Amdahl announces enterprise-class support for open source
software
Sunnyvale, Calif., August 10, 1999 – Amdahl Corporation today
announced that it will provide full enterprise-class support for
the Linux(tm) operating system on the Intel architecture-based
Fujitsu teamservers(tm).
In 1981, Amdahl Corporation became the first system vendor to
offer a mission-critical UNIX* system. “It took two decades for
UNIX software to achieve widespread acceptance in the IT
community,” said David West, vice president of Systems Marketing at
Amdahl. “We believe that Linux is where UNIX was five years ago,
and is rapidly closing what gaps remain between the two operating
systems. Our strategy is to apply our experience and expertise to
offer a safe, scalable, and supportable Linux environment that
large and small customers alike can use to run their business.”
“The cost, performance, and reliability advantages of Linux on
Intel-architecture servers have the potential to improve the total
cost of ownership of client/server solutions,” said Don Haback of
Matterhorn Group. “Vendors like Amdahl and Fujitsu can help make
Linux a practical alternative for businesses.”
Linux, the popular open source UNIX variant created by Linus
Torvalds and improved upon by more than 17,000 independent
developers, has become the most rapidly growing operating system
environment. A vast departure from proprietary software, the open
source movement promotes rapid application development by making
source code freely available for all technology. It is
fundamentally changing how companies develop, acquire, and profit
from software. The extraordinarily popular Linux operating system
and the Apache web server are two prominent examples of products
developed in open source.
“Companies who wish to stay at the leading edge of their
industries will have no choice but to figure out how to take
advantage of this phenomena,” said William Flanagan, group
president of Amdahl Technology Group. “This is true not only of
vendors in the computer industry, but also any company that seeks
competitive advantage through IT.”
Amdahl support of Linux includes factory installation of the
Linux operating system on Fujitsu single and dual Pentium* III
processor model teamservers; 24 x 7 telephone assistance for
hardware and software problems from Amdahl’s Worldwide Support
Center; on-site hardware support with up to 2 hours targeted
response; and professional services for setup and customization of
Linux and associated open source products such as the Apache web
server.
Fujitsu teamservers are also available in highly available
cluster configurations using Amdahl LVS(tm) 4000 storage systems
for the most critical commercial applications. Amdahl provides
planning services to enable advanced configuration of highly
complex, network-ready application servers with domain names, IP
addresses, installed and configured databases and installed
applications.
About Linux: http://linux.com/about/
About Fujitsu teamservers: http://www.eshopamdahl.com/ia/index.html
About Amdahl Corporation: http://www.amdahl.com/about/abtamh.htm
For the Year 2000 compliance status of this offering and any
others, visit the Amdahl Year 2000 Web site at: http://www.amdahl.com/y2k/
Amdahl is a registered trademark and LVS is a trademark of
Amdahl Corporation. Fujitsu is a registered trademark and
teamserver is a trademark of Fujitsu Computer Europe Limited. Linux
is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Intel and Pentium are registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in
the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open
Company Limited. All other trademarks and product names are the
property of their respective owners.
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