From:	 marketing@trustix.com
To:	 presslist@trustix.com
Subject: Trustix Press Release
Date:	 Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:23:08 +0100 (CET)

Award-winning XPloy in new version

Trustix releases XPloy 2.3 - the new release of the leading and award
winning Linux systems management solution
        
TRONDHEIM, December 20, 2001 - Today Trustix announced the new version of
the XPloy systems and application management suite for Linux. The new 
modules and enhanced functionality reinforce XPloy's position as the
leading systems management solution on Linux.  

XPloy 2.3 supports a wider range of Linux distributions - 
RedHat 7.1 and 7.2, and Mandrake 8.0 and 8.1, among others.  

XPloy 2.3 comes with a wide range of modules for secure, remote and scalable 
systems administration of everything from web servers, mail servers and 
other infrastructure servers to application servers.  

"As well as continuing to broaden the Linux systems management
functionality, we have strengthened the support for application developers
(ISVs) who want to use XPloy as a platform for deployment and management of
applications on Linux," says Jo Uthus, VP Engineering at Trustix.  
"The release of XPloy 2.3 marks an important milestone for us," says Havard
Wollan, Trustix Chairman and CEO.  
"With XPloy 2.3, we are strengthening our product portfolio and continuing 
to add value by enabling corporations to save money by using our systems 
management solutions."


Economical and painless migration to Linux 

The new XPloy enables a hassle-free migration to Linux from other traditional 
platforms - a migration that enables corporations to capitalise on the good 
economy in Linux based solutions. UK based Dignatio Corporation Ltd. is one 
of the corporations that has benefited from deploying the Trustix XPloy 2.3
systems management solution.  Dignatio has also benefited from deploying
the Trustix XSentry security management solution.  

"The XPloy 2.3 solution has amazed us - compared to similar solutions on other 
platforms, we have saved nearly 35 percent on our IT operations budget," 
says Managing Director Celso Meira of Dignatio Corporation.  

Osix/SystemsB.V. of the Netherlands is another corporation that has used 
the new XPloy in their system integration consultancy operations. 
When migrating to Linux, Osix' clients usually budget with a decrease in 
license costs, but they also have to take into consideration increased training 
costs for improvement of in-house expertise.  

"XPloy's user friendliness enables system administrators on traditional 
platforms to manage systems and applications in an easy and intuitive manner 
on a Linux platform.  Another key function is that an administrator can 
securely and remotely manage many Linux servers from one single graphical 
console. To summarize, the Trustix XPloy administration suite significantly 
reduces the total cost of ownership of our clients' IT infrastructure," 
says Senior Consultant Frank Messie at Osix.  

In August earlier this year, Trustix XPloy won the IBM Solution
Excellence Award in the category Hot Linux Business Solution. For a full
description and a complete list of the features of XPloy 2.3, see
www.trustix.com/products/xploy.

About Trustix 

Trustix is a leading provider of Internet infrastructure
software and services, providing next generation solutions for software and
contents provisioning and systems administration.  Trustix XPloy is the
award winning and leading systems management solution for Linux. Other
products from Trustix include leading edge software provisioning technology
TrIP, the XSentry security management solution and Trustix Secure Linux,
the high performance, secure and stable Linux operating system developed by
Trustix and used by customers worldwide. Trustix AS is a privately owned
corporation with headquarters in Trondheim, Norway. For more information
about Trustix, please visit the Trustix web site at www.trustix.com . 

XPloy, TrIP, Trustix Secure Linux, XSentry and Manage your eBusiness! are
trademarks of Trustix AS.  Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds. All other trademarks, service marks and company names are the
property of their respective owners


Trustix Press Contact 
Morten Lindboe 
Marketing Manager 
Telephone: +47 73 54 50 54 
e-mail: morten.lindboe@trustix.com