From: "Alayne Martell" <amartell@inmedia.ca>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Rebel.com launches shop.rebel.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 10:06:23 -0500


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rebel.com launches shop.rebel.com
Online e-commerce site offers a one-stop shop for the networking needs of
small business

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - March 8, 2000 - Rebel.com Inc., a leading supplier of
Linux and UNIX business solutions, today launched its online e-commerce
site - shop.rebel.com. The new site gives North American customers the
option to shop for Rebel.com's products - 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
in a convenient, secure, electronic setting.

"We are pleased to offer our customers the option of purchasing Rebel.com
products online," said Michael Mansfield, president of Rebel.com. "With the
rapid growth and acceptance of online shopping by consumers, we want to
ensure that our customers can take advantage of this convenient online
shopping option."

Upon entering shop.rebel.com, customers can choose between a number of
Rebel.com products and product lines. Information about each of the products
is easily accessible from anywhere on the site. After making their
purchasing decision, customers simply create an account and place their
order.

All personal information provided by the online shopper, such as name,
address, e-mail and credit card number, is done on a secure server. Using
one of today's most advanced security systems - Secure Socket Layers (SSL) -
all personal information provided is encrypted prior to being sent to
Rebel.com's server. The customer information is only decrypted when it
reaches the Rebel.com server, making the transaction very secure.

Among the products available on shop.rebel.com is the NetWinder
OfficeServer, an all-in-one Internet server appliance which provides small
and medium-sized businesses with full Internet and local area network
support. Based on the Linux® operating system, NetWinder OfficeServer is
configured with a broad range of network services such as firewall/VPN, Web
site hosting, Web access, file and printer sharing and e-mail.

About Rebel.com
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Rebel.com is a manufacturer and supplier of
Linux-based NetWinder Internet server appliances and has been named one of
Canada's fastest growing companies by Profit magazine. Available in either
compact tabletop or industrial-strength rackmount formats, the NetWinder
product line includes the NetWinder Developer and the NetWinder
OfficeServer. Providing outstanding power, speed and flexibility, the
NetWinder efficiently meets the development or Web serving needs of today's
organizations. For more information, please visit our Web site at
www.rebel.com.

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For more information please contact:

Nicole Sanford (US)
Rebel.com
(613) 788-6008, ext. 6110
nicole.sanford@rebel.com

Alayne Martell (Canada)
inmedia Public Relations
(613) 234-7227
(613) 769-7386 (cell)
amartell@inmedia.ca