“Lineo, Inc., the leading developer of embedded Linux system
software; Elitegroup Computing, the premier manufacturer of system
board products; and Bast, Inc., a foremost provider of set-top
hardware, today announced an agreement to use Lineo Embedix(TM)
Linux 1.0 and Embedix Browser for Bast’s line of embedded
Linux-based set-top hardware. These devices will be installed in
hotel rooms and apartment buildings in the United States, Europe
and Asia. This Embedix-based Web browser is the first Internet
appliance to provide hotel and apartment managers a low-cost,
convenient way to give customers easy access to the Internet from
an ordinary television set via a broadband network maintained by
the property owner….”
“Embedix is Lineo’s line of embedded Linux software
solutions. Embedix Linux adds the power, connectivity and stability
of Linux to customized embedded devices. Embedix Browser is
Lineo’s micro Web browser designed to connect customers to the
Internet via Internet appliances.”