New Distribution Delivers on Sun's Vision to Expand Availability of Grid
Computing in the Enterprise; Extends the Reach of Sun's Grid Engine Software
in the Linux Market
Santa Clara, CA 04/22/2002 Marking the industry's first Linux
distribution of a key enabling grid technology from a major systems vendor,
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced that Grid Engine 5.3
software is now being distributed by SUSE Linux in the new release of SUSE Linux 8.0 Professional Edition. With this distribution, SUSE Linux users
worldwide now can leverage the benefits of grid computing through
implementing cluster grids using Sun's advanced and easy-to-use grid
technology.
Sun's Grid Engine distributed resource management (DRM) software is a
driving force behind grid implementations in technical, commercial and
academic research computing environments worldwide. Sun Grid Engine software
has experienced rapid adoption and today powers more than 150,000 CPUs in
over 4,000 grids worldwide. Nearly 35% of those CPUs are in Linux
environments. By making Grid Engine 5.3 software available with SUSE Linux's
8.0 Professional Edition, SUSE Linux can deliver the power of grid
computing to the growing community of Linux users.
This new distribution is further evidence of Sun's commitment to making its
software available and optimized for the Linux operating system. Sun is one
of the largest providers of intellectual property to the Linux and Open
Source communities with the Grid Engine Project as a key contribution.
SUSE Linux expands access to Sun Grid Computing Technology
Through the distribution of Grid Engine 5.3 with SUSE Linux 8.0
Professional Edition, Sun and SUSE continue to expand the availability of
grid computing technology. Sun's vision to enable the adoption of grid
computing started
in September 2000 with the release of Sun Grid Engine software, which Sun
followed with the launch of the Grid Engine Project
(www.gridengine.sunsource.net) and the release of approximately 500,000
lines of Grid Engine source code available under an open source license.
The Grid Engine Project, an open source initiative managed by Collabnet and
created with funding from Sun, collaboratively advances the development and
use of grid computing technology across the industry's various platforms,
including Solaris, Linux and others.
"Distributing Grid Engine software with SUSE Linux 8.0 will catalyze the
adoption of grid computing and significantly increases the exposure of grid
computing in the Linux and Unix communities," said Wolfgang Gentzsch,
director of grid computing, Sun Microsystems. "This distribution in addition
to Sun's own Grid Engine Project, builds on Sun's vision of a truly
heterogeneous grid computing environment in which enterprises can maximize
resource utilization and gain competitive advantage today."
"SUSE Linux is proud to be the first Linux solution provider to bring a
powerful grid computing solution to the Linux marketplace. Sun's Grid Engine
technology delivers real benefits to SUSE Linux users and to the growing
Linux community, and we're proud to work with Sun in extending the
widespread adoption of grid computing," said Boris Nalbach, CTO, SuSE
Linux. "We've seen the rapid adoption of Sun Grid Engine software and
we're convinced it leverages the inherent strengths of SUSE Linux 8.0
Professional to deliver a remarkable level of performance and flexibility
in distributed resource environments."
SUSE Linux 8.0 Professional Edition Features, Pricing & Availability
SUSE Linux 8.0, using Kernel 2.4.18, more than 1200 drivers, latest support
of graphics cards and glibc 2.2.5 represents state-of-the-art Linux
technology. In addition to numerous improvements in the areas of security,
ISDN, modem, and mail, the latest central Linux
tools include: web server Apache 1.3.23 and file and print server for
Windows networks, Samba 2.2.3a. Basic system advantages such as memory
protection, preemptive multitasking, optimized memory management, and
excellent network properties enhance professional deployment and ambitious
home use. SUSE Linux 8.0 will be available directly on April 22, from
http://shop.suse.com, as well as from software retailers. The recommended
retail price for Linux 8.0 Professional (seven CDs, one DVD, three manuals,
90 days of installation support) is USD $ 79.95.
About the Grid Engine Project
The Grid Engine open source project is the home for the growing Grid Engine
user and developer community. Grid Engine software is a leading distributed
resource management tool for cluster and campus grids. Managing and
submitting jobs to available compute resources in an individual grid, Grid
Engine technology maximizes CPU utilization, increases productivity and
return on investment. Sponsored by Sun Microsystems, the project is at
www.gridengine.sunsource.net. Sun Grid Engine is also available as a free
download at www.sun.com/grid. Users of Grid Engine technology include Ford,
Caprion Pharmaceuticals, BP, Cognigen Corporation, Motorola, Sony
Semiconductor and Devices Europe, Aachen University of Technology,
University of Durham and University of Edinburgh.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The
Computer[tm] -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) to its
position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and
services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to take their
businesses to the nth. Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on
the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
For more information:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Frank E. Smith
(650) 786-7215
franke.smith@sun.com
Alexander Ogilvy for Sun
Michelle Parkinson
(310) 407-7821
mparkinson@alexanderogilvy.com
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