Animal Logic keeps Linux on edge
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| "We do have a number of Linux servers used for running NIS, proprietary
| tools, and a mail server," Timbs said. "The bulk of the core services run on
| Linux but we also use Actively Directory.
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| On the desktop, some R&D and system administration staff use Linux. Animal
| Logic does some in-house software development in addition to using
| off-the-shelf tools like Maya and XSI.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1653823406;fp;4;fpid;1968336438
SGI Completes Fiscal 2007 With Key Customer Wins, Launches New HPC Blade System
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| Installed in August at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at the
| Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., the new system is the first
| supercomputer to operate 2,048 Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor cores and 4TB
| of memory under a single copy of Linux(R) OS; as such, it is the largest
| Linux single system image (SSI) in the world.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTH11430082007-1.htm
Related:
Top 500 Supers: Moore's Law Is Alive and Well
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| There are two Windows-based clusters, and 42 machines that run a mix
| of operating systems--and one of those operating systems in the mix is
| always a Linux and the other is a variant of Unix. If you want to be
| fair, Linux is represented on 86 percent of the machines...
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http://www.itjungle.com/tlb/tlb071007-story02.html
Studios Using Linux
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| * Digital Domain
| * Disney
| * Double Negative
| * DreamWorks Animation
| * Flash Film Works
| * Hammerhead
| * Industrial Light & Magic
| * Moving Picture Company
| * Pixar
| * Rhythm & Hues
| * Sony Pictures
| * Tippett
| * Weta Digital
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http://linuxmovies.org/studios.html
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| "Linux is the default operating [system] on desktops and servers at major
| animation and visual effects studios, with maybe 98 percent [or more]
| penetration," CinePaint Project Manager Robin Rowe told LinuxInsider.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57300.html
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