Hewlett-Packard has introduced tools designed to help
users deployopen source technology in the
datacentre.
The tools include open source software technology developed by
HP called the
Parallel Compositing Library, which enables users to make the
most of previously unused compute power to display complex
graphical data.
HP has also added Xen and guest operating system support for
Debian to its recently launched
HP Partner Virtualisation Programme, and now allows Linux users
to run HP Integrity servers using its pay-per-use pricing.
Under the Pay-Per-Use (PPU) flexible pricing structure for Linux
running on HP Integrity servers, computing capacity is available to
users, who are then billed for only what they use. The addition of
Linux completes the PPU offering across all operating systems on
the HP Integrity platform, including HP-UX, Windows and
OpenVMS.