Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 09:35:32 +0000
From: LinuxIT News <news@linuxit.com>
Subject: Press Release - LinuxIT acquires 01linux Solutions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 8th 2001

LinuxIT announces merger with 01Linux in UK.

LinuxIT, a leading European Linux Solution Provider, has announced that
it has signed an agreement to acquire the business interests of 01Linux
Solutions Ltd, a UK-based Linux Support and Consulting company.

The acquisition strengthens LinuxIT's position as one of the leading
Vendor-neutral solution providers in Europe. 01Linux has marketed itself
extensively as a solutions and services provider and has acquired a
reputation for quality offerings based around excellent technical
expertise.

Peter Dawes, Managing Director of LinuxIT commented, "This move comes on
the back of another year of excellent organic growth by LinuxIT and is
in accordance with LinuxIT's strategy of developing a complete offering
to individuals and institutions looking for Open Source solutions."

"The integration of 01Linux into LinuxIT will further add to our Support
and Professional Services offerings. We are now offering Total Linux
support for all types of customers ranging from one server through to
corporates with hundreds of mission critical systems. Combined with our
bespoke development, porting of applications to Linux and our
educational offerings, this means that LinuxIT is in a unique position
to service the growing demand for Linux and Open Source know-how."

Chris Alberry, Managing Director of 01Linux adds, "I am delighted at the
new venture with LinuxIT. I am sure that our customers at 01linux will
benefit greatly from the merger of our business interests and will be
reassured that they will now be supported by one of the largest Linux
solutions providers."

Customers with existing support contracts with 01Linux have been
advised, and will now be supported by LinuxIT Professional Services.

About LinuxIT

LinuxIT is one of Europe's leading vendor-neutral solutions provider
focused exclusively on Linux and Open Source technologies. LinuxIT
delivers solutions which incorporate turnkey systems (pre-configured
hardware), training, consultancy, software and enterprise-level support
and expertise.

Founded in 1998, LinuxIT has its headquarters in Bristol, United
Kingdom, phone +44 (0)117 905 8718.

For more information on LinuxIT visit http://www.linuxit.com.

About 01Linux

01Linux Solutions offers customers complete end-to-end systems and
support. 01Linux has marketed itself extensively as a solutions and
services provider and has a reputation for quality offerings based on
excellent technical expertise. 01linux also offers a comprehensive range
of support services, from registration of a single incident to 24x7
coverage.

For more information on 01Linux visit http://www.01linux.co.uk.

About Linux

The last five years has seen a rapid expansion in the use of Linux by
business and institutions. Attracted by a winning combination of high
reliability, high power and low cost, thousands of forward-thinking
enterprises have left behind the license-laden world of proprietary
software for the freedom of open source.

Linux is the fastest growing Server operating environment. The Netcraft
Web Server survey (http://www.netcraft.com/survey) based on over
25,000,000 sites reports that over 60% of all web servers world-wide are
running Apache on Linux.

Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other names and trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:

Peter Dawes,
Managing Director, LinuxIT
peterd@linuxit.com
Phone - +44 (0)117 905 8718
Fax - +44 (0)117 905 8818