From: press@linbox.com
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: The French tax authorities choose Linux and select Linbox to deploy 
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:57:17 +0100 (CET)

   The French tax authorities choose Linux and select Linbox to deploy 
   950 servers

   Linbox SA

   Metz, France - 21th December 2000 - For immediate release

   After choosing Linux (Red Hat 6.2), French tax authorities, the
   Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), have selected Linbox, a provider
   of turnkey technologies and services that has developed a technology
   for automated deployment, to install 950 application servers at sites
   all over France.

   A decisive factor in the IT division's choice was Factory, an
   automated installation procedure developed by Linbox and offering fast
   and easy large-scale deployment. "A few months ago, the DGI decided to
   upgrade 950 Oracle servers that manage the databases. It opted to
   deploy Linux-based application servers," explains Lionel Delcourt,
   project manager at the DGI. "The choice of Linbox was clear. We were
   impressed by their efficient business process, their better
   compatibility with the DGI's standards and their keen pricing," he
   says. "The Linbox solution uses the same software components, but
   offers scalability for our platforms," adds Lionel Delcourt.

   Linbox's engineering expertise is based on a unique process for the
   industrialisation of its solutions: on the basis of the required
   technical specifications, the Linbox production centre produces a
   bootable CD-ROM that will install and configure the server and the
   necessary applications. "The DGI has shown exemplary forward-thinking
   in its pragmatic choice of Linux and its vision of a flexible,
   scalable information system," enthuses Jean-Pierre Laisné, Chairman
   and CEO of Linbox. "The automatic procedures for installation and
   personalisation (in the form of shell scripts) developed by our teams
   give our range a competitive advantage. We can reduce an
   organisation's total IT operating costs by 60%," he adds.

About Linbox SA

   Linbox is a supplier of turnkey technologies and services and a
   network facilitator. The Linbox range enables companies to minimise IT
   operating costs. Linbox uses thin technologies and free software,
   including Linux. Linbox has developed its own architecture, called LNA
   (Linbox Network Architecture), an open-ended approach to networked IT,
   allowing rapid, large-scale deployment of business solutions. In this
   spirit, the company has designed the Linbox Basic package, comprising
   different businesses, such as Linbox Basic Education. These products
   can be installed by non-specialists and added to the existing
   configuration. Linbox also offers a complete online service
   infrastructure, including technical support and administration, for
   remote management of Linbox solutions.

Contact

   Marie Ferrarini
   Tel : +33 (O)3 87 75 55 21
   E-mail: mferrarini@linbox.com
   Web: http://www.linbox.com

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