:M2 Presswire: Motorola announces a network appliance product for Internet access applications
M2 Presswire: Motorola announces a network appliance product for Internet access applications Aug 11, 1999, 20 :31 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5411 reads) (Other stories by M2 Presswire)
"Motorola Computer Group (MCG), the world's leading supplier of embedded computing
platforms for telecommunication original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), today introduced the SLX
Series, the first in a new family of Linux-based embedded platforms for Internet networking applications
such as web access, web security, web caching, and virtual private networks (VPNs). This product was
developed as a result of MCG's unified strategy, also announced today, which will provide MCG's OEM
telecom customers with a broad selection of Linux-based platforms, open source software, service and
support, training, and integration services."
"Analysts predict near exponential growth in the Internet access market-for which the Motorola product is
intended-over the next four years. Market analyst firm Dataquest, predicts this market will grow from $2
billion in 1999 to $16 billion in 2002, with revenue growth of 70 percent per year. Financial analyst firm
Merrill Lynch also predicts that server appliance sales will reach $16 billion in 2002.
This new series of products is in a rugged, 2U-sized, rack-mount chassis which includes a motherboard
based on Intel's architecture, integrated 10/100base-T Ethernet interface, two I/O slots, floppy, CD-ROM
drive, and a 6.8GB IDE disk. The Model SLX-2010 includes with a 333 MHz Intel Celeron microprocessor
with 128 KB of cache memory, and the Model SLX-2020 provides with a 450MHz Pentium III with 512KB
of cache memory. The SLX Series may be ordered with Caldera Systems's OpenLinux software installed."
