From: "Alayne Martell" <amartell@inmedia.ca>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Rebel.com expands global presence of the NetWinder
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:43:13 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rebel.com expands global presence of the NetWinder
Million-dollar technology and distribution agreement
signed with KASAN Electronics of Korea

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - September 13, 1999 - Rebel.com Inc., a leading supplier of
Linux, UNIX and Windows NT enterprise solutions, today announced that it has
entered into a technology and distribution agreement with KASAN Electronics
Corp., a leading manufacturer and distributor of PC peripherals and
electronics. The agreement provides KASAN with exclusive rights to market
and distribute the NetWinder OfficeServer throughout the Pacific Rim.

As part of the agreement, KASAN will leverage the NetWinder to the Pacific
Rim's rapidly expanding Internet and Web hosting market, which currently
stands at approximately 45 million consumers. Once localization issues are
addressed, KASAN will set up a distribution and support system and are
targeting to have a localized interface and accompanying documentation
available for release this Fall. KASAN will also bundle the NetWinder with
all Linux software applications that are developed in Asia.

"The Pacific Rim is one of the largest growing markets of Internet and
technology users in the world," said Mike Burrows, director of global
channel programs for Rebel.com. "This partnership with KASAN opens the door
to the Pacific Rim and greatly increases the NetWinder's global presence."

Due to the increased number of Internet users, the Linux thin-server market
is expected to grow rapidly in Korea. The Korean government supports the
development of Linux OS-based servers, resulting in Linux-based servers
being a very affordable alternative for both business (SOHO) and personal
usage. It is also estimated that there will be over 100,000 Web hosting
operations in Korea by year-end.

"We are very pleased to be able to handle sales and marketing for the
NetWinder in regions like China and Japan," said Jay Park, director of
marketing and development for KASAN Electronics. "The thin-server market is
one of the most rapidly growing in the network market, we are confident that
by adding our expertise and services to the NetWinder we will achieve World
leader status within three years."

About Rebel.com
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Rebel.com is a leading manufacturer and supplier of
Linux-based NetWinder Internet server appliances. The company was recently
named one of Canada's fastest growing companies by Profit magazine.
Available in either compact tabletop or industrial-strength rackmount
formats, the NetWinder product line includes the NetWinder DM, the NetWinder
OfficeServer and the NetWinder ThinClient (available September 1999).
Providing outstanding power, speed and flexibility, the NetWinder
efficiently meets the development, thin-client or Web serving needs of
today's organizations. For more information, please visit our Web site at
www.rebel.com.

About KASAN Electronics Corp.
KASAN Electronics was established in 1990 and has grown from a $500,000 US
company to a $43 million US leading mid-range enterprise. The company
currently holds 40% of the domestic graphic market share through various
graphic boards and all-in-one integrated boards that have been designed
using the company's abundant experience in ASIC technology and multimedia
products.

KASAN has become a leader in computer peripherals by announcing the COMX
series for communication and the WaveX series for sound and VGA. In
addition, KASAN has announced leading-edge technology through the 3DMAX, the
first virtual reality system on a PC, and through the Jammin DVD series, the
first DVD player for PCs. The company has also had great success with the
CeBit 97. For more information, please visit our Web site at
www.kasan.co.kr.

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For more information please contact:

Alayne Martell
inmedia Public Relations Inc.
(613) 234-7227
amartell@inmedia.ca

Cindy Scott
Rebel.com
(613) 788-6008, ext. 6101
cindy.scott@rebel.com

Jay Park
KASAN Electronics Corp.
jaypark@kasan.co.kr
(0343) 420-7400