Linuxcare Unlocks Savings of Enterprise Server Consolidation; Levanta Software Reduces Costs of Large-Scale Linux Deployments in Mainframe Environments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2002 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2002 Linuxcare Strengthens 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) Relationship through Membership in PartnerWorld for Developers Linuxcare, Inc., a provider of software products to simplify server consolidation, today unveiled software to provision, configure and update large-scale Linux deployments on mainframe systems. Levanta(TM) by Linuxcare facilitates consolidation and reduces the cost of administering virtual Linux servers on the mainframe. Also today, Linuxcare expanded its relationship with IBM through membership in PartnerWorld for Developers, IBM's worldwide program to support software developers. Server consolidation is now a key concept in IT planning, enabling direct total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) savings, as well as lower error rates, improved business continuity, and increased scalability and performance, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry analyst firm Gartner.(1) To extend these cost savings, many enterprises have begun consolidating a wide variety of distributed servers and applications into multiple Linux instances on a single 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. zSeries mainframe. Exploiting the value of these many Linux virtual machine instances can be an administrative challenge. "Gartner sees an increasing number of large enterprises looking at Linux on the S/390 and zSeries mainframe systems to lower their overall expenditures on staffing and hardware, and improve the reliability of their hardware platform," said John Phelps John Phelps may refer to:
Developed with requirements from more than 50 enterprise customers, Levanta by Linuxcare can configure, provision and update hundreds of Linux virtual machines on the mainframe, with significant savings in system administrator time and effort. The telecommunications provider, Verizon as well as leading financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. companies are now testing Levanta to fully realize the promised savings of their Linux-based server consolidation initiatives. "The IBM eServer zSeries mainframe running Linux can deliver significant cost savings for customers consolidating large UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). or NT server farms," said Rich Lechner, vice president, Sales and Marketing, IBM eServer zSeries. "Levanta by Linuxcare provides a value-added solution that further strengthens the case for creating and managing multiple Linux instances on the eServer zSeries." "Our focus has resulted in a highly innovative solution that unlocks the full benefits of server consolidation," said Avery Lyford, Linuxcare CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Levanta supports the complete lifecycle of Linux applications on the mainframe -- from development and testing, to deployment and operation. Our deep Linux and z/VM expertise, and our ongoing relationship with IBM, make Linuxcare uniquely capable of serving this growing market." Levanta Benefits Reduce TCO Levanta delivers a number of key benefits: -- System administrators can more than double their effectiveness -- Levanta significantly reduces Linux instance provisioning and deployment time; Levanta is a "force multiplier" which allows a single administrator to provision, configure and update more than twice as many Linux servers from a single console. -- Data centers can deploy Linux with best practices -- Levanta brings change management discipline to Linux in the data center; data center processes and practices are applied to Linux in a non-intrusive manner. The data center retains data reliability and stability, while the distributed teams retain their flexibility. -- Linux, PC, mainframe, networking and other experts can more easily collaborate as a team -- Levanta improves the necessary cross-organizational IT collaboration, by allowing distributed and mainframe teams to continue to work in their familiar environments with Levanta's UNIX, z/VM and Web interfaces. Additionally, this reduces the z/VM skills requirement. Detailed information on Levanta's features and system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. can be accessed at http://www.linuxcare.com/products/levanta/. Linuxcare Joins IBM PartnerWorld Linuxcare will demonstrate the software for the first time next week at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco as a member of IBM PartnerWorld for Developers (IBM Booth #1047). PartnerWorld for Developers provides Linuxcare with greater access to IBM resources, enchancing Linuxcare's ability to serve the growing number of customers implementing Linux on eServer zSeries. Linuxcare's membership in PartnerWorld for Developers builds on its rich history with IBM. Since its inception in 1998, Linuxcare has delivered a number of custom products for IBM, including: the innovative Deltabase Distribution Manager to track and manage ongoing changes to multiple Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. ; support for IBM's port of Linux to
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Enterprise Storage Server ("Shark") disk subsystem.Pricing and Availability Levanta by Linuxcare is in limited availability When customers of the PSTN make telephone calls, they commonly make use of a telecommunications network called a switched-circuit network. In a switched-circuit network, devices known as switches are used to connect the caller to the callee. today and will be generally available in October. The software supports z/VM Version 4, releases 2 and 3. Supported Linux distributions include: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. 7 (SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) See SuSE Linux. 7) with Kernel version 2.4; and Red Hat 7.2. Pricing begins at $150,000. Service, technical support and training are also available through Linuxcare. About Linuxcare, Inc. Linuxcare provides software products to help enterprise companies consolidate servers. Levanta by Linuxcare provisions, configures, and updates virtual Linux servers on IBM zSeries IBM zSeries - IBM 370ESA mainframes under z/VM, IBM's virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. software. Using Levanta, system administrators can more than double their effectiveness; data centers can deploy Linux with best practices; and Linux, PC, mainframe, networking, and other experts can more easily collaborate as a team. Founded in 1998, Linuxcare is headquartered in San Francisco and can be reached at http://www.linuxcare.com or by calling 888/546-4878. (1) Gartner, "Gaining the Non-TCO Benefits of Server Consolidation," 18 March 2002, by Carl Claunch and John Phelps. Note to Editors: LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Linuxcare is a trademark of Linuxcare, Inc. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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