Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:15:57 -0400 From: "Keith P. Levey"Organization: CoolKeyboards Corporation To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: Press Release... PRESS RELEASE Thursday September 23, 1999 CoolKeyboards Corporation, manufacturers of the 'Linux Cool Keyboard' announced today that they have just concluded negotiations with LinuxMall in order for them to become the 'Worldwide Distribution Channel' for both their current and future products. In addition to this, CoolKeyboards Corporation also announced that they have the following non-US keyboards available for distribution: * German * Japanese * French * Chinese * Russian * Arabic * Spanish According to the company's President, Keith P. Levey, he says, "We are so pleased that design issues for our non-US models are ready so quickly. In our original projections, November was going to be our target." In addition to the non-US keyboards listed, CoolKeyboards Corporation is willing to provide other non-US versions upon request from distributors. A conversation with Lisa Syken, company Vice President, reveals, "LinuxMall was the perfect choice for our 'Worldwide Distribution Channel', they have quite a history as far as servicing the Linux community, as well as all of the tools already in place to provide International wire-transfer services and overseas shipping methods." In order to become a distributor, email CoolKeyboards directly at this address, distribution@coolkeyboards.com. The process for becoming a distributor is painless and considerably less complex than the norm. CoolKeyboards, a Florida Corporation, produces high quality input devices specifically for the Linux Operating System. LinuxMall, a Colorado company, has been involved in the Linux community since 1994, and with Unix since 1974, and is committed to supporting the Linux Community in every possible way. The keyboards are now available for retail from Linux Mall http://www.linuxmall.com, and will be made available soon through major manufacturers of Linux PC's, as well as through several other computer hardware resellers. CoolKeyboards can be found at http://www.coolkeyboards.com or 954-533-1314 (M-F 9AM-7PM EST) CoolKeyboards Designs are U.S. Patent Pending 'CoolKeyboards Corporation' is copyright 1999 CoolKeyboards Corporation 'Linux Cool Keyboards' is a Trademark of CoolKeyboards Corporation 'Linux' is a Registered Trademark of Linus Torvalds 'Tux the Penguin' was created by Larry Ewing and was created using 'The Gimp'