PC Week: TurboLinux debuts cluster server, lines up partners | Linux Today

PC Week: TurboLinux debuts cluster server, lines up partners

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 1999

“TurboLinux Inc. today will debut its anticipated TurboCluster
Server, starting at $995 for two-node clusters. The product will
scale to cluster 30 Intel-based servers.”

“To buoy the product, the San Francisco-based company will also
announce a number of partners, including the Santa Cruz Operation
and Compaq Computer Corp…”

With TurboCluster, customers finally see something that
will be more than just another file server or a ‘let’s run our
little interdepartmental Web server on Linux
,'” said Cliff
Miller, founder and CEO of TurboLinux. “TurboCluster Server lets
them do something important. It shows a path to where Linux is
going to become a viable platform for the enterprise.”

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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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