Press Releases
iXsystems Releases FreeNAS™ 8 Beta
FreeNAS™, an Open Source Storage Platform based on FreeBSD, supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems. Both home and business users can share media across an entire network. Other features include FTP, data replication, iSCSI, and support...
FreeBSD Mall Donates FreeBSD Discs to NSRC Workshops in Africa
The FreeBSD Mall, a provider of high quality FreeBSD software, documentation, support, and services to the open source community, recently donated FreeBSD CDs and DVDs to the NSRC (Network Startup Resource Center) for UNIX / FreeBSD workshops being held in Malawi and...
FreeBSD Mall Now Shipping FreeBSD Version 8.1
The FreeBSD Mall is now shipping FreeBSD® Version 8.1, the second release of the FreeBSD 8-STABLE branch in AMD64 and i386 architectures. FreeBSD version 8.1 is the first update to FreeBSD version 8.0, which added Virtual Access Points (VAP) support to 802.11 wireless...
iXsystems Introduces New iX-TB4X2: Triton TwinBlade Blade Servers
The new Triton TwinBlade Server from iXsystems is the ideal solution for system administrators who need energy efficiency, density, and ease of management in Linux and FreeBSD environments. The iX-TB4X2 delivers the most energy-efficient blade server in the industry...
Dru Lavigne Appointed Director of Community Development for PC-BSD® Project
Dru Lavigne currently serves on the Board of Directors for the FreeBSD Foundation and is the current Chair of the BSD Certification Group. As of August 2nd, she will be adding Director of Community Development for the PC-BSD project to her resume. Lavigne is...
iXsystems, Inc. Hosts meetBSD California 2010
Open source server and storage solution provider iXsystems will once again host MeetBSD California. This year, MeetBSD will be an informal 2-Day BSD Camp taking place at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, California on November 5th and 6th. MeetBSD California promises to...
iXsystems Donates New Server Hardware for the FreeBSD Project’s Quality Assurance Tinderbox
iXsystems has hosted the Quality Assurance Tinderbox used within the FreeBSD ports infrastructure for several months. The Quality Assurance Tinderbox (QAT) is an automated QA system used to identify problems in FreeBSD ports and packages, by building ports and...
iXsystems, Inc. Announces Availability of Servers Featuring Intel® Xeon® 5600 Series Processors
iXsystems, Inc. server families that previously utilized Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors now leverage the latest Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors as well. The iX-Neutron, iX-Green Neutron, Gemini Twin, Gemini Squared, and Orion I and II server series are all...
PC-BSD® Development
With PC-BSD® 8.0 Hubble out the door, we’ve already begun working on features / fixes for 8.1. New options for the installation, such as more complex ZFS setups with multi-disk zpools & mount-points, along with GPT & gpart support and more have already been...
iXsystems Launches PC-BSD® 8.0 Hubble Edition
iXsystems announced today the latest release of PC-BSD™, Version 8.0, Hubble Edition. This fully functional open source desktop operating system is built upon the new FreeBSD 8.0 release. FreeBSD is one of the most widely used UNIX-based operating systems, providing...