Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 13:29:53 -0600 (MDT)
From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Big Blue Looks to Yellow Dog for RS/6000 Support: Press Release 26 July 1999 (


Loveland, CO, July 26, 1999

Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. announced the availability of Yellow Dog Linux
Champion Server 1.1 optimized for three IBM RS/6000 products -- the 43P
Model 150, a uniprocessor workstation and entry-level server, the F50
server, with up to four microprocessors, and the upcoming thin application
server, code named Pizzazz.

Yellow Dog Linux Champion Server 1.1, Terra Soft's Linux operating system,
is designed for a wide range of uses including applications used by
Internet service providers, corporate intra/extranets, Web and network
servers.

"This represents a significant move for Yellow Dog Linux into a new
market," said Kai Staats, Chief Executive Officer of Terra Soft. "By
teaming with IBM and RS/6000 servers we will be able to offer our product
on one of the industry's top rated platforms."

"We have customers asking for Linux-based solutions on the RS/6000," said
Rod Adkins, IBM RS/6000. "We said earlier this year we would be working
with the Linux community to provide Linux-based solutions on RS/6000, and
now we're beginning to deliver on that promise."

Champion Server 1.1 for RS/6000 will be available for $24.95, pre-orders
beginning July 26, and for download shortly thereafter at
www.yellowdoglinux.com. The CDs with RS/6000 kernels will be shipping the
following week. Additional purchase options include Installation Support
and an Installation Guide within the unique Yellow Dog zipper-portfolio
case.


About IBM RS/6000

More than 850,000 IBM RS/6000 systems have been shipped to over 125,000
commercial and technical customers around the world.  The RS/6000 family of
computers feature IBM RISC-based microprocessors and run AIX, IBM's UNIX
operating system. RS/6000 delivers the industry's most complete UNIX
offerings by combining applications with hardware, software, service and
support for unmatched high availability, scalability, system management,
and performance.

For more information visit http://www.rs6000.ibm.com or contact Jeff Gluck,
914-766-3839, jgluck@us.ibm.com


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.

Based in Loveland, CO, TSS is the developer of Yellow Dog Linux for Apple
Macintosh G3, PowerPC, and RS/6000 systems. Champion Server, their flagship
product, is a highly professional distribution geared toward a wide range
of network applications such as ISPs, corporate intra/extranets, Web and
network servers. Terra Soft has recently introduced Black Lab Linux, a
parallel-computing system for research and development facilities.

For more information visit http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com or contact Kai
Staats, 970-278-9243, kstaats@terraplex.com