Terra Soft Provides Linux on POWER Developer Workstation

Offering Provides Low-cost System Exceptionally Outfitted for Open Source Developers Interested in Porting to or Developing for Linux on the POWER(R) Architecture

Loveland, Colorado -- 03 August 2004 -- Terra Soft Solutions(R), Inc., the leading developer of integrated PowerPC(R) Linux solutions, provides a Developer Workstation for Linux on POWER(R), preloaded with popular tools for open source developers.

Terra Soft Solutions' Linux on POWER Developer Workstation is a dual-processor Apple(R) Power Mac(R) G5, preloaded with Y-HPC(TM), Terra Soft's 64-bit OS, and Mac OS(R) X. The Linux image includes pre-installed open source developer tools providing the general Linux developer a complete development environment. Dual boot capability with Mac OS/X provides the user the ability to run all Mac OS X applications as well as those for Linux. Offered at under $2500 US, this powerful workstation is designed to be the developers' primary computer for Linux development, personal productivity applications, desktop publishing, and pure fun.

"Terra Soft is excited to offer this development environment to extend the use of Linux on POWER(R) through the open source community," said Kai Staats, CEO of Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. "As a value-added Business Partner of IBM(R) and Apple(R), and the developer of the renowned Yellow Dog Linux, Terra Soft is uniquely positioned to provide developers the comprehensive hardware and software solution they need - and with screaming performance."

Linux on POWER refers to the operating environment of running Linux and applications on POWER processor-based systems such as the IBM eServer(TM) pSeries(R), iSeries(R) and BladeCenter(R) JS20, and also other products like the Apple Power Mac G5. For the general Linux developer, the Apple Power Mac G5 provides a dual-processor workstation that is based on the same Power architecture that provides binary compatibility with other IBM POWER4(R) and POWER5(R) processor-based servers.

A powerful Apple G5 PowerMac configuration is available from the Terra Soft on-line Store.

Developers can make their Workstation developed applications available to IBM eServer(TM) customers by utilizing the University of Portland's remote access service for testing on server-side environments and posting the applications to the Linux on POWER repository.


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft is a leading Integrated Solutions Provider with proven expertise in the PowerPC architecture and Linux OS platform. As an Apple Authorized Proprietary Solutions Provider and IBM Business Partner, Terra Soft provides turnkey and build-to-order portables, desktop workstations, application and network servers, and HPC clusters. Terra Soft offers both 32-bit and 64-bit distributions to the Linux on POWER developer community.

For more information, visit www.terrasoftsolutions.com

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