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From: davies@csvtech.com
To: Media 
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 15:22:51 -0800
Subject: CSV Tech. Announces Agreement with Red Hat.

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Contact: Dave Davies   250.386.4689    davies@csvtech.com


CSV Technologies Announces Developer 
Partnership with Red Hat 


Victoria, BC, Canada, December 2, 1999-CSV 
Technologies Inc. announced today that a developer agreement 
has been signed with Red Hat Inc. a leader in open source 
software technology and services for Linux. CSV Technologies 
Inc. product EZTerm Software is packaged in the new Red Hat 
Linux 6.1.


EZTerm is a complete Linux command reference designed to 
eliminate the complexities  and drudgery of typing all those Linux 
command-lines.  This is accomplished by allowing the user to 
build and modify commands on the fly by a simple point and 
click. EZTerm gives the user access to a fully functional Linux 
terminal that includes step by step help with the Linux command 
structure and syntax. EZTerm can actually execute these 
commands for you if desired. 


About Linux

According to market research firm International Data Corporation 
(IDC), Linux commercial shipments will grow faster than the total 
shipments of all other client or server OS systems through 
2003.IDC research also states that Linux was the fastest-growing 
server operating environment in 1998,growing more than 212 % in 
that year alone and capturing more than 17 percent of all server 
operating system shipments. Today, Linux boasts more than 10 
million users worldwide.


About Red Hat Inc.

Founded in 1994, Red Hat, Inc. is based in Durham, NC, where it 
is a leader in the development of open source operating system 
solutions. Through the Linux Development model, Red Hat 
development works to build the most accessible and advanced 
operating system available anywhere with technical innovations 
such as the RPM Package Manager, the disk druid installation 
tool and the GNOME user interface. Red Hat Linux is available 
for Intel, Compaq Alpha, and Sun SPARC platforms.

For more information about Red Hat, please visit 
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About CSV Technologies Inc

The company's goal is to make computers and the Internet easy 
to use for everyone regardless of skill level. Currently the focus is 
on the development of its EZWare line of reference and utility 
software. While there are many reference books and electronic 
help systems available, CSV Technologies Inc. has identified 
several areas where products are needed to assist users in 
learning and continued use of applications. CSV Technologies is 
building strategic relationships with leading hardware and 
software vendors in North America and Europe. For more 
information visit { HYPERLINK "http://www.csvtech.com"}
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