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Date: 13 Nov 2000 11:35:00 +0200
Subject: Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux available on the n

Press release 13.11.2000

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux available
on the new release of Linux-Mandrake 7.2

November 13, 2000 - Teamware Group, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, today
announced that a 90-day evaluation version of Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux, a
ready-to-run groupware product with a customizable user interface and
state-of-the-art communications features, is available on the new release of
Linux-Mandrake 7.2 from MandrakeSoft, one of the most powerful and easy-to-use
operating systems with a choice of several powerful, pre-configured graphic
interfaces (notably the leaders KDE and GNOME), as well as more than 2,300
applications including Netscape Communicator, the StarOffice suite, and the
Apache Web server.

"Becoming a partner of MandrakeSoft opens us great opportunities to increase
the recognition of our product in the Linux community, said Colin Sydes,
Product Manager for Teamware Office for Linux. "Being bundled with one of the
world's most popular Linux distributions can really add to our efforts in
gaining a global market share in the Linux-based groupware solutions".

"We are excited to offer products that meet our customer's needs for initial
deployment and ongoing operations of successful Linux solutions.  MandrakeSoft
is committed to mainstream commercial adoption of Linux and adding
sophisticated, easy-to-use administration helps us achieve this goal for our
customers", said Frédéric Bastok, Product Manager, MandrakeSoft.

Available on the Linux-Mandrake 7.2 CD is a free 90-day evaluation version of
Teamware Office for Linux. The famous Teamware Office groupware suite has been
in the market since 1989 and now it is ported to Linux platform. After the
evaluation period the product is available as a single server package with 100
built-in user accounts for USD 1000. It can be purchased online through the
Teamware web site at www.teamware.com/linux.

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux is an ideal intranet solution for small and
medium size organizations, which need cost effective and vendor independent
support for common industry standards. It is easy to install and get up and
running quickly. The customizable user interface and layout based on HTML
templates empower the user to change the look and feel to match any corporate
identity. The product includes nine languages to choose from.

Teamware Office 5.3 for Linux includes facilities for electronic mail (Teamware
Mail), time and resource scheduling (Teamware Calendar), discussion groups
(Teamware Forum) as well as document storage and retrieval (Teamware Library).
The facilities are designed to meet the needs of users, whether they are
individuals in local or remote offices, or members of a team within an
enterprise or an external business partner.

About Teamware
Teamware Group develops, markets and supplies software products and services
designed to facilitate human networking and create prosperity through web
communities. Teamware is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, a $50 billion
provider of Internet-based information technology solutions for the global
marketplace, and operates through Teamware Solution Centers and sales offices
in Europe and USA as well as the Fujitsu network worldwide.

For more information on Teamware, visit www.teamware.com.

About MandrakeSoft
MandrakeSoft publishes the Linux-Mandrake operating system, based on
open-source development (which provides free access to source code published in
accordance with a General Public License, or GPL). Several hundred developers
throughout the world contribute to the constant improvement of the product
directly over the Internet. This international developer community has given
Linux-Mandrake a product that is available in over 40 languages.

« Born on the Internet », MandrakeSoft established headquarters in Pasadena (U.
S.) and Paris (Europe).  Please visit the web site, www.linux-mandrake.com for
more information.



Press contacts:
Teamware Group
Hanne Järvelä, tel. +358 9 5128 2721 or hanne.jarvela@teamware.com.




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Teamware - a Fujitsu company
Hanne Järvelä, PR & Communications
tel. +358 (0)9 5128 2721, mobile +358 (0)50 599 3274
hanne.jarvela@teamware.com