[yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft Ships Portable PowerPC Linux Cluster: Press Release 2000 12/04


Subject: [yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft Ships Portable PowerPC Linux Cluster: Press Release 2000 12/04
From: Kai Staats (kstaats@terrasoftsolutions.com)
Date: Mon Dec 04 2000 - 17:04:08 MST


TERRA SOFT SHIPS PORTABLE POWERPC LINUX CLUSTER

Loveland, CO --4 December 2000 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading
developer of Linux solutions for PowerPC microprocessors, announces the
iDitarod, a portable PowerPC Linux cluster.

The iDitarod is an small, affordable, portable PowerPC Linux multiple-node
solution. An 8 node system is roughly 20" on a side, 24" tall (including
its 4 wheels) and 150 lbs. iDitarod is offered with 8, 12, or 16
rack-mounted nodes and includes a high-performance 100 Mb managed switch.

iDitarod is built-to-order, pre-installed and configured for each customer.
As a parallel cluster, code can be first developed on the iDitarod and then
readily transported to a larger Apple G4, RS/6000, CSPI, or other PowerPC
Linux cluster. As an ISP/server solution, iDitarod may function in two
halves, each with a dedicated node for HTTP, FTP, email, and database
services while the remaining 4 nodes may offer a mirror and fail-safe,
roll-over system. Each iDitarod is ready for operation upon delivery.

"This is a flexible solution, a unique product that may be used in a number
of environments and situations. We enjoy meeting the creative challenge of
our customers' requirements with each iDitarod," states Kai Staats, CEO
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.

The logic boards are offered with G3 or AltiVec enabled G4 chips, 333-500
MHz, 128-512 MB RAM per node. iDitarod may be ordered with Yellow Dog
Linux, Black Lab Linux, or even Mac OS 9 pre-installed and running within
Mac-On-Linux.

eLinux, a reseller for Terra Soft Solutions Yellow Dog and Black Lab Linux
products, will maintain an exclusive reseller offering of iDitarod through
the end of December. "We are excited to introduce the first integrated
hardware and Linux software clustering solution to eLinux," stated Dan
DeVries, CEO of eLinux, "... and we are pleased to see PowerPC Linux
represented at this level." For more information, visit www.elinux.com or
call 1-877-39LINUX

For more information, product photos, and pricing:
www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/iDitarod.shtml

About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative
technologies for PowerPC Linux. Champion Server, their flagship product,
has boosted viability of Linux for PowerPC in a wide range of server
applications. Black Lab Linux provides an advanced Linux distribution for
embedded and parallel computing systems.

Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. PowerPC is a trademark of IBM Corp.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.




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