Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:36:19 -0400
From: "Melissa Lohnes" 
To: 
Subject: Mission Critical Linux

Press Contacts:	Moiz Kohari	Melissa Lohnes
Mission Critical Linux		Sterling Hager, Inc.
(978) 446-9166			(617) 926-6665
kohari@missioncriticallinux.com	melissa@sterlinghager.com


MISSION CRITICAL LINUX TO DELIVER THE FIRST OF ITS
VISIONARY PRODUCTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LINUX
ENTERPRISE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

-- Company First to Market with Kernel Core Dump Capabilities --


Lowell, Massachusetts =96 October 12, 1999 =96 Mission Critical Linux LLC
today unveiled the first of three foundation tools that will support its
technical services for the Linux platform.  With this release, Mission
Critical Linux delivers on its promise to be the first company to support
the Linux operating system (OS) in mission-critical computing environments.
By leveraging this foundation tool, along with the expertise of its
engineering staff, Mission Critical Linux enables enterprises to
successfully deploy and run on Linux 24x7.

All businesses need their computing environment to be high-performing,
secure and reliable.  Mission Critical Linux is the first company to
provide the system tools and engineering support necessary to ensure that
enterprise computing environments run successfully on the Linux platform.
Until now, when a Linux system crashed, businesses would have to perform a
complicated debugging process, which requires many man-hours and system
downtime.  To expedite the debugging process, Mission Critical Linux has
designed the first widely available kernel core dump capabilities to take a
snapshot of all system activities.  Mission Critical Linux=92s engineering
team rapidly analyzes this data to isolate the exact problem that caused
the system crash and provides an appropriate software and/or hardware
solution.  As a result, the Company is able to restore systems operations
regardless of the cause of the failure. 


"The core dump utility is only the first of the foundation tools Mission
Critical Linux will offer its customers and the Linux community," said Moiz
Kohari, president and CEO of Mission Critical Linux.  "In the next three
months we will roll out two additional foundation tools and develop more
capabilities to support Linux in the mission-critical enterprise computing
space." 

The success of Linux greatly relies upon the unique openness and sharing 
principals on which Linux was founded.   Therefore, Mission Critical Linux
will feed all kernel modifications back into the community and will work
closely with partners, customers and developers to promote the growth and
success of Linux and its community.  Evaluation copies of the kernel core
dump capabilities are available immediately.  Installation instructions may
be downloaded from the Company's Web site at www.missioncriticallinux.com.

Additional Services Ensure 24x7 Support

To supplement its diagnostic tools, Mission Critical Linux also provides 
comprehensive support services that minimize and prevent business downtime.
This support service is available to customers 24x7 and includes:

* Unparalleled Engineering Team Support - Mission Critical Linux is
comprised of an elite engineering team with extensive enterprise
experience.  This experience includes building and supporting systems for
major corporations such as MCI, Compaq, Lycos, Amazon.com, AOL and Oracle.

* High Availability - Businesses rely on properly functioning
systems. Downtime can result in loss of revenue and a decline in consumer
confidence.  Mission Critical Linux offers 24x7 support to bring systems
back online as quickly as possible, thus minimizing any loss from systems
failure. 

* Rapid Response - Each customer's computing environment is
mission-critical to its business.  Mission Critical Linux provides a quick
response and has the capabilities to react to a crash within minutes.  The
Company offers a secure, high-speed connection via the Internet, which
facilitates a responsive course of action - available 24 hours a day. 

Pricing and Availability
Mission Critical Linux offers annual service contracts starting at $10,000.
All of Mission Critical Linux support contracts may be customized to meet a
customer's individual operating needs and to reflect the complexity and
scope of the customer's computing environment.

About Mission Critical Linux
Mission Critical Linux is dedicated to supporting the use of the Linux
operating system in business-critical computing and e-commerce application
environments.  Comprised of highly-qualified development and maintenance
engineers, Mission Critical Linux offers critical systems analysis,
monitoring and diagnostic tools to successfully deploy the Linux OS in 24x7
computing environments.  For more information, visit the Company's Web site
at 
www.missioncriticallinux.com or call (877) 53LINUX.

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