To get another point of view on the matter, I talked to John Newton, who is the Chairman and CTO at open source content management Alfresco..."
5 Things I Wish Linux Had
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:33:17 -0000
Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "I'm a fairly prominent member of the Linux Community as a writer, contributor, and longtime evangelist for the cause and there are a few things I'd like the Community-at-Large to consider on my behalf. These are five things that I wish Linux had."

 

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Ascensit - Develops, markets, and supports Linux and open source solutions for the embedded and enterprise markets.
Meta Description: [ Ascensit appliances monitor LAN and WAN traffic, support bandwidht management, WAN link management, load balancing, traffic optimization, priority network streams, and provide QoS for the enterprise network ]

BlueCat Linux from LynuxWorks - Red Hat based embedded Linux with ISO 9001 certified processes and state-of-the-art support infrastructure; options: per incident, priority, 24x7, terms to 10 years.
Meta Description: [ RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) and Embedded Linux OS for embedded and RTOS-based systems. ]

Cendio Systems AB - High quality services and products in systems integration, embedded systems, security.

Coventive Technologies - Makes full featured embedded Linux kernel that may be the smallest anywhere at 143KB. Smallness is vital to meet the needs of high function, tiny products, and limited storage capacity of most information appliances.

404 Dr. Dobb's Journal: Op-Ed: Why Embedded Linux? - Article on the many reasons we need embedded Linux; many useful categorized annotated links.
Meta Description: [ Software tools and techniques for global software development. Dr. Dobb's features articles, source code, blogs,forums,video tutorials, and audio podcasts, as well as articles from Dr. Dobb's Journal, BYTE.com, C/C++ Users Journal, and Software Development magazine. ]

ELKS: Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset - Project goals: make a small Linux port for 8086/8088, 80186, 80286 class CPUs, palmtop computers, single board microcomputers, embedded controller systems, old systems. Bootable floppy version available. Kernel image uses 200K, full running system uses 400K-512K.

Embedded Linux Consortium - Champions advancing and promoting Linux throughout the embedded, applied and appliance computing markets.
Meta Description: [ The Embedded Linux Consortium champions the advancement and promotion of Linux throughout the embedded, applied and appliance computing markets ]

EmbedLinux.NET - Embedded Linux links, some for embedded boards.

EmLinux: Embedded Linux - Your Source For Embedded Linux Systems: turn key product development; Linux: porting, drivers, kernel support.

Federal Technologies LImited - Ports of Linux to embedded systems.

InfoWorld: Embedded systems take center stage as interest in handheld devices grows -

Innvo Systems Pte Ltd. - Embedded Linux software tools, development platforms; innovative solutions for all kinds of embedded devices, resulting in saved effort of your device developer, shorter time to market. News, products, services.

KD0YU.COM: Linux and Microcontrollers - News and response site on this topic, rather like Slashdot and Linux Today.
Meta Description: [ Linux and Microcontrollers ]

Linux DA - Linux-based embedded operating system technologies and software for the consumer electronics industry, developed by Empower Technologies Inc. Includes Linux DA O/S.

Linux Today: Cygnus to Save Embedded Linux from Fragmentation? - Forces acting to fragment Linux in embedded market, and why a process count of 2 is a critical limit.

Linux Weekly News: Linux Advocacy in Embedded Systems -

LinuxDevices.com: the Embedded Linux Portal - Wide range of Embedded-Linux topics: news, articles, events, links, jobs, polls, interactive forum, product information; single-board computers, chips, tools, support, commercial and noncommercial realtime and small-footprint Linux distributions.
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive information and resources on using Linux in embedded applications. This site provides embedded Linux news, articles, events, links, jobs, polls, FAQ, interactive forum, and product information. ]

Microtronix Datacom Ltd. - Realtime embedded Linux solutions. FPGA systems using embedded Linux let OEMs create devices and systems while cutting time to market, system requirements, and cost per unit.

Mind NV - Services: project development, outsourcing, consulting, platform support, custom or standard boards; for ARM, PowerPC, MIPS, Intel; using Debian, Embedded Linux, eCos, Free Virtual Machines, gcc, gdb, JVM, RTAI. Leuven, Belgium.
Meta Description: [ Mind specializes in Embedded Linux and eCos Development on different platforms (ARM, XScale, PowerPC (IBM, Motorola, Virtex), MIPS , x86, ...). ]

404 Moreton Bay: Embedded Linux Partnering: Linux+ColdFire - Strongly endorses Open Source concept. Core technology they developed to port Linux to ColdFire processor family, and to port PPTP to Linux, is all available via GNU license. Happy for others to use this code to develop their own fine solutions: as proven with NETtel VPN router, it is a base for top-performing products. Also have a range of Developer and OEM partner programs to work with you to develop Internet appliance products tailored to your needs.

NanoLinux - Modest page suggesting possible future of embedded Linux; description, links, news.
Meta Description: [ The most popular type of Linux will be the smaller distributions, because small devices out number bigger systems. ]

SiliconPenguin.com: The Embedded Linux Authority - Portal site for embedded Linux. Information on: companies, projects; documentation, publications; hardware, software.
Meta Description: [ The siliconpenguin.com portal is an index of embedded Linux hardware, software, projects, publications, and documentation resources ]

Super-Linux 2000 - Full server embedded Linux. Ready to use, highly compact network system with embedded Linux. Efficient, low cost solution to all common Intranet and embedded systems.
Meta Description: [ SuperLinux is ready to use highly compact network system with embedded Linux OS. It can be controlled by WEB. ]

TechWeb: Lynx: Making A Meal Of Linux Market - Briefly discusses Lynx's new BlueCat Linux, which is optimized for embedded use.

The Register: Japanese CE giants to create own Linux -

uCdot - Embedded Linux and uClinux developer forum; news, fora on many topics, useful archives, FAQs, mail lists, links to related sites, inaccurate fun surveys.

ZF Linux Devices, Inc. - Linux computing solutions from semiconductors to fully integrated Information Appliances.
Meta Description: [ ZF Micro Solutions - manufacturer of the ZFx86 System-on-a-Chip. ]