LinuxPR: Mission Critical Linux Announces Release of Cluster Technology Source Code

“Mission Critical Linux, Inc., the cutting-edge Linux
products and services company, announced today that it has released
the source code for its innovative, high-availability Kimberlite
cluster technology to the Open Source community under the GNU
General Public License (GPL). Using off-the-shelf commodity
hardware running any Linux distribution, Kimberlite delivers
exceptional high availability in enterprise computing environments
while guaranteeing data integrity –even in the face of multiple
hardware and software failures. This technology is being
demonstrated in the DVD-RAM Pavilion at this week’s PC Expo in New
York. The demonstration incorporates a high-availability Kimberlite
cluster serving a multi-terabyte DVD storage subsystem.”

“Today’s announcement reflects the strong commitment Mission
Critical Linux has made to support the Open Source community in its
efforts to advance the adoption of Linux in the enterprise. “The
Linux market has a deep need for a well designed open source
high-availability CPU and storage failover package for enterprise
systems,” said Brian Biles, VP of Business Development for VA Linux
Systems, NASDAQ: LNUX. “We are delighted to join Mission Critical
Linux in support of the release of their code under GPL license as
a great step toward building this software with an Open Source
community.”

“Mission Critical Linux’s release of its high-availability,
fail-over cluster technology is significant, not only because it
helps solve important problems, but also because it is available as
Open Source software under GPL,” said Bill Claybrook, Research
Director for the Aberdeen Group. Kimberlite is available for
download from the Company web site (www.missioncriticallinux.com);
detailed technical information about Kimberlite, as well as the
mail archives used by the community for collaboration, are also
posted.”

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