>>> July 1, 2009
**** Surveys: 10 Most Coveted Technologies ****
Solution providers will join two to three vendor partner programs this year, mostly to gain access to new technologies and products, according to the Channel Insider/Motorola Partnership Study.
Here are the 10 technologies most desired by solution providers.
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* * * TOP STORIES * * *
OPEN SOURCE, AI-DRIVEN COMPILER LEARNS ON THE JOB
IBM Research and the European Union have jointly released what they bill as the world's first open source machine learning compiler. The "Milepost GCC" compiler is particularly adept at speeding mobile phone development, and offers an 18 percent performance improvement on embedded-application benchmarks, claims IBM.
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DEBIAN PLANS DRAW SHARP WARNING FROM GNU GURU
As the Debian project releases a second update of its Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 ("Lenny") distribution, a controversy has broken out over the next version, "Squeeze." GNU guru Richard Stallman has warned that by including a Mono-based note-taking application called Tomboy, Debian runs the risk of Microsoft litigation over C# patents.
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NOKIA, DELL SNARED IN LATEST ANDROID RUMORS
Dell is developing a smartphone-like, ARM-based MID, while Nokia is readying an ARM-based netbook, both based on the Google-sponsored Android, according to reports. Meanwhile, another story claims that the HTC Hero's "Sense" UI for Android won't be available on HTC Magic and G1 phones.
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720 LINUX DATABASES SQUEEZE ONTO TEST SYSTEM
Spirent Communications is shipping its Linux-based TestCenter testing system with McObject's ExtremeDB embedded database, says the company. The latest version of TestCenter can run up to 720 ports on a single rack, each with its own processor, Linux OS, and eXtremeDB in-memory database, says McObject.
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SAMSUNG SHRINKS ARM11 APPLICATION PROCESSOR
Samsung is now sampling its first ARM 11-based application processor to be fabbed using 45-nanometer technology. Intended for embedded devices such as "next-generation PNDs," the S5P6440 processor runs at 533MHz or 667MHz, includes 2D graphics acceleration hardware, and features a DRAM memory controller, the company says.
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LINUX-READY SOC OFFERS LOW-POWER DSP
Texas Instruments (TI) is sampling three new digital signal processors (DSPs) touted as being the lowest-power floating point DSPs in the industry. In addition to launching the TMS320C6742, TMS320C6746, and the SATA-enabled TMS320C6748, TI is also sampling a Linux-ready, ARM9-based OMAP-L138 system-on-chip (SoC) that incorporates the TMS320C6748, says the company.
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MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER BOASTS WEB ACCESS
HP announced the self-proclaimed "world's first web-connected home printer." The $400 HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web is a multi-function inkjet equipped with a 4.3-inch touchscreen and Web-enabled embedded Linux computer, plus a collection of printing apps that can be added to by third parties.
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PALM PRE PASSES ONE MILLION APP DOWNLOADS
Despite posting a $105 million fourth-quarter loss, Palm saw its stock rise on strong early sales of its Linux-based Palm Pre phone, which has sold 150,000 units, according to reports. Meanwhile, Palm Pre users have already downloaded one million apps, says eWEEK.
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VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE GOES MULTI-PROCESSOR
The Sun-sponsored VirtualBox project has released a beta 3.0 version of its free, x86-oriented virtualization software. The Linux-compatible xVM VirtualBox 3.0 adds support for guest Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) with up to 32 virtual CPUs, as well as support for version 2.0 of the OpenGL graphics acceleration standard, among other features.
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PLUG-IN COMPUTER SNAPPED UP BY NAS VENDORS
Marvell announced that four vendors of networked-attached storage (NAS) devices -- Buffalo, D-Link, LaCie, and Seagate -- plan to launch retail versions of its SheevaPlug Plug Computer reference design. The company also said that its Linux-based SheevaPlug development kits are now available for European customers.
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MULTI-CORE DSPS TARGET FEMTOCELLS
Texas Instruments (TI) announced a family of multi-core "TMS320TCI648x" digital signal processors (DSPs) that are designed for small-scale wireless base-stations called "femtocells." Supported with Linux development kits, and incorporating VirtualLogix virtualization technology, TI's TCI6485 and TCI6489 can power femtocells that serve between eight and 32 HSPA 3G wireless users, respectively.
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HP LAUNCHES NEW BUSINESS NETBOOK
HP has added to its bevy of netbooks with a business-oriented mini PC using Intel's Atom N280 processor. The "HP Mini 5101" includes a "95 percent" keyboard, available 1366 x 768-pixel display, hard- or solid-state disk (SSD) storage, and optional mobile broadband module, the company says.
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* * * OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM THE PAST WEEK * * *
* Torrent-ready IPTV STB praised in review
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* NAS reference design runs Linux
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* Probe tool switches to embedded Linux
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* Debug tool adds PowerPC, AVR32 support
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* Linux subscription service adds FPGA support
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* PCI-104 SBC runs on Atom
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* Open source show gears up with 200 sessions
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* Rugged industrial PC powered by Atom
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