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September 9, 2009:
Announcing PMS 6.0 x64, and Bravo
SoftBlade Server platform.
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Goals and Objectives:
Improve server reliability
Make our job of IT admin easier & more effective
Improve security
Reduce expenses |
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Introduction
Since
1993, we've
been providing small businesses a sensible alternative to
choosing between high-cost/complexity of high-end
dedicated servers, and
simplistic unreliability of unmanaged peer-to-peer
networking. We shattered the myths that
1-size fits all, and that the server always must be
the most powerful system on the network.
As part
of our computer fleet
management know-how, we
utilize retired workstations, as users upgraded to
to meet the demand of applications. We
completely reassemble, clean, test the hardware,
install fresh custom OS, modify
configuration to improve performance and security.
Sometimes, the systems are retrofitted with large hard drives (or RAID sub-systems), extra
network cards, etc. according to their intended new
roles as dedicated
servers.
The advantages:
low cost - typically zero investment for
hardware/softwareleverage your existing O.S. license for
the boxsimplicity - compared to domain-based
high-end solutionseasily run by owner or
in-house staff
reliable, dedicated, no interferencespecial IT
administration features"headless"
operations closet-ready, Morse Code UI
optimized for remote admin, with many exclusive featuresfield-proven, with many
having multi-year uptimes
superb compatibility, as it's based on actual
Microsoft O.S.
pre-configured, pre-tested for WAN access,
simulating your local subnet, ready for
branch-office plug-n-play deployment |
Excerpt from
Bravo News
11/5/2007:
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Remember, remember...
PMS = Poor Man's Server (at its humble
origin 14 years ago anyway, it now officially
stands for "Productivity, Manageability,
Sensibility.") Bravo proudly announce PMS
5.2, a major milestone release. Based on the
proven XPL-LT3A build of LAMM. Added
Morse Code status for full headless
operations support! Certified Retrospect
compatibility. Availability of universally
restorable images, and VPC edition. This release
coincides w/ publishing of our Server Roles
and Classification Analysis.
(...
and yes, that was an allusion to Guy Fawkes) |
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14 years
& 650+ R & D hours later, PMS has out-grown its original goals & image.
Once merely "Poor Man's Server," PMS-powered boxes now
serve in special demanding mission-critical situations, where it
excels over traditional servers.
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