Lineo ports uClinux to Motorola processors

Lineo's latest announcements include product news in embedded systems development. First, the company has ported the uClinux 2.4 platform -- with several, but not all, features of the new Linux 2.4 kernel -- to the Motorola DragonBall processor family. DragonBall processors are commonly used in handheld computers like the Palm and Visor. The new kernel typically fits into a footprint of 512 KB and features support for USB, infrared transmission, and quality of services in network communications.

Lineo has also created a new multimedia networked client device platform that runs its Embedix version of embedded Linux. Lineo and the TAO Group, a multimedia software services firm, are creating an SDK for the new platform that is designed for use in set-top boxes, smart phones, Web pads, and digital cameras. Pricing information for the SDK products has not been released.

http://www.lineo.com

PolyServe provides data replication for Web, email, and file servers

PolyServe has announced new server clustering software for Web- and IP-based services. The products -- LocalCluster and LocalCluster Enterprise -- provide data replication for Web, email, and file servers. The Enterprise version also supports automatic failover, load balancing, and application monitoring and recovery. The new product can support up to 10 servers per cluster and is designed for software recovery of databases, Web servers, ERP, and other business applications. Pricing is available upon consultation with PolyServe.

http://www.polyserve.com/prod_overview.html

Mission Critical Linux delivers Convolo cluster, version 1.2

Another clustering company, Mission Critical Linux, has released version 1.2 of its Convolo cluster, featuring full support for redundancy in NFS filesystems. The NFS feature, which handles the access control and locking mechanisms between the clustered servers, allows proper failover procedures to maintain the state of all NFS connected volumes. Convolo 1.2 is available for $1,900 per two-node cluster.

http://www.missioncriticallinux.com/products/convolo/

e-smith offers version 4.1 of new Server and Gateway package

Network server software vendor e-smith has released version 4.1 of its Server and Gateway package. New features include support for secure Web mail, which allows users to access and send email securely from any Web browser, and virtual private network (VPN) support that implements the point-to-point tunneling protocol. Improvements to existing features include support for PPP over Ethernet for DSL and cable modem users, added open source applications like MySQL and SSH, tape backup, and mirroring. e-smith Server and Gateway is priced at $595 per year and also includes unlimited technical support over phone, fax, and email, with access to all upgrades.

http://www.e-smith.com/intro/

Swell Technology adds TransBridge technology to servers

Swell Technology has announced that it will add TransBridge software technology to its Tsunami servers. The software implements Web caches as network-transparent bridges, allowing companies to implement caching systems into their network. That can speed user accesses, without requiring all users to manually go through the cache server as a proxy, or reconfiguring all browsers to access a proxy. Swell's Web cache proxy appliances and Web accelerators will include TransBridge. Tsunami starts at around $2,000.

http://www.swelltech.com

Archaeopteryx Software releases dedicated IDE for Python

Archaeopteryx Software has released its Wing integrated development environment (IDE) for Python programming. Wing is one of the first dedicated IDEs for Python that has a graphical debugger, code browser, source code analyzer and editor, and project manager. The entire IDE is customizable and supports a team-oriented development environment. Complete source code for the IDE is available with each license. The price per user is set at $99, with student pricing at $45. Non-commercial use of Wing IDE is free.

http://archaeopteryx.com/wingide