With Mandrake Linux 8.1 for Itanium-based architecture, MandrakeSoft is proud to provide businesses with a robust and scalable Linux solution for high performance computing.

Mandrake Linux 8.1 for Itanium has been fully tested with numerous HP, IBM and Bull configurations. This new release offers the same features as Mandrake Linux 8.1, but has been optimized for the IA64 architecture.

"By providing a complete and easy-to-use server operating system for the powerful IA64 platform, MandrakeSoft is positioning itself more and more as a leading participant in high-end computing", said Jacques Le Marois, CEO of MandrakeSoft.

Supported hardware (tested):

• HP RX4610 server

• HP i2000 workstation

• IBM xSeries 380

• Bull Escala IL 400R

Supported SCSI Raid cards (tested):

• HP NetRaid 1M

• HP NetRaid 2M

• IBM ServeRAID 4H

Featured software:

• Linux kernel 2.4.8 with support for 3 journalized file systems: Ext3, ReiserFS, XFS

• Glibc 2.2.4 - GNU LibC

• GCC 2.96 and GCC 3.0.2 - GNU Compilers

• GNOME 1.4.1 and KDE 2.2.1 - Full featured Graphical Environments

• 64-bit enabled JVM

• Native port of Mozilla 0.9.4 - The Web Navigator.

• Mpich 1.2.2 - A robust and flexible implementation of MPI (Message Passing Interface)

• OpenSSH 2.9.9p2 - Encrypted network connections

• Samba 2.2.1a - File/Print server for Windows

• Sympa 3.2.1 - Mailing-list manager

In addition to the above software, Mandrake 8.1 for IA64 provides most of the same features as the main distribution such as:

• MandrakeSoft's world-famous user-friendly tools:

• • Mandrake Control Center, the one-stop location to set-up and administer systems featuring:

  • LogDrake: A tool for monitoring computer activity through system logs

  • Embedded root console for convenient maintenance duties

  • MandrakeFirstTime: An easy-to-use wizard that helps configure desktop environments (KDE, GNOME, etc.), choose a theme and configure email settings