Linux Foundation Expands International Membership
The Linux Foundation today announced that Altera, Chelsio Communications, DataCentred, Imagination Technologies and Travelping are joining the organization.
These companies illustrate that Linux continues to rapidly grow its footprint globally across a wide range of industries and applications. Data centers with massive operations are increasingly common. From cloud and embedded computing to analytics and hardware customization, enterprises are struggling with how to efficiently and cost-effectively handle new types and amounts of data. Today's new members understand the pull Linux has in the data center and support the collaborative work underway to solve today's scalable server, network and storage challenges.
More information about the Linux Foundation members:
Altera's programmable solutions and complementary power management technologies enable customers to develop and deploy highly differentiated and innovative systems. Altera's ARM-based SoC FPGAs offer embedded developers a superior architecture that provide higher system performance, lower system power, greater flexibility, reduced board space and lower system costs. Altera SoC FPGAs are supported with the most advanced Linux technologies, including the latest stable kernel, the Long-term Support Initiative (LTSI), Preempt-RT and the Angstrom distribution. Altera is committed to the open source community and has upstreamed its SoC Linux code to mainline for continued improvement. The www.RocketBoards.org web portal is an open source community for Altera SoC FPGA users that provides thousands of Linux developers support resources and a repository of code based on industry-best practices.
Chelsio Communications is leading the convergence of networking, storage and clustering interconnects and I/O virtualization with its robust, high-performance and proven Unified Wire technology. Featuring a highly scalable and programmable architecture, Chelsio offers 10-GbE and 40-GbE Ethernet and multi-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards, delivering the low latency and superior throughput required for high-performance computing applications.
DataCentred is a leading provider of next-generation data center and open-source cloud computing services focusing on clients with big research data sets and large storage requirements. The UK-based company combines co-location with powerful computer processing, advanced storage solutions and excellent network connectivity. By leveraging open source instead of proprietary software and architectures, DataCentred offers customers low cost, data portability and lack of vendor lock-in. The company is a gold sponsor at next week's CloudOpen Europe event.
Imagination Technologies is a global technology leader whose products touch the lives of billions of people across the globe. The company's broad range of silicon IP (intellectual property) includes the key processing blocks needed to create the SoCs (Systems on Chips) that power all mobile, consumer and embedded electronics. Its unique software IP, infrastructure technologies and system solutions enable its customers to get to market quickly with complete and highly differentiated SoC platforms. Imagination's licensees include many of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, network operators and OEMs/ODMs who are creating some of the world's most iconic products.
Travelping delivers product and services to enable its customers to take full advantage of the benefits of next-generation networking. The company's products and solutions are based on industry-proven physical and virtual appliance platforms. These purpose built-platforms ensure best-in-class performance, scalability and reliability combined with consistent end-to-end management capabilities. The company also offers comprehensive professional service, including network consultancy, training, workshops and custom development.
