C, most popular of all embedded languages, may be fun and efficient, but is a horrible language, with little to help make correct programs; a disaster, bizarre hodgepodge meant to give far too much control over computer. [Embedded.com]
Accelerated Technology, and MCCI integrate Nucleus RTOS and protocol stacks from Mentor Graphics with MCCI USB Data Pump firmware package for multifunction USB peripherals such as keyboards, joysticks, printers. [Embedded.com]
Seasoned programmer Thomas Niemann thinks the increasingly widespread use of object-oriented programming in embedded development is largely unwarranted. Followed by a contrary view from the technical editor of Embedded Systems Programming.
Article describes Ubicom IP3023 processor. It appears to have built-in Ethernet interface, USB controller, PCI and ISA bus interfaces, PCMCIA slot, synchronous DRAM controller, set of UARTs, etc., but does it all by software. Embedded.com.