| The name of the base system (platform): | CentOS |
| Developers: | NCPR National Centre for Support and Development |
| Last Release Date: | 2024/04/16 |
| Technology: | OS |
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Main Article: Operating Systems
Basic information
MSVSPHERA is a project of the National Center for Support and Development (NCPR), within the framework of which a family of integrated software products is created on the basis of open technologies, focused on the use in most typical tasks of informatization of Russian state and commercial organizations, as well as in solving the problems of import substitution of software in legacy and newly created automated systems.
Software products of the MSVF family are delivered under an indefinite non-exclusive license and are provided with technical support, including the release of updates.
For software products of the MSVF family that have built-in information protection tools, certification according to the information security requirements of the FSTEC of Russia is organized and after its completion their delivery can be carried out as in the usual case with the provision of technical support, as well as in the certified version with provision of certification support, including release of inspected updates and provision of possibility of their installation with preservation of validity of certificates of compliance with information security requirements.
Certified MSVF software products can be used in automated systems that process confidential information, in government information systems, in personal data information systems, in automated production and process control systems, as well as in public information systems.
History
2024: Release of the 9th version of the MSVSFERA OS
On April 16, 2024, Inferit announced the release of an updated version of the MSVSFERA operating system. It is intended for use in government agencies and commercial organizations, will help in solving the problems of import substitution and building an IT infrastructure. Designed to ensure the transition from foreign Enterprise Linux operating systems. MSVSFERA OS is part of the product ecosystem of the Russian IT vendor Inferit. The vendor manufactures computer and server equipment and is ready to supply it to customers with a pre-installed domestic MSVSFERA operating system.
According to the company, the next era for the operating system began in June 2023, when the Inferit OS direction appeared in the ecosystem of Inferit, a Russian manufacturer of equipment and software for IT infrastructure and information security. The task of the direction is to develop and develop operating systems of the MSVSFERA family. The portfolio includes MSVSFERA Server and MSVSFERA AWS.
MSVSFERA OS received an impetus due to investments and joining the development team with experience in participating in the creation and development of such projects as AlmaLinux OS, CloudLinux OS, ASPLinux, RFRemix (Russian Fedora), Black Cat Linux.
In 2024, support for one of the most popular Linux-based server operating systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, will end. At the same time, Red Hat stopped supporting customers in Russia back in 2022. Russian business needs an alternative that can replace the RHEL line of OS derivatives while maintaining performance and supporting current software. The Inferit OS team was faced with the task of providing users with an alternative to foreign operating systems of the Enterprise Linux level, compatible with existing corporate services and applications, and ensuring the simplest possible migration to it.
Throughout 2023, the team did a lot of work. The result was the release of the 9th version of the MSVSFERA OS.
MSVSphera 9 is a full-fledged alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Enterprise Linux, CentOS, AlmaLinux OS, Rocky Linux. Includes built-in migration tools from these systems. It has wide functionality and is suitable for use in both state and commercial organizations. Applications and services running on RHEL and its derivatives are compatible with the MSVSPHERA 9 operating system.
"Inferit OS" supports the product as part of a ten-year lifecycle, including the release of updates and security patches, which will ensure the stability and security of customer infrastructure.
"Inferit OS" ensures the placement of repositories and technical support in Russia, the development of the product for the tasks of Russian users, the predicted timing of changes to the product when vulnerabilities are identified, the compatibility of the MSVSFERA 9 operating system with Russian software and hardware.
Equipment manufactured by Inferit Technika can be supplied to customers with a pre-installed MSVSFERA operating system Operating system tested. and is adapted for efficient operation on the Inferit equipment, which ensures the stability and compatibility of the vendor's solutions.
The line includes servers and storage systems, personal computers in various form factors, including system units, all-in-ones and laptops.
 | The team worked not only on the creation of the MSVSFERA Server 9 OS product, but also on the workstation version. It is important for us that not only professionals with many years of experience in Linux administration, but also ordinary users can interact with our operating system. In MSVSphera AWS 9, a graphical interface has been adapted, integration with Russian cloud services has been added, access to the necessary software has been optimized using the Application Center. emphasized Dmitry Baranov, Director of Products "Inferit OS" |  |
2023: Softline Computer OS Development
On May 18, 2023, it became known that Softline Group of Companies, a provider of solutions and services in the field of digital transformation and information security, is working on its own operating system. It is planned to use it on desktops and laptops.
According to the Kommersant newspaper, the created software platform will be based on technologies purchased in 2021 from the National Support and Development Center (NCPR). The latter develops the MSVSFERA product family (Armed Forces Mobile System) with open source on the Linux kernel.
The project to create its own, OS according to market participants, may be explained by Softline's desire to increase the volume of product supplies in the interests of state customers. Until 2022, Softline was one of the largest distributors Microsoft in Russia, but in the current geopolitical situation it was forced to revise the business model. In particular, the company reoriented itself to domestic technologies.
Kommersant, referring to information received from persons familiar with the project, notes that Softline will be able to install its OS on computers for state customers and commercial structures. However, MSVSFERA is far from a new product, and therefore it may take several years to refine it for the needs of the Russian market. At the same time, more than sixty operating systems with developed functions are listed in the Register of Russian software. In the public sector, for example, RED OS and Astra Linux platforms are in demand, which are certified by the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC). Therefore, "even if Softline has its own hardware, it will take a lot of effort to achieve a significant role in the Russian market," experts say.[1]
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