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Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Trustix Completes Second Round of Financing
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:12:19 +0200 (CEST)
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PRESS RELEASE

Contact Information:

Håvard Wollan, CEO Trustix Telephone: +47 73 54 50 88 E-mail:
havard@trustix.com


Trustix Completes Second Round of Financing

Investors commit NOK 25 million to Internet Infrastructure Software
Company

Trondheim, Norway, - October 12, 2000 - Trustix AS, a leading Internet
infrastructure software company that provides Internet software for
management of systems, software, security and information, today
announced it has secured its second round of financing.

Investors participating in this round of funding include Oslo based
lead investor Convexa Capital, as well as other investors in the USA
and Norway who also participated in Trustix first round of financing
earlier this year.

Trustix intends to use the investment funds to accelerate the sales
and marketing of its new generation of eBusiness management and
Internet infrastructure software, including increasing the company's
presence in the US market.

"We are very pleased with the strong interest and support Trustix has
received from the investment community during this funding cycle,"
said Håvard Wollan, Trustix CEO.  "Lead investor Convexa Capital is a
very good match for Trustix because of their focus and network in the
business and markets that we are targeting."

"Trustix offers unique technology and a compelling value proposition,"
said Bjørge Gretland, CEO of lead investor Convexa Capital.  "Convexa
Capital is targeting new growth companies providing new Internet
infrastructure solutions, including ASP enabling technology, security
and wireless.  Trustix has leading edge solutions within these areas."

About Trustix AS

Trustix is a leading Internet infrastructure software company that
provides Internet software for management of systems, software,
security and information.  Trustix' XPloy is the leading eBusiness
Systems Management Solution for Linux.  Other products from Trustix
include the XSentry firewall and security administrator and Trustix
Secure Linux, the high performance, secure and stable Linux operating
system developed by Trustix and used by customers world-wide.

Trustix AS is a privately held corporation with headquarters in
Trondheim, Norway.  For more information about Trustix, please visit
the web site at www.trustix.com.

XPloy, Trustix Secure Linux, XSentry and Manage your eBusiness! are
trademarks of Trustix AS.  Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds.

Trustix AS, P.O. Box 1245 Leiv Eiriksson Senter, 7462 Trondheim,
Norway URL: www.trustix.com, Telephone: +47 73 54 50 54, Telefax:
+47 73 54 50 53