WAKEFIELD, Mass. 01/14/2003 IBM (NYSE:IBM) and AMD (NYSE:AMD)
have joined UnitedLinux as Technology Partners, UnitedLinux announced
today. UnitedLinux is the result of an industry initiative to streamline
Linux development and certification around a global, uniform distribution
of Linux targeted at the business user. The role of Technology Partner
includes, among other benefits, participation in the UnitedLinux Technical
Advisory Board and its committees, pre-release access to UnitedLinux
deliverables, the right to propose enhancements for consideration by the
UnitedLinux Technical Steering Committee, and joint marketing activities.
IBM and AMD are the first companies to engage with UnitedLinux at the
Technology Partner level.
"UnitedLinux welcomes IBM and AMD as our inaugural Technology Partners.
In joining forces with Linux industry leaders, we are making great strides
toward our goal of the widespread proliferation of Linux in the
enterprise," said Paula Hunter, general manager of UnitedLinux.
"UnitedLinux is proud to announce this major milestone, coming on the
heels of our successful launch of UnitedLinux Version 1.0, and we look
forward to the results of this world-class collaboration."
Founding companies of UnitedLinux are Linux industry leaders Conectiva
S.A., The SCO Group (NASDAQ:SCOX), SUSE Linux AG, and Turbolinux, Inc.
UnitedLinux Version 1.0, released in November, is the engine that powers
products sold by the four companies, each with its own value-add features,
services and pricing.
"Fostering Linux collaboration accelerates value to customers," said Karen
Smith, vice president, Linux strategy, IBM. "Such collaboration with
UnitedLinux has already yielded impressive solution offerings spanning
IBM's complete eServer product line, enabled with key middleware, and
supported worldwide through IBM Global Services."
"AMD and UnitedLinux share a common goal to provide scalable, reliable and
affordable Linux-based solutions for the enterprise," said Rich Heye, vice
president, platform engineering and infrastructure, Computation Products
Group, AMD. "Companies choosing systems based on the upcoming AMD Opteron
processors will have an x86-based option for capturing the advantages of
64-bit UnitedLinux products. Together, AMD and UnitedLinux plan to enable
rapid and efficient ports of 32- and 64-bit Linux-based applications and
systems."
Built on top of a solid and tested foundation, UnitedLinux 1.0 is an
enterprise-class operating system with exceptional stability, scalability
and reliability, and its high level of quality has been previously
available only in expensive proprietary operating systems. UnitedLinux
Version 1.0 incorporates a wide range of features that enhance its
usefulness for enterprise environments. Details are contained in a
UnitedLinux white paper at www.unitedlinux.com.
Distributed virtually everywhere in the world and supported by leading
global ISVs and IHVs, UnitedLinux Version 1.0 is initially available in
English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish,
Italian, German, French and Hungarian. UnitedLinux Version 1.0 has local
language and local time zone support for customers around the world, with
access to a channel of more than 16,000 resellers and a global pre- and
post-sales support team.
Products powered by UnitedLinux are being offered by the four founding
companies. Details are available on request from Conectiva S. A. -
unitedlinux@conectiva.com; The SCO Group - unitedlinux@sco.com; SUSE Linux
AG - unitedlinux@suse.com; Turbolinux, Inc. - unitedlinux@turbolinux.com.
About UnitedLinux
UnitedLinux is a partnership of industry-leading Linux companies combining
their intellectual property, geographic mind share, sales, support and
marketing expertise to produce a uniform distribution of Linux designed
for business. UnitedLinux applies the collaborative development model of
open source to the business model to enable a one-stop shop for
developers, partners and customers to install, support and maintain
quality business solutions based on Linux anywhere in the world.
UnitedLinux is actively recruiting membership for both industry software
developers and those who provide Linux as an integral part of their
business solutions. For more information, visit
http://www.unitedlinux.com or call UnitedLinux at
+1-781-876-8989.
For additional information:
Margot Rodger
UnitedLinux
781-876-6299
mrodger@virtualmgmt.com
About Novell
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