Today, IndyBox Systems
(based in Indianapolis, Indiana) announced they would be
introducing their Intel Pentium Xeon based systems, the XE Series which start at
$2300.00, with one of the many Linux distributions pre-installed.
i.e., Caldera Open Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Mandrake Linux, Red Hat
Linux, Slackware Linux, S.u.S.E. Linux, and Red Hat Linux. Their 6U
rack mountable XE version starts at $3100, with a wide array of
hardware options all optimized for Linux.
IndyBox Systems Chief Executive Charles Martin said “with the
recent offerings of cracker-jack Linux boxes by many other
companies, we are offering high-quality solutions at prices lower
than the “white box” prices.