Turbolinux Operating System 7 to be Released for Intel Itanium-Based Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 Turbolinux For the New Intel Platform Will Speed Enterprise Linux Adoption, Offers High Bandwidth Processing Turbolinux, Inc., the leader in high-performance Linux for Internet infrastructure solutions, announced today the release of the Turbolinux 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. 7 for the 64-bit Intel Itanium(TM) architecture. With this product, Turbolinux continues its commitment to fulfilling the needs of enterprise customers with the highest level of computing power available. Combining Turbolinux and the Itanium-based platform, this solution offers unprecedented processing capabilities and increased computing functionality. Targeted toward high-end server and workstation customers, the release version of Turbolinux OS 7 for the Itanium Architecture will be available as the system in conjunction with the Itanium-based machines. The combination of the new Linux 2.4 kernel combined with Intel's new hardware will push Linux into the multiprocessor, 64-bit enterprise space. Examples of 64-bit processing power include increasing the number of transactions processed per second on database servers and speeding up secure e-commerce transactions. The availability of Linux commodity applications will speed the adoptions of the 64-bit platform as the standard hardware for doing business in the new millennium. "This release reflects Intel's ongoing work with the Linux community to deliver enterprise-enabled solutions on the Itanium-based platform," said Victor Krutul, Linux technology manager, 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 . "We think this release represents a fundamental leap in terms of processing power and presents a new option for companies looking to install enterprise-ready Linux 64-bit computing solutions." During the development process, Turbolinux worked closely with Intel as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) to streamline the installation process by ensuring compatibility between the Turbolinux platform and Itanium-based hardware and applications. The operating system will be available with major 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 hardware. "Systems based on the Itanium processor are going to dramatically alter the way computing is done in the high-end, and this reaffirms Turbolinux's commitment to the new 64-bit platform, a commitment that began over a year ago when Turbolinux was the first distribution to release on Intel's Itanium-based platform," said Ly -Huong Pham, COO and executive vice president of Engineering for Turbolinux. "Based on the 2.4 version of the Linux kernel The nucleus of the Linux operating system. The Linux kernel, which was developed by Linus Torvalds, was integrated with software from the GNU Project and other sources to create the actual Linux operating system. See Linux, GNU/Linux and kernel. , this release provides our customers with a robust, enterprise-ready platform that offers unparalleled processing speed See MHz. and increased memory capability. This combined with the expertise that Turbolinux offers developers makes for a powerful combination of product and service." About Turbolinux, Inc. Founded in 1992, Turbolinux develops Linux-based software solutions for Internet and enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. infrastructure, including reliable, available and scalable operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. for workstations and servers and software clustering solutions for computing traffic management and peer-to-peer distributed computing. Backed by more than $95 million in investments from some of the world's leading technology companies, including Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, 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) , Intel, 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. , Novell, Oracle, 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. and Toshiba, Turbolinux is headquartered near San Francisco with offices around the world. For more information, visit the Turbolinux Web site at http://www.turbolinux.com. Note to Editors: Turbolinux is a registered trademark of Turbolinux, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other registered trademarks belong to their registered holders. Itanium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. |
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