Here is a meeting notice that some of you might be interested in so I am passing it on. Jerry > >Hi Jerry: > >The GNSEG group hosted the GNHLUG group a year or so ago >with the help of Bob Sparks and Maddog. It was a hugely >successful meeting so I thought I would pass on the following >Linux related meeting notice to you in case GNHLUG members >were interested. The meetings are completely free and open >to anyone interested in attending. > >Thanks, >Dave English > >============================================================== > >MEETING NOTICE > >Greater Nashua Software Entrepreneurs Group (GNSEG) > >Topic: Running bet-your-business applications >Speaker: Tim Burke - Cluster Engineering > Mission Critical Linux, Inc. >Date/Time: Thursday, September 7th, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. >Place: Center For Economic Development > 151 Main Street, Nashua NH > >As many of the dot com companies have learned, when their >system is down they are out of business. But if the site >you use to trade stocks or check an account balance is down >it is usually just an inconvenience until it is back up the >next day. But what about applications that absolutely can't >go down? > >This month we have invited Mission Critical Linux to come >and explain the infrastructure it takes to support these >types of applications and will also be talking about their >recently announced clustering software. > >Mission Critical Linux was founded in August 1999 and is >headquartered in Lowell, MA, with offices around the world. >Mission Critical Linux is a worldwide professional and >productized services company focusing on the development, >management, integration, support, and enhancement of Linux >in the enterprise. Leveraging experience that includes >building and supporting highly available systems for MCI, >Compaq, Lycos, Amazon.com, Oracle, and Google, their elite >engineering and professional services teams provide the >foundation on which to offer a comprehensive portfolio >of technologies and services in support of enterprise-caliber >Linux deployments. > >At Linux World Expo in August 2000, they announced general >availability of their Convolo Cluster solution for Linux, >the leading high-availability clustering solution for Linux, >based on their Open Source Kimberlite Technology, as well >as demonstrating the product running on Intel IA32 and IA64 >platforms. For more information, you can visit their web >site at: > http://www.missioncriticallinux.com/ > >Tim Burke has over 14 years experience with the UNIX >operating system. From 1985 to 1997 he worked for Digital >Equipment Corp on a variety of UNIX kernel subsystems such >as device drivers, platform support, filesystems, networking >and symmetric multiprocessing. Tim was a principal >contributor to Digital's first generation of TruCluster >products by implementing the distributed disk IO subsystem >as well as a range of system setup and configuration >facilities. He was also the technical leader for the second >release of the TruCluster product. > >Prior to joining Mission Critical Linux, Tim worked for >Kronos Inc. where he was the software architect for a family >of Java based network computers. He is a Sun Certified Java >Developer who has taught several Java courses in local >colleges. Tim's publications include "UNIX Guide to Device >Drivers" published by Butterworth-Heinemann as well as >technical reviewing of several Java textbooks. Tim received >his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of >Massachusetts and his MS in Computer Engineering from Boston >University. > >The presentation will run about an hour. We will have our >usual time for open networking, discussions about the GNSEG, >news, and whatever comes up. As you know, networking is an >important part of the GNSEG, so come ready to talk about >what you do and what you may need. > >GNSEG concentrates on business issues important to software >companies, and is part of the Greater Nashua NH Center For >Economic Development (CED). If you have any questions, please >contact us or Walter Warren at the CED (603) 886-1233. >Hope to see you at the meeting on the 7th. > >GNSEG STEERING COMMITTEE: > Forrest Milkowski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Bob O'Brien ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Judy Orfao ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Dave Chamberlain ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Dave English ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Jim McCormick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Walter Warren ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >For last minutes updates, notices and events, check out: > http://www.gnseg.org/ > > >Dave English >Steering Committee Member >Greater Nashua Software Entrepreneurs Group >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.gnseg.org/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Kubeck Customer Support Appropriate Solutions, Inc. 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