Software maker Trustix AS this week formally unveiled a deal with IBM to jointly market and sell its secure Linux software in the U.S. on hardware from Big Blue.Trustix, of Trondheim, Norway, recently opened an office in San Jose and will begin pushing its wares to U.S. customers, Trustix Chairman and CEO Havard Wollan said. The company has been an IBM software partner since early 2001, mainly targeting customers in Europe and Africa.Trustix has developed a version of the Linux operating system it characterizes as a “hardened Red Hat Linux with the look and feel of Microsoft Windows,” according to Wollan. In addition to an operating system, it sells a firewall server, proxy server, LAN server, Web server and e-mail server. Each of those is based on freely available software such as Apache, Postfix and Samba. The company also has developed a proprietary server management application that can be used to configure and update its server software. It sports a management console similar to Microsoft’s Windows NT and should look familiar to IT administrators familiar with Windows, Wollan said. Trustix claims to ship a more secure version of Linux than other vendors, based on the fact that all the features of the software are turned off by default until a customer turns them on. “We include as little as possible and turn off as much as possible,” Wollan said. “I subscribe to the theory that the operating system is a function of what you are using the server for.”Microsoft has taken a similar off-by-default approach with its new generation of Windows server software. IBM has been one of the most aggressive vendors in backing Linux, and it works with leading software makers including Red Hat and SuSE Linux AG to deliver Linux configurations to small and large customers. IBM announced in September that it had set up 7-Eleven in Norway with Intel-based IBM servers running Trustix Mail Server.On Thursday, Trustix announced that Ferrari UK, the official Ferrari auto importer for the U.K., operated by Maranello Concessionaires Ltd., had installed five IBM servers running Trustix Linux to power and secure its Web operations. Related content how-to Compressing files using the zip command on Linux The zip command lets you compress files to preserve them or back them up, and you can require a password to extract the contents of a zip file. By Sandra Henry-Stocker May 13, 2024 4 mins Linux news High-bandwidth memory nearly sold out until 2026 While it might be tempting to blame Nvidia for the shortage of HBM, it’s not alone in driving high-performance computing and demand for the memory HPC requires. By Andy Patrizio May 13, 2024 3 mins CPUs and Processors High-Performance Computing Data Center opinion NSA, FBI warn of email spoofing threat Email spoofing is acknowledged by experts as a very credible threat. By Sandra Henry-Stocker May 13, 2024 3 mins Linux how-to Download our SASE and SSE enterprise buyer’s guide From the editors of Network World, this enterprise buyer’s guide helps network and security IT staff understand what Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge) SSE can do for their organizations and how to choose the right solut By Neal Weinberg May 13, 2024 1 min SASE Remote Access Security Network Security PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe