SEATTLE, Nov. 9, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Reeltime Rentals, Inc. (Pink Sheets:RLTR) has announced that it will utilize a custom version of the Linux Operating System on its IRDS servers to deliver video rentals to its customers. Linux servers will be used to support ReelTime's proprietary Intelligent Rapid Delivery Systems (IRDS) during Phase III of ReelTime's Beta Test.
According to Alex Stanczyk, CEO of Reeltime Rentals, "Using Linux as the OS on our IRDS Servers is a very exciting step for the company. Due to the robust nature of the platform coupled with its security and uptime, ReelTime will be able keep its cost infrastructure extremely low allowing the Company to greatly increase its profitability. All of our current partners are well equipped to work with Linux, so we expect the results to far outweigh what we might realize if we chose a different platform."
Linux is an operating system created in 1991. Linux's functionality, adaptability and robustness, has made it the main alternative for proprietary Unix and Microsoft operating systems. IBM, Hewlett-Packard and other giants of the computing world have embraced Linux and support its ongoing development. More than a decade after its initial release, Linux is being adopted worldwide as a server platform primarily. Its use as a home and office desktop operating system is also on the rise. The operating system can also be incorporated directly into microchips in a process called "embedding" and is increasingly being used this way in appliances and devices.
About Reeltime Rentals, Inc.
Reeltime Rentals, Inc., Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, plans on renting movies in real-time to the living rooms of customers nationwide. Customers will have access to thousands of DVD-quality full-screen movies without the hassles of going to the video store or mailbox, nor the added expense of late fees. ReelTime offers a unique, new, and convenient approach to renting movies at home or elsewhere. ReelTime uses cutting-edge technology that brings high-quality video content direct to consumers, while taking unprecedented measures to combat the threat of piracy. Technology acquired from Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc. forms the basis for ReelTime's Intelligent Rapid Delivery System (IRDS).
For more information on Reeltime Rentals, Inc. you may visit our web site at www.Reeltimetv.net.
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