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| Intel Itanium 2 Processor Support In OCM 3.1 is Announced Open Country has announced that its OCM 3.1 Universal Linux System Management Suite will offer support for the Intel Itanium 2 processor line. Through the use of OCM 3.1, Open Country customers leveraging the Itanium 2 platform will be assured of efficient, repeatable and centralized management for all their Linux-based IT systems. Open Country has a web-based architecture that leverages the web to dramatically leverage expertise and labor costs. Initially, Open Country OCM 3.1 will support Itanium 2 processor-based systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2. Overall, OCM operates on the largest number of Linux distributions worldwide including Red Hat, Novell, Debian, Asianux, CS2C, Red Flag, TurboLinux, Co-Create, Miracle, Haansoft, and several others. The suite allows users to identify and deploy repeatable best practices in systems management under a "solve a problem once" philosophy, significantly increasing IT staff efficiency while reducing the excessive costs associated with provisioning, update deployment, and other systems tasks. Version 3.1 will extend this value while adding new reporting features that facilitate Sarbanes Oxley, HIPPA, and ITIL compliance requirements. Open Country's support for Intel Itanium 2 processors is possible through its participation in the Intel Early Access Program. The Intel Early Access Program was created for the benefit of its outside development customers, provides access to loaners, special offers, engineering support, application testing, Intel marketing support and other services in order to advance leading-edge applications using Itanium-based architecture. Designed specifically for data intensive workloads, the Intel Itanium 2 processor is a favorite of enterprises running Linux server environments. The processor, built on open industry standards as well as EPIC (Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing) technology, is currently deployed in over 70.000 data centers worldwide, including more than 3/4 of all Global 100 companies. OCM Universal Linux Management helps companies with widely distributed Linux investments easily discover their entire inventory of hardware/software investments, then track installations and updates, deploy security patches, simplify repetitive management tasks, and respond effectively to changing computing needs. The solution offers the scalability, flexibility, fault-resilience, and secure connectivity needed for the most critical systems management chores. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |