ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition: already on sale

ALT Linux has announced the beginning of sales of the certified distribution kit ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition.
ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition is the server distribution kit with a wide range of features including a set of ready-made solutions for present tasks of organizations: building a corporate network and the environment for exchange of information. Simple Web management interfaces included in the distribution kit, significantly accelerate the deployment of the corporate server.
ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition provides ready technical basis for resolving current challenges of any organization in the field of information technologies. For each of the most common problems there are specially made server solutions - virtual servers. Solving tasks: organizing information-sharing environment (mail server with protection against viruses and unwanted messages, instant messaging server, file server, print server, web server, database servers), the organization of the corporate network (gateway, proxy, a centralized authentication, time synchronization).
ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition provides turnkey technical basis for resolving current challenges of any organization in the field of information technology. For each of the most common problems in the distribution includes specially trained server solutions - virtual environments. Solving tasks: organizing information-sharing environment (mail server with protection against viruses and unwanted messages, instant messaging server, file server, print server, web server, database servers), the organization of the corporate network (gateway, proxy, a centralized authentication, time synchronization). Virtualization.
Server Solutions offered in the distribution kit, are presented in the form of virtual servers - isolated environments built with the technology OpenVZ, including everything necessary for serverâ€™s work and precluding the possibility of side interaction and penetration between virtual servers. Using virtualization technology reduces the risks of malicious interference with the system and gives the administrator additional control over system resources consumed, which leads to better manageability and reliability of the servers. Another benefit of the use of virtualization technology is the infrastructural flexibility.
The distribution kit includes tools to create oneâ€™s own virtual environments.
Support of platforms x86 and x86-64.
The support of 32 - and 64 - bit architectures nowadays is a mandatory requirement to any server distribution kit. ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition includes two equivalent sets of software compiled for the x86 and x86-64 architectures.
Hardware and software compatibility.
ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition has been tested on the hardware by companies Aquarius, Compulink, ETegro Technologies, Helios Computer, IBM, R-Style, ULTRA-Computers. Test results showed an excellent performance of ALT Linux Server 4.0 on the equipment of the listed manufacturers.
In addition, software packages Oracle 10g (x86), IBM DB2, 1 P: Enterprise 8.1 have been tested on ALT Linux 4.0 Server Edition quite successfully.