ITworld: UnitedLinux to Make Telecom Market Push | Linux Today

ITworld: UnitedLinux to Make Telecom Market Push

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 17, 2003

“UnitedLinux, a common Linux operating system from four vendors,
will later this quarter be updated to make it suitable for
telecommunications carrier-grade servers, the UnitedLinux group
said Thursday.

“Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 1.1 features will be available as a
service pack for UnitedLinux 1.0. The expanded operating system
will allow carriers to develop and deploy new products and services
at a lower cost on a standards-based and modular platform, the
UnitedLinux group said in a statement.

“UnitedLinux with the CGL features will initially work only on
Intel Corp.-based hardware platforms, according to the
statement…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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