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To: $Mogul who wrote (77080)	2/21/2000 10:31:00 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

LNUX news......VA Linux Systems Announces Public Beta Release of VACM 2.0, VA's Cluster Management Software Business Wire - February 16, 2000 08:20 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000-- SGI to Adopt VA Cluster Management Architecture for Linux Clusters Based on IPMI Compliant Intel Motherboards VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNUX), a recognized leader in Linux and Open Source solutions, today announced the public beta release of VACM 2.0, the VA Cluster Manager, which enables remote management of large numbers of Linux servers. VACM is an Open Source technology that takes advantage of the advanced capabilities of Intel(R) motherboards that comply with IPMI -- the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification -- currently being adopted by over 40 vendors. SGI, a co-developer of VACM, is planning to integrate this tool into its SGI(TM) Advanced Cluster Environment. VACM makes use of IPMI's remote monitoring capabilities and allows users to collect data from a large number of Linux systems, monitoring temperature and power levels, memory errors, fan status, chassis intrusion and many other critical areas. By monitoring the hardware system event logs, VACM alerts administrators to potential problems before they occur. VACM also enables administrators to reset individual systems remotely or reconfigure a system's BIOS over the network, should a problem or failure arise. "It's exciting to see the growing number of Open Source developers who are coming together to address the problem of monitoring and managing large-scale Linux clusters and server installations," said San Mehat, senior engineer and lead VACM developer for VA Linux Systems. "By combining the power of IPMI with the flexibility and scalability of the VACM architecture, system administrators can perform any operation that would normally require presence at a physical console, virtually -- from the comfort of their own home or office." "Intel(R) motherboards based on IPMI provide a robust, high-performance, low-overhead management platform, and VA Linux has used these benefits in a very innovative fashion with the VACM cluster management solution," said Kirk Skaugen, director of product marketing for Intel's Server Products Division. "The VACM solution will help expand the deployment of IPMI-based systems into the realm of Linux and Open Source." VACM's low-level modular design gives administrators the flexibility to access its management subsystem through a variety of user interfaces. VACM version 2.0 provides both text- and graphics-based interfaces, as well as an API interface for writing VACM-aware applications. Additional interfaces and VACM-compliant applications, including Web-, Java(TM)- and SNMP-based solutions, are being designed by a number of third-party vendors. SGI has also contributed "Hoover," a client-side graphical user interface, to the VACM Project. "The VACM Project has drawn on the strengths of developers at both VA Linux and SGI, and should benefit customers of both companies," said Matt Johnson, vice president, Engineering, SGI. "The Open Source development model is enabling us to work with a larger community of users who use and help test VACM." Linux Journal awarded its 1999 Editors' Choice Award for "Best New Hardware" to VA Linux Systems' ClusterCity(TM) and VACM, which it recognized as "a major leap forward in cluster management technology." Currently in use by several VA customers, the previous version of VACM has served as an effective solution for both Internet infrastructure and scientific computing applications. Version 2.0 of VACM, pronounced "vacuum," has been released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and is now available on SourceForge(TM), the world's largest Open Source development center, at vacm.sourceforge.net

To: $Mogul who wrote (77080)	2/23/2000 1:09:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 108040

IIJI.....IIJ-MC to Launch 'e-BS' Services for e-Business Communications TOKYO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- IIJ Media Communications Inc. (IIJ-MC; headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Koichi Suzuki) will launch ``e-BS' (e-mail Broadcast Solutions) services in April 2000 for enterprises to utilize e-mail as direct communication and marketing tool. The first series of the ``e-BS' services is ``Large-scale Simultaneous Distribution Service,' allowing simultaneous e-mail distribution to a maximum of 1 million addresses per list. Other advantages include improved security and distribution speed (10,000 e-mail addresses/minute) as well as a web-based user-friendly interface for address registration and maintenance, significantly contributing to the enhancement of Internet business communications by e-mail. ``E-mail has lots of possibilities to enhance business communications with customers', said Koichi Suzuki, President and CEO of IIJ-MC. ``Not only e-mail-based publishing businesses, but also enterprises in various business fields such as banking, securities and manufacturing are realizing that e-mail is very powerful tool for marketing purpose. I expect 'e-BS`` services to support their Internet business by responding demands for larger-scale and more reliable information distribution over the Internet.'