Portlock Joins OSDL

Posted by dave on Mar 15, 2004 12:36 PM EDT
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Leader in Storage Management and Server Migration Solutions to Participate in Lab Data Center Linux Working Group

BEAVERTON, Ore., Mar 15, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux, today announced that Portlock, a leading storage management solution provider, has joined OSDL and will participate in the Lab's Data Center Linux Working Group.

Portlock develops one of the industry's most popular storage management solutions for NetWare operating environments. Portlock currently has a Linux beta version of its storage management solution available for customers considering NetWare and Linux migration strategies.

"We're very excited about joining OSDL and participating in its initiatives to promote Linux as an enterprise-class operating system," said John Hanley, president and CEO of Portlock. "Portlock is committed to being an active member of OSDL and the Lab's Data Center Linux Working Group and offering our expertise in storage management on the Linux platform."

"Storage is a critical part of any organization's IT solution and it can often be a bet-the-company decision," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "We're pleased to have Portlock participating in OSDL initiatives and sharing their experience in storage solutions for Linux."

About Portlock

Portlock is a leading developer of storage management, server-to-server migration and disaster recovery software, support and services, dedicated to innovation, development, and customer support. Portlock Headquarters are located in Butte, Montana, and London, England, with additional offices worldwide. For more information, visit [HYPERLINK@www.portlock.com.]

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)

OSDL -- home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux -- is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 and supported by a global consortium of Linux customers and IT industry leaders, OSDL is a non-profit organization that provides Linux expertise and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan available to developers around the world. OSDL members include Alcatel, BakBone Software, Cisco, Co-Create, Computer Associates, Dell, Ericsson, Force Computers, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Linuxcare, Miracle Linux Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, MontaVista Software, NEC Corporation, NEC Soft, Network Appliance, Nokia, Novell, NTT, NTT COMWARE, NTT DATA INTELLILINK, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, SUSE LINUX, TimeSys, Toshiba Solutions, Transmeta Corporation, Trolltech, Turbolinux, Ulticom, Unilever, VA Software and Wind River Systems. Visit OSDL on the Web at [HYPERLINK@www.osdl.org.]

NOTE: OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.

SOURCE Open Source Development Labs, Inc.

Bret Clement of Page One PR, +1-503-675-7988, or [e-mail:bret@pageonepr.com], for OSDL

[HYPERLINK@www.osdl.org]

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