Bull NovaScale servers: Linux offer
Linux has become the Web infrastructure operating system of choice. Moreover Linux is emerging as the new standard development platform for e-solutions centric ISVs. As a result Linux is today entering the application world as an increasing number of e-business solution vendors provide Linux-based offers. As an Open Source software Linux is a pool of innovation and provides a great deal in terms of cost efficiency.
Leveraging its expertise in mainframes and high-end UNIX systems Bull helps its customers to implement Linux and Open Source software in their IT systems.
To accompany its NovaScale® offer, Bull provides IT infrastructure solutions combining Open Source flexibility with industrial support. It includes key ISV's applications such as Oracle, BEA and SAP.
Bull provides as well the integration of Open Source solutions in the server offer and services including support, installation, configuration, consulting and training.
Moreover Bull is an active contributor to Open Source projects: its massive R&D investments have led to major projects such as ATLAS (aiming to deliver the mainframe-class reliability of Bull's Itanium® 2-based solutions), JOnAS (EJB application server), Linux Test Project (test suite for Linux on Intel® Itanium® Processor Family), and Linux Scalability Effort (Open Source projects for SMP servers).
The GNU/Linux distributions selected by Bull to come with its offers are:
Bull has already certified a number of Linux distributions for its NovaScale® Universal and Intensive servers.
Bull Competence Centers provide a high level of expertise in fields such as:
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