HELIOS Continues Leadership in Support for Linux, Mac OS X.Business/Technology Editors CeBIT 2000 HANNOVER Hannover. For places in Germany thus named, use Hanover. Hannover English Hanover City (pop., 2002 est.: city, 516,415; metro. , Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 Celebrating its first full year supporting Mac OS X Server and Linux Linux Nonproprietary operating system (OS) for digital computers. In 1991 Linus Torvalds of Finland began asking for volunteer programmers over the Internet to collaborate on the development of a UNIX-like OS for personal computers; the “1. with high-performance network server software, HELIOS Software GmbH, a leading provider of network and prepress software, sees the entry level systems gaining even more ground. EtherShare and PCShare, HELIOS' powerful and scalable network server software for Sun Solaris, 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) RS/6000, SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. Irix and Data General and other enterprise-level platforms, have found a new base of support in upstart, entry-level platforms like Mac OS X Server and Linux (Redhat, Suse). "HELIOS products for Linux and MacOS X Server are available for almost one year now and we have hundreds of happy customers using our products on these new platforms," explained Helmut Tschemernjak, president of HELIOS Software GmbH. For Linux, HELIOS has added SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. support to make its servers even more scalable. For Mac OS X Server and Linux, HELIOS provides the best performing and most feature complete AppleShare File and Print Server available. "What an incredible opportunity users have with powerful systems like Apple's G4 Power Macs running Mac OS X Server and Pentium servers running Linux," noted Tschemernjak. "Whether for prepress applications or network file services, the low cost of entry of these systems delivers an incredible rate of return in terms of performance." Smart Ideas for Better Networking HELIOS products run on powerful and scalable servers from Apple Computer, Data General, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, IBM, SGI, and Sun, providing reliable cross-platform support for Macintosh, DOS/Windows, and UNIX-based clients. Distributors sell HELIOS products worldwide to value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. who provide complete networking solutions to customers. HELIOS software products are also available as part of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and solutions by many major vendors in the prepress industry. For further editor information please contact: HELIOS Software GmbH attn: marketing, Steinriede 3, D-30827 Garbsen, Germany; +49-5131-709320 (voice); +49 5131-709325 (fax); E-mail: marketing@helios.de; or Web access at http://www.helios.com/. For U.S.-based sales information, contact: European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Mikrograf Corporation, HELIOS Software GmbH.'s U.S. distributor, located at 269 Mt. Hermon Road, Suite 100, Scotts Valley, CA 95066; 831-461-6061 (voice); 831-461-6056 (fax); E-mail: info@ugraf.com. |
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