Turbolinux Server 6.5 Delivers Multilingual Enterprise Linux Software Solution; Software will simplify global enterprise Linux adoption.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2001 Turbolinux, Inc., the leader in high-performance Linux for Internet infrastructure solutions, announced today the immediate worldwide availability of Turbolinux Server (TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless ) 6.5. Designed to run at the enterprise level, TLS 6.5 simplifies global deployment by supporting five languages, including English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (traditional and simplified). TLS 6.5 further innovates Linux server capabilities by introducing a mass installation tool. The software also incorporates a journaling file system. Linux is the optimal software solution in today's tightening economy. TLS 6.5 offers IT managers a cost-effective solution while providing reliable and powerful server software for the enterprise. TLS 6.5, representing the latest release from Turbolinux's award-winning server software, has improved storage capability, increased stability and expanded memory See EMS, EMM and expanded storage. (storage) expanded memory - Memory used through EMS. In systems based on Intel 80386 or later processor expanded memory is part of the extended memory that is mapped into the expanded memory page frame by the processor. support, all of which are newly integrated into the base product. "Turbolinux is delivering an enhanced version of Linux that will allow enterprise customers to utilize the cost benefits and reliability of Linux," said Dick Sullivan, vice president, Solutions and Integration Marketing, 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) Software. "The combination of this new offering with IBM's broad portfolio of enterprise-ready software products, including DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server and Lotus Domino will give customers and solution providers a robust Linux-based platform." "There is an ever increasing demand for high-end servers that have stability and high-level functionality," said Shin Takazawa, department manager of the Linux Solutions Promotions Department, 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. Japan. "We believe that Turbolinux Server 6.5 is an extremely strong, cost-effective Linux server solution that can be used in mission-critical areas." TLS 6.5 can also be deployed in five different languages from the same CD, greatly simplifying lengthy implementations while enabling companies to deploy worldwide at the same time. TLS 6.5 represents a flexible server solution suite, complete with the following options for deployment: eBusiness, Internet, Print, File and Database. Further highlighted features of TLS 6.5 include: -- Increased storage management capabilities: TLS 6.5 facilitates the consolidation of multiple disks into one large capacity disk, which can be dynamically modified and expanded. -- Graphical user interface: The latest version of TLS 6.5 eases installation by offering a multilingual guided process for implementing the server suite. "The growth and increased globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of Linux requires a multilingual software suite. TLS 6.5 is the first Linux server software to incorporate multiple languages on one disk," said Craig Oda, Vice President of Product Management, Turbolinux. "This software demonstrates Turbolinux's focus on simplifying Linux adoption Linux adoption refers to the uptake of the Linux operating system by homes, organisations and governments. Linux migration refers to the change over to Linux from other operating systems. across multiple languages." Pricing and Availability Turbolinux Server 6.5 is available in sales offices around the world in five languages -- English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (traditional and simplified). A trial version of Server 6.5 is available for download at http://www.turbolinux.com/downloads/. Pricing depends on the customer's specifications, and support and service requirements. For more information, please contact sales@turbolinux.com. 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 (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. . Backed by more than $95 million in investments from some of the world's leading technology companies, including Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, 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 and Toshiba, Turbolinux is headquartered near 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 with offices around the world. For more information, visit the Turbolinux Web site at http://www.turbolinux.com. 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. |
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