TurboLinux and Enlighten Software Enter Strategic Alliance; Partnership Creates First Multi-platform Systems Management Solution for Linux.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 1999-- TurboLinux, the leader in high-performance Linux, and Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFTW SFTW Something for the Weekend (band) ), the leading provider of workgroup administration management solutions for the 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). and Windows marketplaces, announced today they have entered into a strategic partnership to bundle the first enterprise-ready workgroup systems management software for Linux with the full line of TurboLinux products. TurboLinux will be bundling a full multi-platform working version of EnlightenDSM administration and event management software on its entire product line for immediate, single-point management of all TurboLinux machines. In addition, the bundled product is immediately ready for customers to monitor and manage their existing heterogeneous Linux, UNIX and Windows environments from the same single console. "The addition of EnlightenDSM to TurboLinux makes TurboLinux by far the most enterprise ready Linux on the market," said Cliff Miller, 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 TurboLinux. "Now our corporate customers can manage not only Linux but also their Unix and Windows machines all through our product. This is just the latest demonstration of our commitment to providing Linux server solutions to the enterprise." "TurboLinux ups the ante in the Linux marketplace by adding significantly more commercial value in a Linux platform," said David Parker David Parker is the name of:
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. International Data Corporation (IDC), there are more than 10 million Linux users worldwide. In 1998, the Linux market grew by 212 percent and nearly 18 percent of all server hardware licenses sold last year were Linux, according to IDC. Linux has proven to be particularly popular for Internet applications such as web servers. Today's announcement reinforces TurboLinux's commitment to be the technology and market leader worldwide of Linux solutions for the corporate server market. About EnlightenDSM EnlightenDSM provides a single, graphical interface See GUI. to simultaneously manage mixed environments comprised of multiple UNIX and Windows machines including DEC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , SGI, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , '95 and '98. EnlightenDSM increases productivity for the systems administration team by simplifying complex, lengthy and repetitive tasks and consolidating system wide information. EnlightenDSM increases system availability through improved monitoring and control of resources and users. About TurboLinux TurboLinux, formerly Pacific HiTech, was founded in 1992 and has emerged as the world's fastest growing Linux company. Since 1998, TurboLinux has shipped more than two million units of Linux globally and is the Pacific Rim's dominant supplier with a market share of more than 50 percent, according to Business Computer News, a Japan-based market research company. TurboLinux offers the only version of Linux designed for the "double byte" character sets of the Japanese and Chinese alphabets as well as European languages. The company's high-performance consumer and business Linux products are designed for Intel workstation and server platforms and supported globally by IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Headquartered in 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 , TurboLinux has offices in Tokyo, Beijing and Sydney. The company's home page is located on the Internet at www.turbolinux.com or, in Japanese, at www.pht.co.jp. About Enlighten Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc., is a provider of UNIX, UNIX/NT and Windows 95 and Windows 98 environment workgroup administration and enterprise management solutions for open systems distributed computing environments See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks . The company's award winning EnlightenDSM product provides cost-effective systems administration solutions for mixed vendor environments including DEC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, SCO, SGI, Sun Microsystems, Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows 98. The EnlightenDSM product provides comprehensive functionality with unprecedented ease of installation and use. The EnlightenDSM product suite conforms to industry-standard frameworks, yet allows seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with other vendors' point solutions. For more information, please visit the company's web site located at http://www.enlightenDSM.com. The statements contained in this press release, other than historical information, include forward-looking statements and are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Consequently, the company's actual results could differ materially from expectations expressed herein. The various factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, failure of the company's products to gain customer acceptance, quarterly fluctuations in results, the management of growth, the ability to fund operations, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the rapid pace with which technology changes, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations. TurboLinux is a trademark of TurboLinux, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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