From: Lyle Ball 
Subject: Lineo Announces Internet Set-top for Latin America
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 16:15:00
Organization: Lineo, Inc
To: lwn@lwn.net


LATIN AMERICA TARGETED WITH LOW-COST INTERNET ACCESS DEVICE FOR THE HOME

Multicode's iMigo to be Based on Lineo Embrowser and DR DOS


 Lindon, UT - Oct. 18, 1999  - Lineo=99, Inc. today announced that Embrowser=99=
,
Lineo's embedded micro Web browser, and DR DOS=AE, one of Lineo's embedded
operating system platforms, have been selected for Multicode's iMigo=99,
 a Latin American-bound Internet set-top device that provides low-cost
browsing and e-mail over televisions. Lineo's embedded browser and embedded=

OS provide Multicode with a software solution that is easy to customize
and far less expensive than alternative solutions. End users of Multicode's=

iMigo will be able to connect their homes to the Internet for a fraction
of the cost of a full desktop system, allowing a much larger number of
Latin Americans to benefit from the information and communication vehicles
on the Internet.
	"Devices that provide home users with access to the Internet do not have
to be expensive," said Bryan Sparks, CEO of Lineo, Inc. "Multicode's iMigo
will provide households that currently don't have home computers with
the freedom to communicate and research via the Internet. Those households
with computers can inexpensively add a second device, using their PCs
for applications while using their TVs for e-mail and Internet browsing."

	Multicode's vice president of marketing and sales, Santiago Cuellar,
added, "The Lineo Embrowser software and business model allow Multicode
to own and design the interface and initial content viewed by customers
of our devices, which target Latin America. Latin Americans will turn
on the iMigo and see what they want to see, in their language and styled
after their cultural preferences."
 	Embrowser is currently based on DR DOS and leverages the broad set of
existing drivers, development tools and engineering knowledge base associat=
ed
with DOS. The current DR DOS version is easy to customize and maintains
the well established stability of DOS. A port of Embrowser for Embedix,
Lineo's embedded Linux platform, will ship during Q1 2000. Multicode plans
to migrate iMigo to an Embedix technology base as soon as it is available.
Availability and Pricing
	Multicode's iMigo is scheduled to begin shipping as early as January
2000. The base price of the iMigo to ISPs will be US$199. Multicode's
business models calls for ISPs to resell the product for US$120, subsidizin=
g
the difference with ongoing ISP connection contracts. Multicode's iMigo
will be available in both Spanish and English.


Lineo=99, Inc. (formerly known as Caldera Thin Clients, Inc.) develops,
markets and sells embedded operating systems and applications that provide
consumers with simple, low-cost software for interacting with the Internet
via embedded devices. Lineo's products include Embedix=99 (embedded Linux
OS), Embrowser=99 (embedded web browser), DR DOS=AE (component-based embedded
OS) and other technologies designed to improve connectivity while reducing
system requirements and per-unit costs. Contact Lineo, Inc. at www.lineo.co=
m,
via email "info@lineo.com" or telephone (801) 426-5001. Caldera, Inc.,
the parent company of Lineo, Inc., was founded by Bryan Sparks in October
1994 as a start-up venture funded by The Canopy Group - the family trust
of Raymond J. Noorda, former Chairman and CEO of Novell=AE, Inc.

Multicode, Inc. produces inexpensive and easy to use Internet access device=
s
for consumers, and provides small businesses with computer consulting
and system integration. Multicode, a privately held company, targets the
Latin American market from its headquarters in Miami, Florida.

Lineo, Embedix, and Embrowser are trademarks of Lineo, Inc. Caldera and
DR DOS are registered trademarks of Caldera, Inc. OpenLinux is a registered=

trademark of Caldera Systems, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark owned
by Linus Torvalds. iMigo is a trademark of Multicode, Inc. All other produc=
ts,
services, companies and publications are trademarks or registered trademark=
s
of their respective owners.

PRESS ONLY Contacts:
Lineo, Inc.: Lyle Ball, lyle@lineo.com, Tel: (801) 426-5001 x305
Multicode, Inc.: Santiago Cuellar, scuellar@multicode.net, Tel: (305 )
374-4974