“ZF Linux Devices, Inc., today announced their family of
products providing low cost, distributed network solutions for the
Small Office / Home Office (SOHO), education and developing economy
markets. Each unit incorporates the ZF Linux Devices FailSafe
MachZ PC-on-a-Chip in combination with a unique distributed Linux
software implementation. The MachZ is targeted to be the enabling
technology for the rapidly growing market for Internet devices,
information appliances, SOHO networks and other products in the
“post-PC era.”
“We have created a family of products that is easily installed,
requires minimum attention and brings a degree of sophistication
and performance to a price point previously unattainable,” said
David Feldman, CEO of ZF Linux Devices. All the components of the
product line transparently integrate with each other, so that
adding the next functional block to the network requires little or
no complicated network configuration knowledge” he added. This
approach to networking removes many of the barriers to the
installation of small networks where today’s normal server
architecture requires sophisticated knowledge for installation and
maintenance. These devices are designed to provide simple answers
to the basic needs for e-mail, file sharing, web page creation and
protecting data.”
“Each device incorporates ZF Linux Devices’ MachZ PC-on-a-Chip
with the FailSafe System. MachZ is the only X86 PC-on-a-Chip that
boots autonomously on application of power and can operate even if
system DRAM and Flash are unavailable. The groundbreaking
crash-immune PC-on-a-Chip is the only device available that ensures
successful on-line software upgrades. Using its patented FailSafe
System it allows upgrades over the Internet while eliminating the
possibility of irrecoverable crashes. MachZ integrates a
PhoenixBIOS and customized Linux implementation tailored to the
MachZ’s unequaled set of traditional PC hardware features including
PCI, ISA and Access (I2C) buses, serial and parallel I/O, floppy
and hard disk controllers. It also contains a host of patented
features specifically created to solve the complexities of
designing ultra-reliable systems.”