Turbolinux Strikes Deal with HP to Resell Turbolinux PowerCockpit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2002 Turbolinux PowerCockpit to be Integrated, Sold, and Supported for the HP Blade Server A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and and HP Netserver Series, Enabling On-the-Fly Deployment of Complete Server Software Environments Turbolinux, Inc., a worldwide leader in Linux operating environments and multi-platform software deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. and management products, announced today that it has entered into an agreement permitting Hewlett-Packard Company to resell Turbolinux PowerCockpit to customers of its Linux-based HP blade server and HP Netserver series. Additionally, Turbolinux has joined the HP Servicecontrol Manager partner program, which brings Turbolinux together with other leading Linux management technology providers to collaborate on delivering an integrated, central facilitation point for multi-OS systems management tools. Customers are expected to benefit from this relationship by reaping substantial time- and cost-savings when building, upgrading, or modifying an enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. data center. 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. market analysts, today's turbulent economy creates a strategic need for on-going operational efficiency.(1) With PowerCockpit, customers receive dynamic server provisioning -- a highly automated system for configuring, deploying, or redeploying Linux servers throughout the enterprise. This represents a radical shift in the way servers are currently defined and creates enormous ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl for every segment of the marketplace. For instance, IT managers can improve the security of their servers by using PowerCockpit to easily deploy complete software environments with the latest security updates to servers located around the world. Service providers can use PowerCockpit to rapidly reconfigure hardware assets to meet constantly changing demands -- web servers, for example, can become application servers in 10 minutes or less using just a few simple commands. PowerCockpit works with Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. from Red Hat, SuSE,
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Total Package Offers Competitive Advantage "For businesses looking to lower both deployment and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , PowerCockpit running on HP servers offers a significant value," said Ly-Huong Pham, 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. "PowerCockpit was designed for any business that has multiple servers, and is ideally suited to HP's server design which is founded on rapid deployment to better suit traffic ebb and flow the alternate ebb and flood of the tide; often used figuratively. See also: Ebb . This integrated solution -- whether in a bladed design or a traditional network server setting -- means quantifiable improvements in both time-to-market and total cost of ownership." "HP continues to deliver on our commitment to expand Linux in the enterprise," said Martin Fink, general manager, HP Linux Systems Operation. "We are pleased to develop relationships that enable growth for Linux and help to deliver improved performance to customers." Turbolinux Works to Deliver Advanced Linux Administration Capabilities Turbolinux is also joining the HP Servicecontrol Manager partner program to deliver advanced Linux administration capabilities to customers. As part of this program, Turbolinux's PowerCockpit, after being purchased by the customer, will be able to be launched directly from the HP Servicecontrol Manager central management server, allowing customers to deploy servers on-the-fly. According to research conducted by Survey.com and Enterprise Linux Magazine
Linux Magazine (ISSN 1432-640X) is a European professional journal. It addresses itself to readers who work professionally with the Linux operating system. , 67 percent of respondents cited lack of technical support as a major impediment in their adoption of Linux. However, with PowerCockpit's new technology, a system administrator can configure a Linux solution once and then 'collect' a software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. 'image' from the fully configured server and place it into an image repository -- capturing the administrator's expertise. With a few easy steps, this same image can be 'deployed' to a netserver or blade server's processing elements -- successfully reusing the administrator's knowledge. Once software stack images are in the image repository, flexible computing is easy: an administrator picks an image and disk layout -- for instance, an Oracle database server -- and then PowerCockpit dynamically configures and deploys the image. About Turbolinux Founded in 1992, Turbolinux(R) Inc. is a global software company providing Linux operating environments and multi-platform software deployment and management products that allow computing assets to be quickly redefined on demand -- enabling true flexible processing power. Backed by 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. Turbolinux is a registered trademark of Turbolinux, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. (1) Vendors that highlight total solution cost savings with respect to IS personnel, deployment time, power consumption, heat generation, and space savings will have the advantage in this market going forward." (IDC Expects Fierce Competition in the Rack-Optimized Server Space, February 5, 2001 |
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