Korea's PalmPalm Tech to Launch Linux-Based IMT-2000 Mobile Phone, Dec 06, 2000

PalmPalm Technology Inc. of Korea said it has jointly developed a Linux-embedded mobile phone for IMT-2000 with SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and Seoul National University.

TimeSys, a seller of Linux for cars and consumer electronics, has opened a Japanese office

Neoware Systems has introduced NeoLinux 2.0, the latest version of its embedded Linux operating system, at Comdex Fall 2000, taking place this week in Las Vegas.

LynuxWorks has become the second embedded Linux company to file initial public offering plans, hoping to raise about $70 million for its effort to spread the operating system into non-PC computing devices.

TimeSys has entered the embedded Linux market with Linux/RT, a version guaranteed to respond within a fixed amount of time.

Bluepoint Linux Software Corp. has announced that it has successfully developed "Bluepoint Embedded", the embedded solution for Internet appliances.

Toshiba will cooperate with other Japanese consumer electronics and software companies to provide Linux-based operating systems for digital electronics products.

Linux is gearing up to be a major force in the world of handheld computers and other portable machines.

Lineo, a company pushing Linux into set-top boxes and other non-PC computing devices, has filed to raise about $60 million in an initial public offering.

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