Avnet Hall-Mark Delivers First `Load 'n Run' Tool for Resellers; Dramatically Cuts Linux Installation Time on IBM iSeries.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, today announced the introduction of its "Load 'n Run" tools. The first tool, Load 'n Run Linux for iSeries, was designed to enable Solution Providers to quickly install Linux as a proof of concept on customer iSeries systems to illustrate the feasibility of Linux. Load 'n Run installs Linux on an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) iSeries server, complete with file, print and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , in as little as seven minutes. The simplicity of the Load 'n Run tool allows Solution Providers to create a Linux environment on their customers' systems instantly. The addition of the print, file and Web services provides real scenarios to validate the Linux proof-of-concept. "With IBM eServer This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org. IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM Corporation. iSeries, SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. customers have the ability to consolidate multiple standalone servers on a single iSeries server running up to 31 Linux partitions using IBM's advanced virtualization technology See VT. See also virtualization. ," said Joann Duguid, IBM vice president, Small and Medium Business. "Now, with this new tool from Avnet Hall-Mark, IBM Solution Providers can further exploit the Linux market. Load 'n Run promotes the viability of Linux on iSeries." Part of its robust Linux Express strategy, Avnet Hall-Mark worked closely with IBM to develop the Load 'n Run tool in an effort to increase the acceptance of Linux on IBM servers. The tool has also been tested by select IBM Solution Providers. "Installing Linux on my customers' systems could easily take anywhere from a half-day to an entire day. The new Load 'n Run tool, backed by Avnet Hall-Mark training, will allow us to significantly simplify the process of installing Linux and thereby makes it possible to create a genuine proof-of-concept for my customers," said Lewis Hannaman, vice president of sales and marketing, of CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. . Fred Cuen, senior vice president and general manager, Avnet Hall-Mark, IBM Business Unit, said of the Avnet Hall-Mark Load 'n Run, "This is one more example of our ability to deliver tools to partners that simplify the sales process, thereby allowing them to focus on sales and their customers. This new tool will allow our Solution Providers to reach more prospects and ultimately win more business." Avnet Hall-Mark will host a series of Webinars for qualified partners designed to introduce Load 'n Run and will provide presales support to these Solution Providers. Additional Load 'n Run titles for other IBM server platforms and applications will be introduced in the future. About Avnet Hall-Mark Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Avnet Hall-Mark is an industry-leading, value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, marketing exclusively to the reseller channel. Through operations in the United States and Canada, Avnet Hall-Mark provides solutions from industry-leading manufacturers including BMC Software, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Oracle, StorageTek and VERITAS -- driving growth for partners and manufacturers. Avnet Hall-Mark is a division of the $2.4 billion Avnet Computer Marketing operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), one of the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services companies. Avnet's sales for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 30, 2002) were $8.9 billion. For more information about Avnet Hall-Mark, visit: www.hallmark.avnet.com. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. 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