Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 19:04:04 +0200 From: Michaela GeuthnerTo: letters@lwn.net Subject: "Arkeia and SuSE Announce Expanded North American Partnership" Arkeia and SuSE Announce Expanded North American Partnership Carlsbad, CA, USA - May 24, 2000 - Knox Software, a Southern Calif.-based supplier of network backup software, announced today that it has expanded its relationship with SuSE Inc., one of the world's leading Linux business application distributors. Building upon an existing successful European relationship in which SuSE resells and supports Arkeia, Knox's flagship network backup application, the two companies have agreed to pursue joint sales and marketing activities in support of the growth of Arkeia on SuSE Linux in North America. As a result of the expanded strategic partnership between the two companies, SuSE has been authorized as an Arkeia reseller in North America. SuSE will also distribute a personal shareware version and a 30-day evaluation of the professional version of Arkeia 4.2 as part of the SuSE Linux 6.4, a recently shipped distribution of the popular open source operating system offering improved installation and advanced server features. Further, SuSE and Knox will cooperate on compatibility and benchmark testing of SuSE Linux and Arkeia together with the hardware and software offerings of other vendors. ``With its in-house development strengths, SuSE is an important resource for the Linux community,'' said Randy Thorburn, national sales manager for Knox Software. ``SuSE is a valued partner in our mission to bring the ease of use, flexibility, and cost effectiveness of Arkeia and Linux together to the enterprise IT market, and we're excited to move to a new level of cooperation and partnership.'' ``Professional-caliber applications like Arkeia are leading the explosive growth of Linux-based server appliances inside large enterprises and among ISPs,'' said Volker Wiegand, CEO of SuSE Inc. ``Our strategic relationship with Knox Software will help us grow awareness of the quality and strength of SuSE Linux in North America among those types of customers.'' About Knox Software Noted for its early and comprehensive support for the Linux open source operating system, Knox Software is a leading provider of enterprise network backup solutions. Founded in 1996, the company's mission is to provide fast, reliable, easy-to-use and affordable network backup solutions for heterogeneous networks. Its flagship product, Arkeia, is used by thousands of ISPs, small companies and large organizations worldwide to protect their data, the most critical organizational asset. Knox Software is privately held and has offices in Carlsbad, California and Paris, France. For further information about Knox Software, please visit Knox's web site at http://www.arkeia.com or contact Knox at phone: +1 (760) 602-8590. Arkeia is a registered trademark. All other trademarks and trade names referenced herein are properties of their respective owners. About SuSE Founded in 1992, SuSE Linux is the international technology leader and solution provider in open source operating system (OS) software, setting new standards for quality and ease of use. Its award-winning SuSE Linux 6.3 and the newly released 6.4 include thousands of third party Linux applications supported by extensive professional consulting and support services, excellent documentation, comprehensive hardware support, and an encyclopedic set of Linux tools. Designed for Web and enterprise server environments and efficient as a home and office platform, SuSE's distribution, surrounding features, effective configuration and intelligent design result in the most complete Linux solution available today. SuSE Linux AG, headquartered in Germany, and SuSE Inc., based in Oakland, CA, are privately held companies focused entirely on supporting the Linux community, Open Source development and the GNU General Public License. With a workforce of over 380 people worldwide, SuSE has offices in Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Italy, France, Venezuela, India and in the US. More than 50,000 business customers use SuSE Linux worldwide due to its stability and high quality. SuSE received the "Show Favorites" award at LinuxWorld Expo 2000 in New York in February 2000 and March 1999. Further awards: Reader's Choice Awards: Linux Journal, 1/99; PC Professional 4/99; Computer Bild 6/99; PC Intern 4/99; PC Magazin 4/99, PC Answers 8/99. SuSE contributes considerably to Linux development projects such as the Linux kernel, glibc, XFree86TM, KDE, ISDN4Linux, ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus). Additional information about SuSE can be found at http://www.suse.com. For further information about SuSE please contact: USA: Worldwide: SuSE Inc. SuSE GmbH Peigi Cleminshaw Michaela Geuthner 580 Second St., Suite 210 Schanzaeckerstr. 10 Oakland, CA 94607 90443 Nuernberg T: (510) 628-3380, x5008 T: +49 (0)911-74053196 F: (510) 628-3381 F: +49 (0)911-7417755 e-mail: peigi@suse.com e-mail: mg@suse.de