LinuxPPC 1999 Q3 nominated for Macworld magazine's Editor's Choice Award

First version of Linux to be nominated for the Mac industry's highest award.

In a stunning development, LinuxPPC Inc.'s LinuxPPC 1999 Q3 distribution
has been nominated for Macworld magazine's Editor's Choice Award. Macworld
magazine, the premier Macintosh monthly, holds its annual contest, with
the winners will be announced at a special event on the first night of
Macworld Expo San Francisco- Wednesday, January 5, 2000.

The Eddy Awards, the Macintosh industry's highest distinction for
breakthrough product development, are given to honor the top software and
hardware products in 26 categories. LinuxPPC 1999 Q3 is the first version
of the Linux operating system ever to be nominated for the award.

"We're simply amazed and honored," said Jason Haas, marketing director at
LinuxPPC. "This is a huge win for us and the LinuxPPC community." Haas
went on at some length, thanking the editors of Macworld magazine, Linus
Torvalds, and his wife.

LinuxPPC 1999 Q3 was nominated in the Internet Server Software category,
along with Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server software, and StarNine
Technologies' WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0.

About LinuxPPC Inc.

LinuxPPC Inc., headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is the leader in
development of Linux on PowerPC computers. The company dealt a body blow
to Windows 2000 in the recent LinuxPPC Security Challenge, in which a
Power Mac 9500 running LinuxPPC bested a 500 MHz Pentium III running
Windows 2000.

The company sponsors development of Linux on PowerPC through major
hardware donations to Linux developers and development groups. The company
recently assisted IBM in the testing and development of IBM's upcoming
PowerPC logic board design, the PowerPC Open Platform. LinuxPPC 1999 is
the only distribution guaranteed to run on the upcoming PowerPC Open
Platform hardware.

LinuxPPC Inc. is a member of Linux International and the Motorola Computer
Group Partner Program.

Contact Information:

LinuxPPC Inc.
414-427-8555
http://www.linuxppc.com/

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