YDL for all things IBM Power
Fixstars is strategically involved with IBM to provide a homogeneous OS support for a number of systems built upon the IBM Power architecture. This line of support currently includes the IBM BladeCenter JS21, Cell QS22, and CAB, System p servers; Mercury Cell products, and the Sony Computer Entertainment PLAYSTATION®3.

The IBM product line in particular is broad, and a bit confusing. The following overview may help you understand the breakdown, and where Fixstars fits in.

The IBM systems Fixstars supports fit within the "eServer" brand identity. Within eServer are a number of product lines, two of which are focused on the Power architecture, as follows:

IBM Series p - Launched in February 2006, these products replace the "pSeries" and are 100% IBM POWER(TM) based. Fixstars maintains Yellow Dog Linux for this product line.

IBM Series x - Fixstars' vertical market applications such as Y-Film will support IBM's Intel CPU systems running Red Hat or Novell SuSE. Y-HPC v2.0 supports the xSeries running RHL or SuSE.

IBM Series z9 - Mainframes which may run a number of different operating systems and are renowned for their virtualization and management features.

IBM Series i5 - A new identity for the POWER5-based "iSeries" which runs the "i5/OS".

With Yellow Dog Linux you enjoy seamless code migration from your development environment, from a YDL PowerStation tower to BladeCenter QS2xs or from YDL PowerStation to Sony PS3. Enjoy on-board, self-hosting, granting you the most flexible, powerful development and high performance computing environment available.