RENO, Nev., Nov. 06, 2025 – CIQ today announced expanded capabilities, adding NVIDIA DOCA OFED support to Rocky Linux from CIQ (RLC) alongside the previously announced NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit integration. CIQ said this makes RLC the first Linux distribution licensed to deliver the NVIDIA AI and networking software stack, including CUDA Toolkit and DOCA OFED, ready to […]
FYR Integrates CIQ Fuzzball for Precision Medicine
October 9, 2025 by
RENO, Nev., Oct. 9, 2025 — CIQ, Rocky Linux partner and high-performance software infrastructure company, today announced that FYR, a precision medicine tools company, has selected Fuzzball, CIQ’s computing platform, to power its analytics workflows. FYR utilizes AI-enabled multiomic insights through its EV-Omics (EVO) platform to research disease mechanisms. By identifying RNA and protein biomarkers from EVs […]
‘Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened’ Available on Public Cloud Marketplaces
August 27, 2025 by
RENO, Nev. – August 26, 2025 – CIQ, the support and services partner of Rocky Linux, today announced that Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened (RLC-H) is now available on three major cloud marketplaces: AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Google Cloud Platform. This hardened Enterprise Linux offering enables organizations to deploy proactively secured, compliant systems while maintaining […]
Apple and Claris Veteran Nelson Named CIQ CTO
July 25, 2025 by
CIQ, the support and services partner of Rocky Linux, today announced the appointment of Peter Nelson as chief technology officer. CIQ said Nelson brings over two decades of product and engineering leadership, most recently serving as vice president of engineering at Apple’s Claris organization and as chief product officer at Bowers & Wilkins.
Apple and Claris Veteran Nelson Named CIQ CTO
July 25, 2025 by
RENO, Nev. – July 24, 2025 – CIQ, the support and services partner of Rocky Linux, today announced the appointment of Peter Nelson as chief technology officer. CIQ said Nelson brings over two decades of product and engineering leadership, most recently serving as vice president of engineering at Apple’s Claris organization and as chief product officer […]
CIQ Delivers Technical Preview of Security-Hardened Enterprise Linux
March 11, 2025 by
RENO, Nev—March 11, 2025— Software infrastructure company CIQ announced the availability of a preview of Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened, a version of Enterprise Linux that is optimized for environments with stringent security requirements, such as stronger password policies, memory corruption detection, kernel integrity checking and SSH restrictions. The product delivers Rocky Linux via […]
‘Rocky Linux from CIQ’ Launched
October 8, 2024 by
RENO, Nev. — October 8, 2024 — CIQ has announced Rocky Linux from CIQ, intended for organizations that utilize on Rocky Linux and need a validated version for security and compliance . Available today, Rocky Linux from CIQ is identical to the community edition of open source Rocky Linux but adds contractual benefits including verified packages, guaranteed […]
CIQ Launches Support for Upstream Kernels in Rocky Linux
April 17, 2024 by
RENO, Nev.—April 17, 2024—CIQ today launched supported, upstream kernels for Rocky Linux via the CIQ Enterprise Linux Platform, designed for enhanced performance, hardware compatibility and security. CIQ said the new offering was built to meet the ultra-high performance, compatibility and security needs of the most advanced customers, and is now available to everyone. Development of […]
CIQ Announces Rocky Linux Solutions for CentOS Migration on Google Cloud
November 9, 2023 by
RENO, Nev.—November 8, 2023— CIQ Inc. today announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to help customers accelerate CentOS migrations with new Rocky Linux solutions from CIQ built for Google Cloud. With the upcoming end-of-life of CentOS 7 on June 30, 2024, many are still evaluating the best path forward to secure and operate their Linux […]
CIQ Bundles OpenRadioss and ParaView on Rocky Linux 9.1 for Computation of Shapes
September 18, 2023 by
LAS VEGAS, September 18, 2023 — CIQ announced today at Oracle CloudWorld that it has made a software stack for high-performance computation of shapes available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace. This application package — a bundle of OpenRadioss and ParaView on Rocky Linux 9.1 — helps enterprises simulate and visualize complex, non-linear problems on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). CIQ […]
