From f343ef4d92352f9fc442aeb9c8b1abee27d74c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:24:02 -0400 Subject: cleaned up wired import --- .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.16.07/Mon/ibm.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.16.07/Mon/ibm.txt (limited to 'wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.16.07/Mon/ibm.txt') diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.16.07/Mon/ibm.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.16.07/Mon/ibm.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b88c7ec --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.16.07/Mon/ibm.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Last week IBM announced that it would be [releasing a public beta of AIX 6.1][2], the next upgrade to the company's Unix-based server OS. The open beta for AIX 6 can be downloaded [directly from IBM][1]. + +The public beta is part of IBM's attempt to bring the open source philosophy to the OS level and, presumably, drum up a little publicity and possible developer interest in the little used AIX OS. + +While the beta is free and available to anyone who accepts the license terms, IBM will not be offering support for the pre-release versions of AIX 6.1. Instead a note on the site directs users to a web forum where they can [discuss issues and possible solutions][3] with fellow users. + +New features in AIX 6 include security and virtualization enhancements. Notable items listed on the IBM page include: + +>* Workload Partitions -- software based, virtualization designed to reduce the number of operating system images that have to be managed when consolidating workloads. +* Role Based Access Control -- improved security and manageability by giving admins greater flexibility when granting user authorization and access controls. +* System Director Console for AIX -- new tool for accessing the System Management Interface via a browser with no web server required. + + +[1]: https://www14.software.ibm.com/iwm/web/cc/earlyprograms/ibm/aix6beta/ "AIX beta download" +[2]: http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/6/beta.html +[3]: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=1123&cat=72 + -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2