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Red Hat, HP, Intel Join in Itanium Linux Alliance

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-the-64-on dept.

joel_archer writes "According to this Yahoo! article, Red Hat will begin selling an Itanium version of its Advanced Server Linux in partnership with HP. This is one of partnerships currently underway between these two companies. HP is a key partner for anything Itanium-related, the company invented the design underlying Itanium before handing it off to Intel to develop and manufacture. Bolstering that effort, Red Hat and HP have signed a deal under which Advanced Server will be certified on and available with all of HP's Intel-based ProLiant servers--not just Itanium systems, but also lower-end Xeon and Pentium versions and superthin 'blade' systems."

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  1. HP starting to follow IBM's lead? by peterdaly · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, HP wants to officially offer Linux on all of it's Itanium, and lower servers? Itanium is going to replace much of HP's higher end server line as well if I remember my facts correctly.

    This sounds very similar to IBM's linux on all IBM "backend server" offerings. You have to remember, these will be all of what used to be the offerings of both HP and Compaq when considering the market scope of this.

    BTW - Oracle just matched BEA System's price/performance record for the java application server benchmark. Oracle ran with an all Linux solution on HP Proliant hardware.

    HP is pulling an IBM...how interesting.

    -Pete

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  2. Is this old news? by CanadaDave · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Mandrake has had an Itanium product for a while now.

    http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftptmp/1024501320. d32fd091334bd166624816e3d84d319a.php#others

    It looks like HP, Intel, and RedHat have been in the mix since 1999.

    http://sverre.home.cern.ch/sverre/Linux_IA64_proje ct.html

  3. Re:Is it just me..... by Jason+Earl · · Score: 4, Interesting

    RedHat still releases the software they write under the GPL, and their software is still widely available for "free." RedHat has put their money where there mouth is and is making good on their claim to charge for support and not for software. RedHat has seeded the business community with high quality Free Software, and is now reaping the benefits of their work as business start using this software and (more importantly) start paying for support.

    Anyone who links Linux with some sort of lame counter-culture anti-business meme is just being soft headed. RedHat gives away software because it makes business sense to do so, plain and simple.

  4. Re:Goodbye United Linux by mosch · · Score: 4, Interesting

    actually, from a business standpoint having choices is much, much better, seeing as you get the ability to tell the vendor 'meet these terms or i'll go with product Y'. With no competition, you have no leverage.