FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, February 7, 2001



 Linux Canada Inc. releases 
 Quasar(tm) Accounting Software
 for Linux (Beta Version)


ALBERTA, CANADA - Continuing its commitment to Linux and
the development of Linux based applications, Linux Canada Inc. today
announced the beta release of its new accounting application for
business - Quasar. 


Linux Canada Inc. has been working with Linux since 1994. Its Linux
based retail application, Retailer's Choice, has been installed in
retail sites since 1995. The feature-set, quality, and reliability of
Linux make it an excellent O/S for the mission-critical retail and
business environment. In 1998, Linux Canada Inc. released LinuxPOS, a
retail point-of-sale application developed in Linux for Linux. 


Convinced that Linux is the wave of the future, Linux Canada
Inc. has developed Quasar accounting software. In the next few months,
Linux Canada Inc. will release an interface between the Quasar
application and the LinuxPOS application, providing a truly dynamic 
business combination for those businesses requiring both accounting
and point-of-sale. Quasar and LinuxPOS will be of immediate
interest to those demanding quality, reliability and afford-ability.



Quasar Accounting Software

Quasar is a complete, fully-functional accounting package, 
designed specifically by Linux Canada Inc. to take advantage of the
power and features inherent in today's operating systems. It is
important to note that Quasar was designed in Linux with a
GUI interface. Quasar is not a port from a bygone
operating system or an old text based program.

Key emphasis has been placed on ease of setup and ease of
use. The creators of Quasar are confident that even novice
computer users will be comfortable learning and working with the
application.


Quasar accounting software was designed using Qt, a
multi-platform C++ GUI tool 
kit from Trolltech. Qt provides single-source portability across
Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX and many other versions
of Unix with X11. For more information on Qt and Trolltech, consult
their web page at http://www.trolltech.com/qt. 

Quasar connects to SQL compliant databases. Currently
the only supported interface is Firebird. Firebird is
an open source relational database  
based on the InterBase® 6 engine recently released to Open Source
by Inprise/Borland that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix
platforms. For further information on Firebird, consult their web site
at http://firebird.sourceforge.net
.

Quasar is a comprehensive business-accounting application.
Features include: a user definable chart of accounts; a unique address
book for defining customers, vendors, employees and miscellaneous
acquaintances; sales; inventory control (complete with sales history and
universal price changes); purchasing and receiving; cheque writing;
mailing labels; receivables; payables; and even a to-do list. Quasar
comes complete with on-line help. A "User's Guide" is 
available in Postscript format.

To download an evaluation copy of the Quasar beta version, consult the
Linux Canada Inc. web site at 
http://www.linuxcanada.com.


Linux Canada Inc. is a privately owned corporation based in Alberta,
Canada. Dedicated to Linux, the company wishes to fill the void in the
Linux community by providing a high quality accounting application for
small to medium-sized businesses at an affordable price. 



Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies. Linux is a trademark of
Linus Torvalds. QUASAR(tm) is a trademark of Linux Canada Inc.






For further information please contact:



Philip Tonnellier

President

Linux Canada Inc. 



Phone: (250) 344-3085 

Fax: (250) 344-3086 

email: phil@linuxcanada.com

web: http://www.linuxcanada.com