Stratus Joins Open Source Development Labs

BEAVERTON, Ore. and MAYNARD, Mass., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux in the enterprise, today announced that Stratus Technologies, Inc., a global provider of fault-tolerant computer servers, technologies, and services, has joined OSDL and will participate in the Lab's Carrier Grade Linux and Data Center Linux working groups.

Stratus is a privately held manufacturer of servers that are designed to provide continuous availability of five nines (99.999%) uptime or greater. Customers relying on Stratus servers for continuous uptime include 15 of the 20 largest banks in the world, emergency 9-1-1 service providers, the busiest transit system in the U.S. and the largest stock exchange in Asia.

"Stratus relies on a Linux operating system that runs on our fault-tolerant products designed for the continuous uptime requirements of telecommunications central offices," said Ali Kafel, Stratus vice president, Telecommunications Sales. "We're looking forward to joining OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux and Data Center Linux working groups to combine our Linux development expertise with other OSDL members."

"We're pleased to see Stratus bring their experience with fault-tolerant Linux to OSDL," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "Linux is being used in the core of the data center handling mission-critical loads and the addition of Stratus as our newest member is the latest demonstration of industry support for the work of our Carrier Grade Linux and Data Center Linux working groups." About Stratus Technologies

Stratus Technologies is a global provider of fault-tolerant computer servers, technologies and services, with more than 20 years of experience focused in the fault-tolerant server market. Stratus(R) servers provide high levels of reliability relative to the server industry, delivering 99.999% uptime or better. Stratus servers and support services are used by customers for their critical computer-based operations that are required to be continuously available for the proper functioning of their businesses. 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 by CA, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel and NEC, OSDL is a non-profit organization at the center of Linux supported by a global consortium of more than 40 of the world's largest Linux customers and IT industry leaders. OSDL sponsors industry-wide initiatives around Linux in telecommunications, in the enterprise data center and on corporate desktops. The Lab also provides Linux expertise and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan available to developers around the world. Visit OSDL on the Web at http://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