Linux in the news...

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hope you find this as interesting as I did:


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High Value Red Hat Linux Bails Out The Titanic And
  Is Poised To Tackle The Superbowl 

  January 15, 1998


  RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ via Individual Inc.

-- On the heels of the revelation that Red Hat Software's Red Hat Linux
operating system was used by Digital Domain as a component in the
rendering of visual effects for the blockbuster movie, Titanic, Red Hat
Software now announces that Digital Domain will again use their
operating system in a "rendering farm " for the visual effects to at
least ten commercials to be shown during the Superbowl. 

As to how and why Red Hat Linux has come to find a home in Hollywood,
Digital Domain's Daryll Strauss tells of rendering the visuals for
Titanic. "We had several Alpha systems running on other operating
systems, but they kept crashing down," said Strauss. "So we partitioned
the hard drive and put Red Hat Linux on the Alphas, and our Linux boxes
were more productive and we got more out of them." 

In fact, Digital Domain will continue to get more out of their Linux
boxes. Ten commercials in prime Superbowl slots will be rendered using
the Red Hat Linux "render farm," indicating that Red Hat Linux may have
found a home in Hollywood. The exceptional value, versatility and
interoperability of Linux make it extremely attractive to production
studios and graphic artists all around the world. And Hollywood's
widespread use of free software is proof positive that people are
indeed getting the most out of their Red Hat Linux operating systems. 

Look for Red Hat to sponsor a contest to see who can guess which
Superbowl commercials are rendered with Red Hat Linux. Details about
this event will be forthcoming. Which commercials will it be? 

  About Digital Domain 

Digital Domain is a full-service production studio located in Venice,
California. They generate visual effects for feature films and
commercials, as well as new media applications. Digital Domain's
feature film credits include Interview with a Vampire, True Lies,
Apollo 13, Dante's Peak and The Fifth Element. For more information
about Digital Domain, please visit the web site at http://www.d2.com. 

  About Linux 

Linux is the cooperatively developed POSIX-oriented, multi-user, multi-
tasking operating system used world wide. Linux is a high value, fully
functional UNIX workstation for Internet servers and other
applications. Red Hat Linux is maintained as "freely distributable"
software available from many sites on the Internet. 

  About Red Hat Software, Inc. 

Founded in 1994, Red Hat Software, is based in Research Triangle Park,
NC, where it builds and maintains the Red Hat Linux distribution of the
Linux operating system for Intel, DEC Alpha, and Sun SPARC platforms.
Red Hat Software also publishes and maintains commercial applications
for Linux including OSF Motif, CDE, and the Applixware Office Suite. 

  SOURCE Red Hat Software, Inc. 

/CONTACT: Melissa Trenkle, Red Hat Software, Inc., 919-547-0012, ext.
226, or melissa@redhat.com/ /Web Site: http://www.d2.com/ 


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