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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:02:29 +0200
From: Melanie Henke <henke@id-pro.com>
To: letters@lwn.net
Subject: ID-PRO auctions communication server

ID-PRO auctions PAUL
The proceeds will benefit the Open-Source-Community

(Bonn) On the occasion of PAUL's launching during the Systems, the
prototype of ID-PRO's communication server will come under the hammer  -
signed by several well-known community members. On Thursday, 19 October
2000, bidding will start in the Internet at http://ID-PRO.com/auction.
The server is shaped like a prism and is solely based on
Open-Source-Software, which is why the proceeds will benefit the
Open-Source Community.

PAUL has been signed by Linus Torvalds, the »creator« of the
Linux-Kernel, Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free
Software Foundation, Alan Cox, one of the most important kernel
developers and John »Maddog« Hall, Director of LINUX International,
among others.

»The proceeds of this auction will benefit two projects, on behalf of
the whole community:«, explains Daniel Riek, ID-PRO's chairman, »Part
will made available on the foundation of the Free Software Foundation
Europe. As the administration software we developed for PAUL is subject
to the GNU General Public License and PAUL is solely based on free
software, we would like to support the dissemination of free software in
Europe actively.« Another objective is to further the dissemination of
LINUX on the desktop. »That's why we have decided that the KDE team will
receive another part of the proceeds,« says Riek.

In order to bid, all interested parties must first register at the
website. Bids can only be made with a username and password provided by
ID-PRO. Potential bidders will receive their passwords by mail or fax
following their registration. »We wish to ensure that all the submitted
bids are serious«, explains Riek the procedure. »Our objective is to
receive the highest possible amount for the  support of the two
projects. We hope that all interested bidders will support us.«

The auction is to reach its climax at ID-PRO's stand at the Systems
(hall A3, stand 201 -E 6). On November10, the last but one day of the
exhibition, at 2 p.m., the new owner of the VIP-PAUL will be announced
officially.

About PAUL:
PAUL is a communication server which makes all commom Internet services,
such as email, WWW and FTP available to its environment. Additionally,
its integrated intranet server provides an ideal platform for internal
communication. Furthermore, PAUL is a fax server. In order to protect
the internal network, it includes an IP-Firewall, which can be tailored
by ID-PRO on demand. The administration software enables the user to
administrate networks without detailed knowledge of the peculiarities of
hardware and operating system. Standards like CIM, XML and HTTP are used
in this context. The software is subject to the GNU General Public
License.

About ID-PRO:
ID-PRO AG is one of Europe's leading Open-Source consulting and service
companies. It is characterised by its manifest commitment to Open-Source
software and to the GNU/LINUX system, the most prominent and successful
product within the Open-Source world. Offering comprehensive services
for all aspects of Linux and other free software, ID-PRO effectively
provides a gateway to the Open-Source model and makes all of the
advantages of this revolutionary idea easily available to its customers. 


Contact:
ID-PRO AG
Am Hofgarten 20
D 53113 Bonn
phone: +49 (0)180 1 - 43 77 62
fax +49 (0)180 1 - 43 77 63
http://ID-PRO.com
E-Mail: info@ID-PRO.com

press contact:
Melanie Henke
E-Mail: press@ID-PRO.com
phone: +49 (0)228 4 21 54 - 328
fax: +49 (0)2932 916 - 267


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Melanie Henke <henke@ID-PRO.com> (Public Relations)
* ID-PRO Aktiengesellschaft * Am Hofgarten 20 * D-53113 Bonn
* Tel. +49 (0)2 28/4 21 54 - 0 * Fax - 329
* http://open-for-the-better.com