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Macmillan USA and MandrakeSoft Join Forces to Enhance Linux Marketplace

Macmillan USA and MandrakeSoft have announced a strategic, long-term agreement whereby Macmillan will be the exclusive retail distributor of the English version of the Linux-Mandrake operating system in several countries. The partnership aims to maintain Macmillan's leadership position in the retail distribution channel and enhance the Linux marketplace by providing …

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Macmillan USA and MandrakeSoft Release Latest Linux-Based Products

Macmillan USA and MandrakeSoft are set to release their latest Linux-based products within weeks. Two specific software products, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Complete and Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe, will be released in the upcoming month.

Linux for Windows 7.1, which incorporates the Linux-Mandrake operating system, will also be available during …

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Linbox Systems Secures $2.25M in Funding for Linux Network Computing Solutions

Linbox Systems, a European leader in Linux Network Computing, has received 2.5 million Euros (US$2.25M) in funding from Europ@Web and Financière de Brienne to develop its range of professional services for schools, small organizations, and corporate networks. Linbox's technology allows users and systems integrators to …

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Linux Becoming Viable Business Option in Corporate Desktops

The European Linux Conference in London, hosted by SuSE Linux in association with IBM, highlighted how Linux is becoming a viable business option for corporate desktops and strengthening its position as a major software power behind the world's corporate server market. Leading industry figures discussed the impact of open source …

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Rational Solutions to Showcase Linux-based Software Solutions at LinuxFest 2000

Rational Solutions, a software development company based in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, will participate in LinuxFest 2000, which will be held June 20 through 24, 2000 in Overland Park, Kansas.

The company will demonstrate Rapid Application Development of Linux-based software solutions during the event at the Overland Park International Trade Center. Rational …

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Penguin Computing Hires Brett Person as Senior Member of Technical Support Team and Open Source Community Liaison

Penguin Computing, a leading provider of reliable Linux systems for Internet serving, has announced that Brett Person, co-founder of Slackware, has joined the company as a senior member of the technical support team and Open Source community liaison. Person brings more than 15 years of software development expertise to Penguin …

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Pro Team Computer Corp. and MandrakeSoft Announce Strategic Alliance to Ship Linux-Mandrake OS with AZZA Mainboards

Pro Team Computer Corp. has announced a strategic alliance with MandrakeSoft to bundle and ship the Linux-Mandrake OS free with AZZA mainboards beginning in the third quarter of this year. Pro Team expects to ship approximately 720,000 boards per year with Linux-Mandrake, mostly to the North American and Asian …

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LinuxMall.com Names Chuck Mead as CTO

Chuck Mead, a longtime Linux community member and former CTO at Moongroup Consulting, has been named Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Denver-based Linux e-commerce site LinuxMall.com. The appointment comes after the recent merger of LinuxMall.com and Ebiz Enterprises, Inc. Mead's addition to the executive team is seen as …

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MontaVista Software Appoints Patrice Commune as Vice President of International Sales

MontaVista Software, Inc., a developer of the Hard HatTM Linux® operating system for embedded applications, has announced that Patrice Commune has joined the company as vice president of International Sales. Commune brings over 15 years of embedded and real-time sales and marketing experience to MontaVista, and will be responsible for …

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Linux Stock News Adds BakBone Software to Client List

Linux Stock News (www.linuxstocknews.com) is pleased to announce the addition of BakBone Software, Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange: BKB), to its growing client list. BakBone's NetVaultTM product provides full Linux functionality and support to network resources.

Recognizing the growing importance of Linux in Internet and Application Service Providers, corporate …

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VistaSource and Red Hat Announce Promotion for Linux Desktop Solutions

VistaSource, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applix, Inc., and Red Hat, Inc., announced a promotion that offers customers a substantial rebate on the purchase of VistaSource and Red Hat Linux products. The promotion is aimed at providing a total Linux desktop solution at an aggressive price point. The featured products …

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VistaSource-IBM NetVista Thin Client 'Try & Buy' Program Marks First Success

VistaSource, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ: APLX), announced today that the Good Samaritan Society (GSS) will deploy their Applixware Office for Linux v5.0 nationwide to 2,500 users across 240 sites. This is the largest known corporate deployment of Linux on the desktop, and the first …

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Corel Corporation to Host WineHQ, an Open Source Community Website

WineHQ, a website that provides information about using and developing Wine technology, has announced that Corel Corporation will become its new host. Wine is an open source project aimed at creating an environment that allows Windows applications to run directly on non-Windows operating systems, including Linux. The Wine project was …

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Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux Comes to Internet Appliances

Corel Corporation has entered into an agreement with Linux Technology Ltd. to bring Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux to a new platform -- Internet Appliances -- and deliver it worldwide. The Solution Box and the Office/Residential Gateway are two major Internet Appliance products developed by Linux Technology Ltd.

The S Box …

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SuSE and Arkeia Announce Compatibility with Knox Software's New Database Backup Software for Oracle on Linux

SuSE and Arkeia jointly announced that SuSE Linux 6.3 and 6.4 are certified by Knox Software as compatible OS platforms for Knox's new database backup software for Oracle on Linux. As a Knox authorized reseller, SuSE will provide its customers in Europe and the US with consulting and …

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theKompany.com beefs up its core development team with two open source programmers

theKompany.com has beefed up its core development team by adding two open source programmers from existing development projects. The company is also providing 2 year financial support to the Kword project, part of Koffice for KDE. In addition, web and graphic designer John Grantham has been engaged to create …

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Matra Datavision Provides Development Services for Samtech's Preprocessor Application

Matra Datavision has announced a new multi-million French franc contract to provide development services around its open source modeling components. The company will provide 1500 man/days of development support to Samtech, a leading European editor of analysis and numerical simulation software, for the joint development of a preprocessor for …

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MontaVista Appoints Gregory Haerr as Chief Strategist, GUI Technologies and Integrates Microwindows into Hard Hat Linux Cross Development Kit

MontaVista Software has appointed Gregory Haerr as Chief Strategist, GUI Technologies.

Haerr is a specialist in operating systems and graphical systems implementations, with particular focus on connecting PCs to UNIX and IBM mainframes with legacy graphical interfaces. He brings tremendous expertise in development and deployment of scalable GUIs and graphical …

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SmartForce and Linuxcare Collaborate to Deliver Linux Seminars for Business and Technology Managers

SmartForce and Linuxcare, Inc. announced a collaboration to deliver Linux seminars for business and technology managers starting May 25th at http://www.smartforce.com. The live, Internet-based SmartSeminars leverage SmartForce's network and Linuxcare's deep open-source expertise to provide targeted education on the business advantages and architectural requirements of open-source software …

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Linux Stock News: Interview with Bernie Thompson of VistaSource, Inc.

This press release contains an interview with Bernie Thompson, President of VistaSource, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of Applix, Inc. It also includes a feature story on Linux Security, Week in Review and Rants and Raves (featuring the proposed Lineo IPO and the termination of the Linux/Inprise merger). The …

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