Linux NetworX Announces LinuxBIOS on the Alpha Platform
Feb 20th, 23:12 UTC
Development Adds Significant Power to Cluster Management and Improves System Reliability
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Feb. 20, 2001 - Linux NetworX, a leading provider of large-scale
Linux clustering solutions, announced today it has developed LinuxBIOS for the
Alpha platform. Linux NetworX will present the development and all of its implications
at the Extreme Linux Developer's Forum, Feb. 21-23 in Santa Fe, NM.
In conjunction with the LinuxBIOS Open Source project, Linux NetworX has replaced
SRM firmware on the Alpha platform with a Linux-based BIOS. Users will now have
the ability to boot to Linux directly out of the ROM on the motherboard.
"Among the various other benefits, this gives users pre-boot network access
and offers the potential for remote firmware updates and remote hardware diagnosis,"
said Joshua Harr, CTO of Linux NetworX. "Incorporated into ClusterWorX®, this
exciting project pushes cluster management technology to the next level."
LinuxBIOS offers the potential to dramatically increase the manageability of
Alpha-based clusters for the end-user. Significant management and reliability
features include remote on-board hardware failure recoveries, firmware updates,
kernel updates and booting.
Linux NetworX designs and delivers clustering solutions using many standard
off-the-shelf components, coupled with its proprietary cluster management hardware
and software optimization tools. The company is focused on developing technologies
to make clusters more efficient and easier to manage. LinuxBIOS offers an additional
feature to the Linux NetworX suite of cluster management tools, falling under
the umbrella of ClusterWorX.
The Fourth Extreme Linux Developer's Forum is an exclusive, by invitation-only
workshop with the focus on sharing information and experience about advanced,
bleeding-edge Linux cluster technology. Linux NetworX will send two of its senior
software engineers to participate.
About Linux NetworX
Linux NetworX (www.linuxnetworx.com) brings its powerful cluster technology
to those demanding high availability and high performance systems. With the use
of cluster computer technology, a method of linking multiple computers through
high-speed networks to form a single and more powerful system, Linux NetworX
provides solutions for companies with high-computing needs, including Web serving,
ISPs, ASPs, research, industry, government and other technological fields. Through
innovative hardware, complete cluster management software and solid service and
support, Linux NetworX provides end-to-end clustering solutions.
To date, the company has built some of the largest cluster systems in the world
and has developed unique hardware and versatile software to facilitate overall
system management. Linux NetworX has offices in Utah, New York, Calif. and Texas
with various international distribution outlets.
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CONTACT:
Brad Rutledge
Linux NetworX
801-562-1010, ext. 218
brutledge@linuxnetworx.com
(Submitted by Martin Pitts of Linux Today)
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