IBM has launched what it calls “unprecedented”
Linux-based integrated software and services for SMBs.
Integrated Stack for Linux is designed to address SMBs' demands
to lower costs, improve flexibility and performance, and simplify
integration.
"Open source beyond Linux is proving itself to be a tremendously
successful business model," says Scott Handy, vice-president, Linux
and Open Source, IBM.
"SMBs can now look forward to reducing the total cost of IT
ownership, running not only Linux, but additional open source
software on multiple IBM servers and blade servers pre-integrated
by the channel."
IBM says its new solutions are designed to make it easier for
SMBs to integrate Linux servers into Windows environments.
Integrated Stack for Linux is based on a partnership between IBM,
Novell, Intel and Avnet and includes IBM's WebSphere Application
Server Community Edition (WAS CE), based on the open source Apache
Geronimo web application server; DB2 Express-C; and IBM eServer
xSeries, Blades or Storage.
Integrated Stack for Linux comprises SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server from Novell and IBM servers and includes WAS CE and DB2
Express-C. It is available initially through Avnet's partner
channel and provides an integrated platform of web and database
middleware, the Linux operating system, and IBM eServer xSeries or
BladeCenter systems with internal or external IBM storage.
As an option, Avnet will include Centeris Likewise for Active
Directory integration and management, allowing Linux servers to be
administered in a Windows server environment.