Press Releases

CIQ Launches Fuzzball, Combining the Best of Enterprise Computing and HPC for a New Era in Performance-Intensive Computing

Fuzzball empowers teams to intelligently use their computing resources whether in the cloud or on-premises, unifying the end-user and administration experience while securing the workloads everywhere. RENO, Nev.—May 18, 2023—CIQ, the company behind Rocky Linux, today launched Fuzzball, a tool that, for the first time, unifies the power of infrastructure optimized for all Performance Intensive...

CIQ Mountain Launch Enables Rocky Linux Users to Reduce Complexity, Enhance Agility, Security, and Optimize ROI

CIQ provides a “Mountain of Solutions” to enable secure turnkey capabilities, along with operating system management for Rocky Linux. RENO, NEV. MAY 04, 2023: CIQ, the leading company behind Rocky Linux, added a new service to its portfolio, aimed at enhancing how organizations manage complex software infrastructure and solutions. CIQ Mountain is a “mountain of solutions” that provides...

CIQ Honored as NCET’s Technology Company of the Year at NCET Tech Awards

Award comes as CIQ achieves new technology and corporate milestones. RENO, NEV. (PRWEB) APRIL 11, 2023 CIQ, the company building the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution, has been named Technology Company of the Year by NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. Recognition in this category honors CIQ’s...

Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) Elects First Board of Industry Leaders

RENO, Nev.—February 8, 2023—The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) today announced the initial board of directors that are leading the effort to preserve the longevity, stewardship and innovation of enterprise-grade open source software that is always freely available. Founded in early 2021, the RESF exists to organize open source communities comprising enterprise, research, academia, individuals...

CIQ and Rocky Linux Drive Leadership in Enterprise Linux Software Supply Chain Security with Release of Errata Subsystem

Continuing its commitment to freedom, open source and transparency, new CIQ enhancements to errata and security reporting are now available. RENO, Nev.—February 2, 2023—Doubling down on its commitment to full open source reproducibility of the most current Rocky Linux bug fixes, security patches and feature enhancements, CIQ engineers have released the Rocky Linux 9 errata...

CIQ Expands Open Source Expertise With Two New Hires As A Part Of Continued Growth

Zane Hamilton and Justin Burdine depart Red Hat to take sales and solution engineering leadership roles. RENO, NEV. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 09, 2022 CIQ, the company building the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution, is welcoming two new key members to the CIQ team. Zane Hamilton...

Rocky Linux 9.1 Arrives With Keylime, New Module Stream and Compiler Toolset Versions

Popular replacement for CentOS continues to gain users as distribution matures and community releases consistent, stable updates. RENO, NEV. NOVEMBER 30, 2022 Rocky Linux version 9.1 is now available. Major changes include the availability of Keylime, a remote boot attestation and runtime integrity management solution using Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs). Additionally, 9.1 introduces the first module streams...

CIQ Stacks Advisory Board With Veteran Open-Source and Industry Leadership

In a period of rapid, early-stage growth, CIQ is gearing up to deliver new software infrastructure innovations for enterprise, cloud, hyperscale and HPC; company is awarded by industry publications for innovation. RENO, NEV. NOVEMBER 30, 2022 CIQ today unveiled an advisory board comprising veteran leaders with deep expertise in IT infrastructure, high performance computing (HPC),...

Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) Approves New Bylaws and Charter Designed to Ensure Open Community Control of Rocky Linux and Future RESF Projects

RESF invites individuals and organizations to join the effort to preserve the longevity, stewardship and innovation of enterprise-grade open source software that is always freely available. RENO, Nev.—November 10, 2022—The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) today published its charter and bylaws, documenting the organization’s governing structure and rules for hosting open source projects, including its...

Atempo Partners with CIQ to Complete Certification Process for Rocky Linux on All Atempo Offerings

Data protection and management solutions from Atempo are now certified to run atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution. RENO, NEV. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 09, 2022 Atempo has partnered with CIQ to complete the certification of Rocky Linux for all of Atempo’s offerings. Atempo is one of Europe’s largest data protection and data management solutions providers. CIQ is the...

CIQ Joins Oracle PartnerNetwork; Rocky Linux Now Available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides a new deployment option for Rocky users. RENO, NEV. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 02, 2022 Rocky Linux is now available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a host operating system. Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Oracle partners. Rocky Linux...

Linux and Open Source Veterans Sign On to Form CIQ Leadership Team

CIQ team is building the next generation of enterprise high-performance computing with Rocky Linux RENO, Nev.—August 31, 2022—Nine cloud and Linux veterans have signed on to form the leadership team for CIQ, the company building the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution. This follows...