SuSE Linux Announces First-Ever Standard Linux Platform to Help Businesses Create Advanced Voice, Data and Wireless Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 Carrier Grade Linux A specification that defines an industrial strength operating system environment using Linux. Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) covers hardware, availability, clustering, security, serviceability and performance. (CGL See Carrier Grade Linux. ) Will Enable Businesses to Meet Urgent Demands for High Quality Performance, Reliability, and Cost-Effectiveness SuSE Linux A Linux distribution from the SuSE Linux division of Novell. Both consumer and enterprise versions are available, and the distribution includes several user interfaces. SuSE Linux comes with the Yet Another Setup Tool (YaST), which is used to install, configure and maintain the OS, as today announced market availability for its Carrier-Grade Linux (CGL) edition of 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. , Powered by UnitedLinux. Scalable for all requirements and infrastructures, CGL will enable businesses for the first time to develop and deploy new products and services on standards-based, modular communications platforms -- at significantly lower cost. Developed in conjunction with HP, 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) and Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , and targeted initially for Intel-based hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , SuSE Linux CGL Edition provides wide scalability, from real-time systems Real-time systems Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting. to back-end processing -- enabling customers to use a single platform. For current applications -- such as operating and business support systems, gateway, signaling and management servers, and next generation voice, data and wireless solutions -- CGL will enable customers to more cost-efficiently deploy dependable, advanced applications while they endeavor to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. rigorous standards and demands for performance, reliability and availability. "This is a breakthrough product that we expect will quickly become the preferred platform of many customers," said Richard Seibt, Chief Executive Officer, SuSE Linux. "Given the current high cost structures and harsh market conditions, customers demand an adaptable solution that offers cost-efficiency, standardization and reusability. Developed initially for telecom, the promise of CGL has attracted attention of businesses in many different industries -- including financial and retail." "The capabilities now available through the CGL edition of SuSE's Enterprise Server, will provide our Sendmail Mailcenter users a higher standard in availability while enabling the organization with increased manageability, additional security and performance," said Mickael Ghossein, 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. of MobileCom. MobileCom, the result of a strategic partnership between Jordan Telecom Jordan Telecom is a privatised company, now belonging to the Jordan Telecom Group (JTG). History The history of Telecommunications in Jordan can be traced back to early 1921. and France Telecom, is a fast growing wireless provider in Jordan which provides General Packet Radio Service (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ). Sendmail and SuSE have a strategic partnership in conjunction with HP to provide a telco grade messaging solution to service providers and GSM telcoms. Customers of this joint solution range from Starwood Hotels to GSM providers like MobilCOM. Sendmail technology powers 29 of the 36 largest ISPs and 84 of the fortune 100. The SuSE Linux CGL Edition is available at no charge as a Service Pack to SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 customers. CGL incorporates technologies defined by the OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux Working Group, an initiative whose members include SuSE, HP, IBM, Intel and leading Telecom and Network Equipment providers. The specifications of CGL were created in collaboration with the telecommunications industry and Network Equipment Providers -- as well as independent software vendors -- and include: -- Improved high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. features for error detection and rapid failover for the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , applications, Ethernet and disk. -- Greatly improved serviceability enhancements enabling faster problem determination -- system memory dumping, system probes and tracing. -- Improved system scalability/performance. -- IPv6 RFCs compliance -- support for IPv6 for delivering next-generation network support, including a wider address space, better auto detection and auto configuration of networks, hosts and services and more efficient routing and broadcasting. -- MIPv6 RFCs compliance -- support for mobile IPv6, which specifies the operation of mobile computers and devices using IPv6 -- allowing each mobile node to be identified by its home address regardless of its current point of attachment. -- Soft real-time performance -- configure a scheduler to provide soft real-time support with low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as . -- Low latency -- reduces the latency of the kernel reaction to real time or interactive events for low-priority processes even if the kernel works under heavy load. -- RAID 0 Support -- striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping support to enhance performance for request-rate-intensive or transfer-rate-intensive environments. -- Application pre-loading -- supports full loading and pinning of the pages of an application before execution -- ensuring no slowdown can happen as with demand-pages execution. Needed in diskless environments to reduce network traffic and bursts execution speed. -- Concurrent timers -- Supports large number and better scalability of many concurrent timers. "SuSE has played a pivotal role in the development of Carrier-Grade Linux. HP is working with SuSE as part of OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux Working Group to provide standards-based solutions that make Linux more viable for our customers with carrier-grade requirements," said Judy Chavis, Director of Strategic OS Alliances, HP Industry Standard Servers. "Our efforts in identifying and advancing key features required for open-source carrier-grade platforms are critical to the continuing acceptance of Linux with customers." "SuSE's Carrier Grade version of Linux will play an integral role in IBM's next generation network integrated solutions and our telecom solutions integration capability," said Hernan Vega, vice president, IBM Telecommunications Industry. "With SuSE Linux CGL edition, the proven benefits of standard Linux in the enterprise markets will now be extended to the telecommunication industry where driving costs out of the business is priority one." "Intel's goal is to help equipment manufacturers and carriers continue to build modular solutions throughout the network while reducing both capital and operational expenses," said Anthony Ambrose, general manager, Modular Platform Programs, Intel Corporation. "The availability of Carrier Grade Linux from SuSE for Intel processor-based platforms is a critical step forward in the delivery of these modular communications platforms." "With its support of the OSDL See Linux Foundation. Carrier Grade Linux Specification, SuSE can offer its customers a standards-based, open architecture, software development platform and operating system that is reliable and scalable and suited to the mission-critical demands in the telecommunications market," said Timothy D. Witham, Lab Director, OSDL. About CGL The OSDL Carrier Grade Linux Specification defines feature requirements to enhance and harden Linux to provide a robust platform that meets the demands of telecom equipment and service providers. These enhancements are defined in the categories of open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced compliance, platform requirements, high availability, serviceability, development tools support, performance and security. About the Carrier Grade Linux Working Group The Carrier Grade Linux Working Group is an industry forum operating under the guidance of the Open Source Development Labs. Supported by a global consortium of industry leaders, OSDL is an independent, vendor-neutral, non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide. About UnitedLinux UnitedLinux is a partnership of industry-leading Linux companies combining their intellectual property, geographic mind share, sales, support and marketing expertise to produce a uniform distribution of Linux designed for business. UnitedLinux applies the collaborative development model of open source to the business model to enable a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for developers, partners and customers to install, support and maintain quality business solutions based on Linux anywhere in the world. UnitedLinux is actively recruiting membership for both industry software developers and those who provide Linux as an integral part of their business solutions. For more information, visit http://www.unitedlinux.com or call UnitedLinux at +1-781-876-8989. About SuSE Linux SuSE Linux is the international technology leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software. SuSE's unique expertise in Linux and its largest development team worldwide dedicated to Open Source software has contributed to the recognition of SuSE as the most complete Linux solution available today. SuSE Linux is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. focused entirely on supporting the Linux community and Open Source development. SuSE is a registered trademark of SuSE Linux AG. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Intel is a trademark or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion