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The recent explosion of interest in open operating system software and the widespread development of Linux-based applications have turned Linux into a major mainstream force in the computer and communications industries. According to International Data Corporation, Linux has already become one of the most widely used operating platforms in the server market, second only to Microsoft. Caldera’s products based on the 2.4 Linux kernel offer superior robustness for multi-tasking and an inherently small footprint that provides an ideal alternative for implementing dedicated network servers and application-specific communications platforms.
“The BCLP initiative complements Caldera’s established leadership in providing rigorously tested, certified and fully-supported Linux and UNIX software products,” said Ransom Love, CEO of Caldera International, Inc. “Linux has achieved phenomenal success because of the global open-systems development model, which allows multiple developers to access, modify and generally broadcast improvements in the source code. However, for business critical applications, it is equally important to proactively manage revision levels to assure on-going stability and to provide comprehensive support for fully productized software distributions. Caldera’s OpenLinux operating system and integrated applications, along with our unique Volution networked management tools, create an ideal software environment, which has been fully tested and certified on ICS Advent’s Omnix LS hardware platforms.”
According to Chris Rezendes, ICS Advent vice president and general manager, “The pressure to find new sources of revenue and productivity is driving a fundamental shift in investment and development emphasis from the network core to the network edge. Companies working at the edge of the enterprise and infrastructure networks have extreme pressures to quickly deliver new revenue and profit-generating services, which require high performance, stable, scalable platforms backed up by the best software migration and hardware integration services available. These are primary factors driving interest in and demand for Linux on Intel Architecture bundled solutions and support services. The BCLP initiative is designed to meet the needs of infrastructure OEMs, independent systems integrators, next generation service providers and enterprise end-users developing on and deploying at the edge. Essentially, the BCLP initiative is all about providing Linux on Intel Architecture standard products, certified solutions and world-class professional services within the framework of a single source environment.”
“We believe the rapid growth of Linux applications represents an opportunity for deployment of embedded Intel Architecture solutions,” said Joe Jensen, general manager, Embedded Intel Architecture Division. “As market demand for high-performance, reliable and scalable Linux servers continues to escalate across a wide range of applications, Intel intends to provide the fundamental processor technologies.”
Having worked closely together for a number of months to define market requirements and develop product specifications, Caldera and ICS Advent will be demonstrating initial product capabilities at Caldera Forum in Santa Cruz, CA during the week of August 20, 2001. Formal product introductions are planned for the near future.
About Caldera International, Inc.
Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD) is the leader in "Unifying UNIX with Linux for Business." Based in Orem, UT, Caldera has representation in 82 countries and has 15,000+ resellers worldwide. For more information on Caldera products and services, visit http://www.caldera.com
About ICS Advent
Founded in 1985, ICS Advent has been the premiere supplier of industrial-strength applied computing solutions and comprehensive integration and support services for more than 15 years, serving customers in the networking, telephony, computer, medical and industrial automation & control, and industrial test & measurement. Building on this rich heritage, ICS Advent has expanded its market focus to become a leader in Open Communication System (OCS) solutions, such as IP telephony, telecommunications, voice processing and broadcasting/convergence.
ICS Advent products, solutions and services are available through the company’s worldwide distribution network of authorized integration partners and its direct sales channels. Customers can also order products online at www.icsadvent.com or by calling an ICS Advent sales representative at (800) 523-2320. The company has ISO-certified facilities in San Diego, Calif. and Chichester, UK.
For More Information, contact:
ICS Advent:
Ann Little – (858) 677-0877
Caldera International:
Tania Cantrell – (801) 932-5810
Caldera, OpenLinux, UnixWare, Open UNIX, Caldera Volution and “Unifying UNIX with Linux for Business” are trademarks or registered trademarks of Caldera International, Inc. All other products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners in the U.S. and/or other countries.
LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the failure of the products described above to operate as designed due to incompatibility with some platforms or other defects; our reliance on developers in the open source community; new and changing technologies and customer acceptance of those technologies; the Company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; failure of our brand to achieve the broad recognition necessary to succeed; unenforceability of the GNU general public license and other open source licenses; our reliance on third party developers of components of our software offerings; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; and disruption in the Company's distribution sales channel. These and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, are also discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Form 10-Q.