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Linux and Business

HP to Provide U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory One of World's Fastest Supercomputers. The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced that it has ordered an 8.3TF Linux-based supercomputer from Hewlett Packard Company to be installed in the Molecular Science Computing Facility in the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a DOE scientific user facility at PNNL.

PNNL will be posting job openings for senior kernel programmers to work on this new supercomputer. The jobs.pnl.gov site should have the listings starting April 20, 2002.

Mammoth PostgreSQL released. Command Prompt has announced the release of "Mammoth PostgreSQL," a commercially-supported version of the PostgreSQL database.

Linux Stock Index for April 12 to April 16, 2002.
LSI at closing on April 12, 2002 ... 23.80
LSI at closing on April 16, 2002 ... 24.57

The high for the week was 24.93
The low for the week was 23.80

Press Releases:

Open Source Products

• Linux Labs (ATLANTA): Linux Labs Releases Advanced Browser For Wireless Palm OS(R) Platform; New Linux-based Browser Fills Palm OS(R) Void.

• Synopsys, Inc. (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.): Synopsys Releases OpenVera 2.0 Language With New Assertions; OpenVera 2.0 Incorporates Intel's ForSpec Language and Gains Tool Support from Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Vendors.

Distributions and Bundled Products

• Red Hat, Inc. (RALEIGH, N.C.): Red Hat Delivers Stronghold Enterprise Web Server.

• TimeSys Corporation (PITTSBURGH): TimeSys(TM) Releases Complete Embedded Linux(R) Solutions for Two Embedded Planet PowerPC-Based Boards.

• Turbolinux, Inc. (SAN FRANCISCO): Turbolinux Releases Second Linux Server OS for IBM eServer iSeries.

Proprietary Products for Linux

• Central Command, Inc. (MEDINA, Ohio): Central Command Releases Vexira Antivirus for Linux Servers and Workstations, Comprehensive, Scalable Virus Protection.

• NEON Systems (SUGAR LAND, Texas): NEON Systems Wins IBM's Support for Its Commitment to Linux on eServer zSeries.

• NetBrowser Communications, Inc. (SAN RAMON, Calif.): NetBrowser Partners With Cyclades to Embed e-Guardian(R) Agent.

• Silicon Metrics Corporation (AUSTIN, Texas): Silicon Metrics' Industry-Leading Cell Library Characterization Tool Provides One-Day Characterization at Hitachi.

• Symantec Corp. (CUPERTINO, Calif.): Symantec to Develop First Enterprise-Level Firewall for IBM eServer iSeries Linux Offering.

• Xi Graphics, Inc. (DENVER): Xi Graphics Releases Drivers for 3Dlabs GVX1 Pro Graphics Card; Accelerated-X(TM) Summit v2.1 Support Available for Linux and Solaris.

Linux PC Hardware

• Bivio Networks (PLEASANTON, Calif.): Bivio Networks Breaks $50K Price Barrier With Gigabit Speed, Carrier Class, Multi-Service Router; The Bivio 1000-AX Redefines Industry's Price / Performance Benchmark.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Open Clustering (Surrey, UK): Open Clustering's Samurai Blade Server Facts (or 10 Reasons Why Our Product Kicks Butt).

Products With Linux Versions

• Aestiva (TORRANCE, Calif.): Aestiva Knowledge Base 3.0 - Puts Knowledge On the Web.

• DataMirror (NASHVILLE, Tenn.): DataMirror Wins iSeries 2002 Editors' Choice Apex Award.

• Digi International (MINNETONKA, Minn.): Digi International Adds SSHv2 Feature To PortServer TS Products; New Features Provide Secure Network Serial Connectivity At Lowest Price-Per-Port.

• Intel Corporation (TOKYO): Intel Software Improves Performance of Applications Across PC, Server and Wireless Architectures.

• Mentor Graphics Corporation (WILSONVILLE, Ore.): Mentor Graphics HDL Designer Series 2002.1 Speeds Creation and Analysis of Complex Chip Designs.

• Plesk, Inc. (CHANTILLY, Va.): Plesk, Inc., Announces New Spanish Language Support and Partnership.

• SlickEdit Inc. (MORRISVILLE, N.C.): SlickEdit Announces Availability of Next Generation Editing Environment.

Linux At Work

• Acucorp, Inc. (SAN DIEGO): Customer Selects Acucorp for IBM S/390 Mainframe Server Migration Project.

Books & Documentation

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "Building Java Enterprise Applications, Vol. 1: Architecture" Released by O'Reilly.

Partnerships

• Emulation and Verification Engineering (EVE) (PARIS): EV Engineering Joins The OpenVera Catalyst Program.

• NextHop Technologies Inc. (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.): NextHop Technologies Teams with IBM to Advance PowerNP Network Processor.

• Sybase, Inc. (DUBLIN, Calif.): Sybase Invited to Join Prestigious eclipse.org Board.

Investments and Acquisitions

• Caldera International, Inc. (LINDON, Utah): Caldera International, Inc. and Tarantella, Inc. Agree On Early Redemption of Promissory Note and Stock Repurchase.

• Sendmail, Inc. (EMERYVILLE, Calif.): Sendmail, Inc. Raises $14 Million in An Oversubscribed Funding Round Led by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners; Investment Underlines 50% Revenue Growth in 2001.

• Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (DENVER): Webb Interactive Services, Inc. Announces Completion of Unit Financing And Jabber Capital Restructuring.

Personnel & New Offices

• Red Hat, Inc. (RALEIGH, N.C.): Red Hat Names CEO Matthew Szulik Chairman of the Board; Leading Educator Marye Anne Fox Joins Board.

Events

• Jabber, Inc. (DENVER): Announcing JabberConf Europe 2002: The Connecting Place for Jabber Technology and Business in Europe.

• KSAJ, Inc. (DARIEN, Conn.): Penton Media's Security Matters To Debut at Internet World Spring 2002 in Los Angeles; Security Experts On Show Floor To Reveal Tips On Securing Data.

• VA Software Corp. (): ADVISORY/VA Software Presents New Rules, New Tools: Enabling Collaborative Software Development At SD Expo 2002.

Other

• CompuServe (COLUMBUS, Ohio): CompuServe Announces Launch of CompuServe 7.0 with Netscape Gecko browser.

Section Editor: Rebecca Sobol.

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