TurboLinux Ports Linux Clustering Technology to Alpha
Aug 9th, 18:10 UTC
Company to Demonstrate New TurboCluster Server
Running on High-Performance Alpha Solutions at Linux World
SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 9, 1999) – TurboLinux, the leader in high-performance Linux, announced today the port of its breakthrough Linux clustering software solution, TurboCluster Server, to the Alpha processor, the industry’s fastest 64-bit microprocessor. This broadens the market for Alpha Linux solutions and gives customers a powerful, price-performance alternative.
TurboCluster Server, the industry’s first high-availability clustering solution for Alpha servers, will debut at Linux World Conference and Expo (San Jose, August 10-12) and will be showcased at the TurboLinux, Alpha Processor, Inc, (API) and Atipa Linux Solutions’ booths. The demonstration will showcase a comprehensive High Availability Web server clustering solution.
“The port of TurboCluster to Alpha continues to demonstrate TurboLinux’s commitment to building high-performance clustering solutions around the Linux operating system,” said Cliff Miller, CEO of TurboLinux. “The combination of TurboCluster and Alpha servers gives ISPs and corporate web administrators a powerful platform to meet their demands for availability, scalability and performance.”
Both API and Atipa, dominant players in the Linux market, view the TurboLinux clustering technology as a significant advancement in High Availability Linux Solutions.
"We view this first high availability clustering solution as a real industry milestone, demonstrating great market potential for Alpha Linux," said Jeff Borkowski, vice president of marketing for API. "By porting to Alpha, TurboLinux opens up new opportunities to realize the benefits of Alpha for High Availability clustering solutions."
"This high-performance cluster gives market reliability and peak performance in the explosive e-commerce arena while avoiding the risks and additional costs involved with installing non-scalable technologies,” said Jason Talley, president of Atipa Linux Solutions. “We support this clustering solution with our pre-configured Linux servers, clusters and workstations."
The Alpha version of TurboCluster is slated for shipment in Q4 1999 with pricing not yet released. TurboCluster for Alpha will be available via TurboLinux’s network of distributors, value-added resellers and the company’s Web site at www.turbolinux.com
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, 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 www.pht.co.jp
ABOUT ATIPA LINUX SOLUTIONS
Founded in 1994, Atipa Linux Solutions is one of the largest supplier of pre-configured Linux workstations, servers and clusters for information management today. Best known as one of the first dedicated Linux solutions company, Atipa partners with other technology and market leaders to make its products available in complete Linux solutions for businesses of all sizes. Headquartered in Joplin, Missouri, Atipa develops, manufactures, licenses and markets solutions, products, technologies and services for business, education, consumer, scientific and engineering and government customers. For additional information, check out Atipa on the Web at www.atipa.com
ABOUT ALPHA PROCESSOR
Alpha Processor, Inc., located in Concord, Massachusetts, is dedicated to the development and marketing of Alpha - the world's fastest 64-Bit microprocessor - and related technologies. As an independent Alpha architecture licensee, Alpha Processor, Inc. engineers microprocessors, Alpha platforms and leading edge system logic. The company is committed to delivering the industry's best price/performance, open-standard platform solutions to its customers and system partners worldwide. For additional information on these products, the company or for the sales contact nearest you, please consult Alpha Processor Inc.'s Website at www.alpha-processor.com
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