Terra Soft partners with Sony on supercomputer
LOVELAND – Terra Soft has partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. to build a Cell-based supercomputing center using PS3 beta systems, the company announced today. The announcement reveals the identity of the company Terra Soft had previously said it was working with to form a supercomputing cluster utilizing its Y-HPC and Y-Bio application. Sony approached … Continued
Local company parts ways with Apple
“It’s a little like losing your religion.” That’s Kai Staats, CEO of Loveland-based Terra Soft Solutions Inc., speaking about Apple Computer switching from PowerPC to Intel processors. Staats explained that in the tech world, people who used Apple’s old system did so zealously. “When your religious leader (changes directions), you question your religion,” he said. … Continued
Top 40: Business Report names emerging civic, business figures
The Northern Colorado Business Report announces the winners of its first “40 under Forty” awards, recognizing 40 community and business leaders in the region under 40-years-old.Winners were selected from more than 100 nominees, which were contributed by the Business Report readers and the newspaper’s staff.Profiles of the winners will appear in the Nov. 26 issue … Continued
Making waves
LOVELAND — Terra Soft Solutions, a Loveland-based reseller of Apple products, has left terra firma and gone to sea. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has picked Terra Soft to supply 260 Apple Xserve machines, which Lockheed will install on U.S. Navy submarines. Terra Soft earned the $1.9 million deal because it figured how to make the … Continued
Terra Soft partners with computer manufacturer
Terra Soft Solutions Inc.’s year-long search for a hardware manufacturer to package its Linux operating system is over. The Loveland-based software development company has formed a partnership with Total Impact Inc. of California. Terra Soft’s Yellow Dog and Black Lab Linux operating systems now will come pre-installed on Total Impact’s G4 briQ computers. “We have … Continued
Terra Soft unveils Linux system
LOVELAND — Terra Soft Solutions Inc., a developer of Linux solutions for Apple PowerPC(TM) microprocessors, will demonstrate a new rack-mounted, 8-node, Apple G4 cluster running its Black Lab Linux system at an annual MacWorld show in New York. A Terra Soft booth at the show will display complex images generated on the 8-node supercomputer with … Continued
Computer Software: Linux serves up a system for peanuts
Microsoft be warned. It makes geeks smile and NT admins dread their jobs. Engineers want it, but their IT managers don’t always get it. An operating system whose time-tested, track-proven existence has just this year taken the world by — a refreshing breeze? Its success lies not in high-level corporate scheming nor elaborate, multimillion-dollar advertising … Continued
The Eye: Apple fan takes bite out of NT
Consider it the apple of our Eye. The Eye spotted an interesting item on the Apple Computer Web site featuring none other than Fort Collins’ own Kai Staats and his Terra Firma Design. The Apple Design and Publishing Web site was impressed with Staats’ use of Macintosh computers to serve commercial Web sites. A two-age … Continued
Terra Firma sees solid base for digital video technology
FORT COLLINS – Fast-paced advances in digital video technology are being applied locally by a Fort Collins company that already has a track record for Web-site development, Web-site hosting and video production. “We want to offer promotional, educational and documentary digital videos that can be delivered on Web-based video, VHS-based video and CD-ROM-based video,´ said … Continued
News: Terra Firma’s offerings range from Internet to inventions
There’s no dearth of one-person Internet shops peppering Northern Colorado. For those who simply want access to the Internet or a home page designed, choosing a service provider can be somewhat overwhelming, given thechoices. But consider this. If you want access and a home page, plus reconfiguration of your computer system, plus relational database programming, … Continued
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