Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 06:43:42 -0600 From: Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <zonker@linuxmall.com> To: mike.adkinson@techlinks.net, jeff@linux.com, Subject: SCO BECOMES LINUXMALL.COM PARTNER SCO BECOMES LINUXMALL.COM PARTNER LinuxMall.com AURORA, CO (October 14, 1999) -- LinuxMall.com announced today that SCO would be investing in LinuxMall.com and becoming a LinuxMall.com partner. With their investment, an SCO representative will hold a seat on the LinuxMall.com board of directors. In addition, it was announced that the investment firm Hambrecht and Quist is also participating in the investment in LinuxMall.com. "Working with SCO is an exciting opportunity for LinuxMall.com to partner with an established player in the computing industry and draw on their experience and resources. This arrangement allows us the latitude to continue doing business with the Linux Community in the same independent way that we always have," said Mark Bolzern, CEO of LinuxMall.com "We're going to be expanding rapidly with the rest of the Linux Community and we're pleased to have SCO's assistance." When asked if this investment would affect LinuxMall.com's long-standing, vendor-neutral and community-oriented business approach, Bolzern responded by saying "No. SCO's investment gives them a non-controlling position with LinuxMall.com, and yet gives us the ability to take LinuxMall.com to the next level and meet the needs of the growing Linux Community." LinuxMall.com is the leading Linux E-Commerce site and portal, forging a new business model based on Open Source and Community involvement. LinuxMall.com, a Sponsoring Corporate Member of Linux International, has been involved with the Linux Community for many years and is dedicated to providing the best service, selection information and prices to benefit the Linux Community. "This is an exciting opportunity for SCO and LinuxMall.com," said Doug Michels, president and CEO of SCO. "LinuxMall.com has a solid reputation as a leader in the Open Source arena, and is effectively using e-commerce and Internet economics to build a strong business model. SCO's brings years of industry experience in the international software market to this partnership, which along with Hambrecht & Quist's financial expertise will help propel the next chapter of LinuxMall.com's growth and success." About LinuxMall.com LinuxMall.com is the number one e-commerce destination site for the Linux Industry and is one of the top 200 busiest sites on the internet today. Created in 1996 to respond to the needs created by the explosive growth of the Linux Community, LinuxMall.com has been serving the Linux Community ever since. LinuxMall.com is the primary Linux portal and e-commerce site and is devoted to "all things" Linux. LinuxMall.com was originally founded by WorkGroup Solution, Inc (WGS). WGS, the creator of Linux Pro, has been in business since 1991 and distributed "FlagShip" the first commercial product for Linux. WGS was founded by Mark Bolzern who, in 1994, wrote the first essay on Linux to correctly predict the scope of Linux's growth and its revolutionary effect on the computer industry. About SCO SCO is the world's number one provider of UNIX operating systems, and the leading provider of network computing software that enables clients of all kinds -- including PCs, graphical terminals, and NCs -- to have Webtop access to business-critical applications running on servers of all kinds. SCO designed Tarentella software, the world's first application broker for network computing. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For more information, see SCO's Web site at http://www.sco.com. Press Contact Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier LinuxMall.com Phone: (303) 699-7470 Fax: (303) 699-2793 Email: zonker@LinuxMall.com