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Pacific HiTech is on the move in its attempt to carry its dominance in the Asian Linux market to the U.S. A few things that came out of PHT this week include:
  • They aren't called Pacific HiTech anymore. Hereafter they will be known by the name of their distribution: TurboLinux. See this News.com article for more information. "'The company has grown out of its Pacific Rim roots,' said Lonn Johnston, vice president of TurboLinux operations in North America. 'We have larger plans and ambitions.'"

  • IBM announced that it will "optimize" its DB2 database system for TurboLinux. DB2 will eventually be bundled with the distribution, and the two companies will work together on both sales and future development. IBM will also be providing support services for TurboLinux.

  • They also announced the deployment of over 600 IBM Netfinity servers running TurboLinux at Kyoto Sangyo University.
TurboLinux currently has a tiny share of the American Linux market. They are clearly trying to change that; it will be interesting to see how that goes.

A new Linux press release site. The folks at LinuxToday have launched a new site: LinuxPR.com. This site is dedicated to nothing but Linux-related press releases. Included is a submission mechanism so that Linux-related projects and businesses can submit releases without going through the regular distributors.

The fastest Java is on Linux. The latest Volano report is out. This report compares the network server performance of a number of different Java virtual machines on different platforms. The winner: TowerJ on Linux...

Tuxedo on Linux, finally. BEA Systems, Inc. announcedBEA Tuxedo and BEA WebLogic Server for Linux running on Intel Architecture servers. Tuxedo, in particular, has been long awaited by people building large distributed systems.

Fujitsu Software Corporation announced that it will launch C/C++ and Fortran development tools for Linux on June 30, 1999. These products expand upon Fujitsu's existing line of development tools for both the Intel and SPARC architectures.

More databases for Linux: Ardent Software, which has been hinting at a Linux port for a long time, has finally announced the upcoming availability of its UniVerse and UniData databases (though only for Red Hat 5.2). Shipping should start in June. (Thanks to Jerel Crosland).

StarOffice 5.1 is out. This release fixes the glibc-2.1 problems that prevented StarOffice from working on Red Hat 6.0 and some other distributions. It is also said to address some of StarOffice's performance and stability problems.

Software configuration management for Linux. Ede Development has announced the availability of its "AccuRev" software configuration management tool for Linux. One of the many Linux application gaps that draw complaints is software development tools; we are starting to see that area get filled in just like most of the others. $749 for a single-user license.

Press Releases:

  • Penguin Computing, thin rack-mount Linux system.
  • Corel, over 1 million download attempts for WordPerfect 8.
  • Ebiz, high performance Beowulf cluster.
  • e-smith, new reseller and development programs.
  • internet.com LLC, acquisitino of MyDesktop network, including LinuxPlanet.com.
  • Veribest, Inc., HDL tools available for Linux.
  • WebTrends, WebTrends enterprise reporting server for Linux on the Red Hat 6.0 applications CD.
  • Applied Information Systems and Business Logic Corporation formed a partnership to provide Linux applications. Their first effort is the XESS Spreadsheet for the Linux desktop.
  • CRYPTOCard announced version 4.0 of its software token, the ST-1, is available and is now 100% Pure Java(TM) certified from Sun Microsystems. The ST-1 protects corporate networks by providing users with a unique, one-time password for each logon attempt. The ST-1 4.0 supports multiple platforms, including any Linux that supports the Java Run Time Environment (JRE) version 1.1.7 or greater.
  • Cygnus Solutions, an open-source software development company, announced their Cygnus Professional Linux Developers Kit is available online to members of the Compaq Solutions Alliance (CSA).
  • IBM announced that their Netfinity 3000 and 5000 servers have been certified for Caldera, SuSE, Pacific HiTech and Red Hat versions of Linux. The tests were performed by KeyLabs, an independent certification organization.
  • IBM Deep Computing Institute announced open access to the source code for IBM Visualization Data Explorer(a), a software package used to analyze and create visual representations of data. Data Explorer will run on Linux systems and the source code will be available on May 26 at the Deep Computing Institute Web site.
  • Killware is coming. Killware is a new novel by K. D. Kragen, dedicated to the Linux People's Revolution and Linux Users Everywhere.
  • MTI Technology Corp. announced the Gladiator 2550 enterprise RAID data storage system, the first in a planned series of cross-platform, high-availability storage solutions designed for the Linux and Windows NT operating environments.
  • ObjectShare announced VisualWorks Non-commercial 3.1 is available on the Red Hat Linux 6.0 application CD.
  • Siemens Computer Systems announced the CELSIUS 420, CELSIUS 620 and 630 Intel-based workstations. CELSIUS workstations have been optimised for use with SuSE Linux.
  • StarNet Communications Corp. announced a product that will allow Windows 98 users to run Unix and Linux applications in a multiple monitor Windows environment.
  • Walnut Creek CDROM, Inc. announced that their software archive has surpassed the one terabyte milestone of files downloaded per day from a single server. The company is a supplier of the FreeBSD and Slackware Linux Operating Systems.
  • Wise Solutions, Inc. teamed with Zero G Software(TM), Inc. to provide the InstallAnywhere(TM) family of software. InstallAnywhere can deploy software to multiple platforms, including Linux.

Section Editor: Jon Corbet.


May 27, 1999

 

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