Category Archives: iXsystems

Why FreeBSD 8 won’t rewrite the book

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Gerard

A major release of an operating system typically brings significant changes that require users to learn new skills. But backers of the open source FreeBSD 8 operating system say that’s not necessarily going to be the case with its next … Continue reading →

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iXsystems releases iX-Apollo Extreme Series Workstation

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Gerard

iXsystems has unveiled the iX-Apollo Extreme Series, the first fully qualified PC-BSD workstation. The iX-Apollo Extreme Series ships with PC-BSD 7.x Pre-Installed and Pre-Configured. PC-BSD is a complete desktop operating system with a robust feature set including KDE 4.2.2. PC-BSD … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD Mall shipping FreeBSD version 7.2

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Gerard

iXsystems has announced that they’re selling FreeBSD CDs via their FreeBSD Mall store. The FreeBSD Mall started shipping FreeBSD® Version 7.2 this week. The four-disc CD set or dual-sided DVD is available for purchase at http://www.freebsdmall.com, either individually or on a subscription basis … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD 7.1 brings FreeBSD Warden to the desktop (update)

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Gerard

A number of online resources have writen about PC-BSD 7.1 referring to its speed, simplicity and ease-of-use. Internetnews.com writes how the Warden Project (FreeBSD Jails Management) can be used on PC-BSD. The Warden is a powerful, yet easy to use tool … Continue reading →

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iXsystems’ most successful year ever

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Gerard

iXsystems topped off its biggest revenue-producing year in history by taking home the Intel® Server Growth Award for 2008. iXsystems beat out a field of nearly 300 companies with an 82% increase in Intel® server sales over the previous year. … Continue reading →

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4 CD FreeBSD 7.1 set @ freebsdmall.com

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Gerard

A 4 disk FreeBSD 7.1  CD set is now available from freebsdmall.com. FreeBSD 7.1 is the second release from the 7-STABLE branch which improves on the functionality of FreeBSD 7.0 and introduces some new features. Some of the changes are: The ULE … Continue reading →

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BSDTalk interview with Michael Lauth, CEO of iXsystems

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Gerard

Will Backman from BSDTalk has a 17 minutes interview with Michael Lauth, CEO of iXsystems. They talk about how iXsystems has build its business model around open source software and how open source software is being used internally as much as possible. iXsystems … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD 6.4 CDs/DVDs now shipping from FreeBSDMall

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Gerard

iXsystems have announced the availability of FreeBSD 6.4-based products through FreeBSD Mall, one of their subsidiaries. In addition to CD and DVD products, there’s a large collection of FreeBSD shirts, hats, jackets, boxer shorts, stickers, case-plates, coffee mugs, mouse pads, … Continue reading →

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