From: Connect Public Relations <ConnectPR@connectpr.com> To: "'lwn@lwn.net'" <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: CALDERA ANNOUNCES OPENLINUX POWER SOLUTIONS TOUR 2000 Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:12:08 -0600 Dear Jonathan, Caldera Systems, Inc., has just announced its upcoming OpenLinux Power Solutions Tour 2000 which runs July 11-27. · 12-city tour providing cost-free demonstrations in Internet and eBusiness-ready Linux solutions. · Includes industry leaders like Sun Microsystems, IBM, Lotus, Compaq and Tarantella. · Targets eSolutions Providers (eSPs) including VARs, ASPs, ISPs, resellers, consultants and corporate IT professionals - anyone who builds or supports the Internet infrastructure. · Begins July 11 in Toronto, Canada and will conclude July 27 in Dallas, Texas. If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact me. Jennifer Ashton Connect PR 801-373-7888 jennifera@connectpr.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALDERA ANNOUNCES OPENLINUX POWER SOLUTIONS TOUR 2000 Top Technology Leaders Unite to Deliver Free eBusiness Demonstrations on OpenLinux July 11-27 OREM, UT-Caldera Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: CALD) has just announced its upcoming OpenLinux Power Solutions Tour 2000. Industry leaders including Sun Microsystems, IBM, Lotus, Compaq and Tarantella are joining Caldera July 11 in Toronto, Canada and will continue on the tour to its final destination in Dallas, Texas, on July 27. This 12-city tour provides cost-free demonstrations in Internet and eBusiness-ready Linux solutions. Many of the solutions demonstrated by Caldera and its tour partners are specialized servers based on OpenLinux. Specialized servers are servers with single or very specific functions. Attendees will view demonstrations and receive light instruction on how to set up Web, proxy, firewall, application and other specialized servers. The tour targets eSolutions Providers (eSPs) including VARs, ASPs, ISPs, resellers, consultants and corporate IT professionals - anyone who builds or supports the Internet infrastructure. "Specialized servers on Linux are one of the great opportunities for eSPs right now," said Dean Taylor, vice president of marketing for Caldera Systems. "A Dataquest report predicts that by 2003 Linux servers will represent 24 percent of the specialized server revenue or $3.8 billion. Caldera, with the help of the companies on this tour, is positioned to deliver specialized servers on Linux. That's what the tour is about." "This will be a terrific forum for us to help introduce the powerful union of JavaÔ technology and Linux," said George Paolini, vice president, Java Community Development at Sun Microsystems. "By being the first company in the Linux industry to license Java technology source code from Sun, Caldera recognizes that this will open up the flood gates for developers to write applications based on the Java technology for the Linux operating system." "Linux is increasingly becoming a significant Operating System for our customers," said Judy Chavis, Software Product Marketing Manager for Compaq Computer Corp. "We look forward to teaming with Caldera to provide targeted solutions for some of our most important customers - applications services providers." The OpenLinux Power Solutions Tour will visit the following cities: 7/11 Toronto, Westin Harbour Castle 7/11 Miami, Wyndham Biscayne Bay 7/13 New York, Marriott Marquis 7/13 Atlanta, Marriott Marquis 7/18 Boston, The Westin Copley Place 7/18 Chicago, Ambassador West 7/20 Washington, D.C., Omni Shoreham 7/20 Minneapolis, Hilton & Towers 7/25 Seattle, Doubletree Seattle Airport 7/25 Los Angeles, Hyatt Regency 7/27 San Jose, Wyndham Hotel 7/27 Dallas, Fairmont Hotel Space is limited. For more information or to register for the tour, visit www.calderasystems.com/partners/tour . Caldera Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD) is a "Linux for eBusiness" technology leader in developing and marketing successful Linux-based business solutions, including its award-winning OpenLinux, NetWare for Linux, Linux technical training, certification and support-with free 30-day phone support and on-site consulting. Caldera OpenLearning Providers offer exceptional distribution-neutral Linux training and certification based on Linux Professional Institute (LPIÔ) certification standards. Caldera Systems supports the open source community and is a leader in, and advocate of Linux Standard Base (LSBä) and LPIÔ. Caldera, Inc. was founded in 1994. Caldera Systems, Inc. was created in 1998 to develop Linux-based business solutions. Based in Orem, UT, Caldera Systems has offices and 800+ resellers worldwide. For more information, see www.calderasystems.com or in the US call 888-GO-Linux (888-465-4689). Forward Looking Statements The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the failure of the products described above to operate as designed due to incompatibility with some platforms or other defects our reliance on developers in the open source community; new and changing technologies and customer acceptance of those technologies; the Company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; failure of our brand to achieve the broad recognition necessary to succeed; unenforceability of the GNU general public license; our reliance on third party developers of components of our software offerings; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; and disruption in the Company's distribution sales channel. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are also discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Form S-1. Caldera is a registered trademark of Caldera Systems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo and Java are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners in the U.S. and/or other countries. LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Press ONLY Contact: Rick Pike Caldera Systems, Inc. Phone: (801) 765-4999 Fax: (801) 765-1313 Email: rpike@calderasystems.com # # #