(COMTEX) B: OLICOM A/S - Broad Support for Linux Operating System; Co
B: OLICOM A/S - Broad Support for Linux Operating System; Comprehensive Linux
NIC - Driver Support is an Industry First
New York, New York, Jul. 06, 1999 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX)
-- Olicom Inc., the leader in fault-tolerant enterprise networking
solutions, Tuesday announced that it will roll out broad support for
the free Linux operating system across its entire line of Token Ring,
Ethernet and ATM network interface cards.
"As one of the first in the industry to offer this level of support
for Linux drivers, we recognize that Linux has been steadily gaining
momentum and popularity in the industry, and is important to many of
our customers," said Jorgen Hog, Olicom's vice president of Product
Marketing. "Linux is becoming increasingly important to network
installations, and the number of PCs and servers running Linux is
increasing rapidly."
Users of the Linux operating system, a free, UNIX-like OS with freely
available source code, are often frustrated at the lack of device
drivers. Linux users must often turn to complicated workarounds or
substitutions, or write their own device drivers to make their NICs
functional.
"Linux has been making major inroads into areas that have in the past
been reserved for other operating systems," added Hog. "More companies
are turning to Linux for Web and Internet functions, databases, and
file- and print-sharing. Some industries have even begun to replace
their high-end UNIX clusters with inexpensive Linux clusters."
With this offering, Olicom positions itself in the lead of the recent
surge in acceptance for the free OS. Linux has gained substantial
industry acceptance in recent months, as major vendors, including
Caldera Systems, Computer Associates, Compaq, Corel, Dell,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Informix, Intel, Lotus, Netscape, Novell, Oracle,
SAP and Sybase have launched support for the Linux operating system.
"Olicom will be offering broad Linux support across our entire product
line of Token Ring, Ethernet and ATM NICs," said Hog. "We are strongly
committed to offering our customers support across a wide range of
platforms -- and we are one of the few NIC vendors in the industry to
offer this broad level of support." Olicom offers optimized drivers for
several other operating systems, including Microsoft Windows 95 and 98,
Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 and 5.0, Novell NetWare 5.0, and IBM OS/2 Warp
3.0.
Olicom now offers Linux driver support for its RapidFire 3139, 3140,
3141, 3540, 3137, and 3118 Token Ring adapters; driver support for
Olicom's entire line of NICs is underway. Support for Olicom's Ethernet
line will be available in August 1999. ATM support will be available
the first quarter of 2000.
Olicom's Linux drivers support the newest versions of the Linux
kernel, including 2.0.35, 2.0.36, and 2.2.x. The drivers will be
available at no charge from authorized Olicom resellers or from the
Olicom Web site at olicom.com or olicom.dk.
About Olicom Olicom is a leading global provider of mission-critical
networking solutions. The company is dedicated to helping large
enterprises with networks in transition achieve their business
objectives. For small and medium-sized organizations, Olicom provides
scalable, cost-effective solutions tailored to the growing market need
for speed and interoperability. To ensure the high availability of
mission-critical applications for its clients, Olicom builds fault
tolerance into all of its networking solutions. The company works with
a worldwide network of strategic partners and resellers. For more
information, see olicom.com.
Olicom and RapidFire are registered trademarks of Olicom A/S. All
other brand and product names are registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this news release may contain forward-looking statements,
involving risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially. Among the factors that could cause results to differ
are uncertain market conditions, overall demand levels for networking
solution products, the timely development of new products, intense
competition in the networking industry, and the company's ability to
execute strategies efficiently and effectively. Further information may
be found in Olicom's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), including the most recent reports on Form
20-F and 6-K, which identify important risk factors related to the
company's business that could cause actual results to materially differ
from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
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TEL: (415) 487-7132 Mueller/Shields, David Hawk
TEL: (415) 487-7132 Mueller/Shields, David Haw
EMAIL: dhawk@muellershields.com
TEL: (972) 907-4600 Olicom Inc., Jorgen Hog
EMAIL: jhog@olicom.com
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