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ZDNet News: Kinder, gentler Linux servers coming

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 1, 2000

“VA Linux, SGI, Penguin Computing rolling out initiatives
designed to take the rocket science out of Linux servers.”

“Three hardware manufacturers will announce major Linux server
initiatives this week at LinuxWorld in New York, trying to upgrade
the scalability and manageability of Linux servers.”

“VA Linux Systems (Nasdaq: LNUX)… will be showing… VA
Cluster Manager (VACM)… VACM can be used either for managing
large clusters of Linux servers or for general-purpose, remote
systems management…”

“SGI (NYSE: SGI) is introducing Internet Server based on its
1200 “plain vanilla” Intel-based server series, with the Red Hat
6.1 Linux operating system and an enhanced version of the Apache
Web server that can offer a 70 percent performance
improvement…”

“Penguin Computing… launched its bid for a distinct product
line by offering an Internet server, an I-Node, that can also be
clustered with other Linux servers.”

“The I-Node is based on Resonate’s local area network-based
traffic management software, sold separately as Central Dispatch.
Penguin is offering one or two rack-mounted server versions…’

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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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