Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Market Gems:Stocks w/Strong Earnings and High Tech. Rank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ColtonGang who wrote (111800)	8/14/2000 12:25:06 PM
From: ColtonGang	Respond to of 120523

VA LINUX SYSTEMS INTRODUCES THE WORLD'S FIRST ONLINE BUILD-TO-ORDER SOFTWARE BUSINESS EDITORS/HIGH-TECH WRITERS SUNNYVALE, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AUG. 14, 2000--VA LINUX SYSTEMS, INC.(NASDAQ: SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000--VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNUX.O) today unveiled the world's first Build-to-Order Software configuration system enabling online customization of the operating system and applications ordered by VA Linux customers. Build-to-Order Software from VA Linux is the only solution that makes it possible for customers to point, click, select and save the specific Linux and Open Source software components they want pre-installed at the factory and delivered on their servers -- all via the Web. Starting today, VA Linux's Build-to-Order Software Selector (BOSS)(TM) on valinux.com offers a selection of over 700 software packages -- an unprecedented level of online configurability -- with hundreds more expected to be offered in the coming months. By providing Build-to-Order Software, VA Linux Systems helps engineering and IT departments dramatically reduce the time and resources spent manually re-installing and re-configuring systems individually. Until now, almost all IT organizations have had to re-configure every server they purchase upon deployment in order to maximize security, add and delete software, and enhance the performance of the particular applications being used by various departments. For application service providers (ASPs), e-businesses and Internet hosting providers, the ability to customize and tune the performance of their Internet infrastructures can be key to establishing and maintaining competitiveness. When rolling out hundreds or even thousands of servers at a time, Build-to-Order Software from VA Linux Systems can offer savings of weeks or even months -- including reduced qualification time -- by moving custom configuration into VA's standard factory process. "With Build-to-Order Software, VA Linux is revolutionizing the way that people order and manage their systems, and it's the very nature of Open Source software and VA's expertise that make this level of customization possible," saidDr. Larry M. Augustin, president and CEO, VA Linux Systems. "With Open Source, you're not forced to accept the one-size-fits-all software loads offered by any single vendor. With Build-to-Order Software, we help our customers harness the power of Open Source to stay ahead by delivering custom-configured solutions that allow them to focus their resources on core aspects of their business." Recipes for Success The Build-to-Order Software Selector on valinux.com offers background information on each software package and checks for existing dependencies among all selected packages to make sure that customers' selected configurations will work seamlessly. Once a customer submits an order, the configuration information is sent directly from the Web to the factory, where the software components are automatically installed onto the systems they have ordered in a matter of minutes. The pre-configured servers can then be delivered directly to the customers' data centers in the US or internationally. Customers' configurations can be saved online for future purchases. Most importantly, selections are fully supported by VA Linux Systems' Total Linux Coverage (TLC)(TM). "VA Linux Systems is clearly addressing the needs of two important market segments with this announcement," said Dan Kusnetzky, vice president of system software research for IDC. "Users of Linux-based functional servers and organizations who are thinking about using Linux but fear they don't have the expertise to use it effectively will both find this approach to custom configuration of high volume systems attractive." In the coming months, VA Linux Systems also plans to offer a host of recommended configurations for specific applications, such as web servers (optimized for various types of traffic), application servers, load-balancing servers, database servers (optimized for Oracle(R) or MySQL), caching servers, firewall servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers and many other options. The recommended solutions are intended to make it easy for customers to navigate through thousands of Open Source software packages by presenting them with "best practices" for each type of application that can be further customized if necessary. A beta customer, 1stUp.com -- a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. and a leading provider of private label Internet access solutions -- plans to use VA's Build-to-Order Software Selector to improve efficiency as it grows its network infrastructure. "As 1stUp.com begins to remotely manage new data centers across the globe, it's vital that we streamline the process of pre-configuring our systems to work within multiple international locations," said Ric O'Connell, vice president of engineering, 1stUp.com. "Implementing servers 'out of the box' equipped to power our network will save us days in implementation times." A demonstration of the VA Linux Build-to-Order Software Selector (BOSS) is now online at www.valinux.com/boss.html, and systems can be ordered with both Build-to-Order Hardware and Software from VA's online store.