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Taiwanese industrial computing specialist Artila Electronics is shipping a single-board computer (SBC) for industrial applications.

The M-508 Linux Computer and its temperature-resistant M-508T twin are based on ARM9 Atmel processors clocked to 180MHz, and include a preloaded version of Artila's Linux 2.6.14 based distribution.

The fifth annual ARM Developers' Conference will be held in Santa Clara, Calif. on October 7-9. ARM expects some 2,500 "engineers and industry leaders" to attend the event, which features presentations from organizations including ARM, Atmel, Khronos, MontaVista, NXP, Open Kernel Labs, Trango, and Texas Instruments.

A tiny embedded development startup called Linuxstamp is shipping a tiny open-source computer comprised of only six integrated circuits (ICs).

Demonstrated this week at LinuxWorld's "Linux Garage" exposition on a Linux- and Lego-based robot, the Atmel/ARM9-based Linuxstamp offers freely downloadable kit schematics.

Glomation announced an ARM9-powered single-board computer (SBC) that runs Linux and costs just $69 in volume. The GESBC-9260 (pictured) measures 3.75 x 3.5 inches, sports Atmel's 200MHz AT91SAM9260, and targets "highly connected image processing applications" such as Ethernet-based IP cameras, and bar code readers, says Glomation.

Timesys is offering a LinuxLink subscription for Atmel's ARM9-based AT91SAM9G20 system-on-chip (SoC). The subscription includes a 2.6.25 Linux kernel, toolchain, and hundreds of glibC and uClibc packages optimized for the low-power $7 SoC, says Timesys.

Atmel is now sampling an ARM9-based system-on-chip (SoC) that runs Linux and targets "power-constrained applications that also need high performance." The AT91SAM9G20 consumes a maximum of 80mW, has twice the clock speed of its predecessor, four times the cache, and a host of standard interfaces.

Cogent Computer Systems is now shipping an SO-DIMM-sized computer module targeting "any size-restricted, low-power embedded system." Based on Atmel's AT91SAM9263 processor, the CSB737 "system-on-module" (SOM) runs Linux, and is available with a development kit and carrier board.

TimeSys announced a free board support package (BSP) for Atmel's ARM9-based AT91CAP9 microcontroller. As usual, the 2.6.23-kernel BSP can be upgraded to a full Timesys LinuxLink DIY subscription, including software and development tools.

Artila has announced their Matrix-514 Linux-ready industrial embedded computer. Powered by a 180MHz ATMEL AT91RM9200 ARM9 RISC CPU, onboard 64MB SDRAM, and 16MB Flash memory with Linux 2.6 OS pre-installed, the Matrix-514 provides four independent 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports, four RS-232/422/485 serial ports, two USB 2.0 ports...