From: "Brad Rutledge" <brutledge@linuxnetworx.com>
To: "lwn@lwn.net" <lwn@lwn.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:08:37 -0800
Subject: Linux NetworX Announces LinuxBIOS on the Alpha Platform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Linux NetworX Announces LinuxBIOS on the Alpha Platform
Development Adds Significant Power to Cluster Management and Improves System 
Reliability

	SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Feb. 20, 2001 - Linux NetworX, a leading
provider of large-scale Linux clustering solutions, announced today it has
developed LinuxBIOS for the Alpha platform. Linux NetworX will present the
development and all of its implications at the Extreme Linux Developer's
Forum, Feb. 21-23 in Santa Fe, NM.

	In conjunction with the LinuxBIOS Open Source project, Linux
NetworX has replaced SRM firmware on the Alpha platform with a Linux-based
BIOS. Users will now have the ability to boot to Linux directly out of the
ROM on the motherboard.

	"Among the various other benefits, this gives users pre-boot
network access and offers the potential for remote firmware updates and
remote hardware diagnosis," said Joshua Harr, CTO of Linux
NetworX. "Incorporated into ClusterWorX®, this exciting project pushes
cluster management technology to the next level."
	
	LinuxBIOS offers the potential to dramatically increase the
manageability of Alpha-based clusters for the end-user. Significant
management and reliability features include remote on-board hardware
failure recoveries, firmware updates, kernel updates and booting.
	
	Linux NetworX designs and delivers clustering solutions using many
standard off-the-shelf components, coupled with its proprietary cluster
management hardware and software optimization tools. The company is focused
on developing technologies to make clusters more efficient and easier to
manage. LinuxBIOS offers an additional feature to the Linux NetworX suite
of cluster management tools, falling under the umbrella of ClusterWorX.
	
	The Fourth Extreme Linux Developer's Forum is an exclusive, by
invitation-only workshop with the focus on sharing information and
experience about advanced, bleeding-edge Linux cluster technology. Linux
NetworX will send two of its senior software engineers to participate.

About Linux NetworX
	Linux NetworX (www.linuxnetworx.com) brings its powerful cluster
technology to those demanding high availability and high performance
systems. With the use of cluster computer technology, a method of linking
multiple computers through high-speed networks to form a single and more
powerful system, Linux NetworX provides solutions for companies with
high-computing needs, including Web serving, ISPs, ASPs, research,
industry, government and other technological fields. Through innovative
hardware, complete cluster management software and solid service and
support, Linux NetworX provides end-to-end clustering solutions.

	To date, the company has built some of the largest cluster systems
in the world and has developed unique hardware and versatile software to
facilitate overall system management. Linux NetworX has offices in Utah,
New York, Calif. and Texas with various international distribution
outlets.

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CONTACT:	
Brad Rutledge				
Linux NetworX						
801-562-1010, ext. 218			
brutledge@linuxnetworx.com	



Brad Rutledge
Linux NetworX
www.linuxnetworx.com
801-562-1010 ext. 218