Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:51:46 -0800
From: Peigi Cleminshaw <peigi@suse.com>
To: oakland@suse.com, suse-announce-e@suse.com, press@suse.com
Subject: [press] Press Release: SuSE Press/Hungry Minds present SuSE Linux Server book 

SuSE Press and Hungry Minds present SuSE Linux Server book

The complete guide for administrators and programmers


OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA and INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - January 10, 2001 -
Today, SuSE PRESS, SuSE Linux's publishing house, and Hungry
Minds (Nasdaq: HMIN), formerly IDG Books Worldwide (Nasdaq: IDGB),
announced their joint publication of SuSE Linux Server, the complete guide
for managing Linux installations in corporate environments. SuSE Linux and
Hungry Minds closed a joint publishing agreement under which Hungry
Minds creates and publishes original content on SuSE Linux.

SuSE Linux Server demonstrates how to set up and maintain a Linux
server, from initial installation and security implementation to
performance fine-tuning. Readers also learn to manage privileged and
ordinary users, groups and disk quotas and how to control, monitor,
prioritize and automate programs using various tools. The book explains the
setup of DNS, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, FTP, IRC and SQL servers.

One of the most important chapters addresses securing a server using
firewalls and tools such as Satan, Cops and others. Additionally,
administrators find comprehensive advice on designing a load-balanced,
multi-server Apache-based network and setting up Samba and NFS
fileservers for an office network.

"SuSE Linux Server is the essential guide for IT professionals wanting
to exploit the rock solid architecture and cost effectiveness of SuSE
Linux," comments Dirk Hohndel, Chief Technology Officer, SuSE Linux AG,
Germany.

Joe Wikert, Hungry Minds Vice President and Publisher said, "Our
objective with SuSE Press has been to provide the in-depth technical
information high-end users are looking for.  The SuSE Linux Server is the
first book in this line and we're proud of the fact that it delivers on
that promise."

The authors, Mohammed J. Kabir and Paul G. Sery are accomplished Linux
experts. Paul G. Sery works for Sandia National Laboratories in
Albuquerque, NM. He is a member of the Computer Service Unit, which
specializes in managing and troubleshooting Unix and Linux systems. Kabir
is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Integration
Logic. Previously, he co-founded Nitec, a network technology-consulting
firm. Kabir is the author of Apache Server Bible and Apache Server
Administrator's Handbook.

SuSE Linux Server (ISBN: 07645 47658), as well as other Hungry Minds
titles, is available at all major bookstores and computer stores, direct
from Hungry Minds Customer Service at 800-434-3422 (317.572.3993)or via the
Web site at http://www.hungryminds.com.
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About Hungry Minds

It's all possible!  Hungry Minds, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN), formerly known as
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDGB) is a leading global knowledge
company with a diverse portfolio of technology, business, consumer and
how-to brands, computer-based learning tools, Web-based products and
Internet e-services.  Hungry Minds' best-selling brands include For
Dummies, Betty Crocker, Bible, CliffsNotes, Frommer's, the Unofficial
Guide, Visual, Weight Watchers and Webster's New World.   Hungry Minds is
also the publisher of AOL Press, Hewlett-Packard Press, Netscape Press and
Novell Press. Hungry Minds has thousands of active titles in 39
languages. Additionally, www.hungrymindsuniversity.com, a Web site leading
the way in e-learning, provides more than 17,000 online courses and
learning experiences from trusted academic names, such as UC Berkeley, New
York University and University of Maryland. Hungry Minds also owns the Web
sites www.cliffsnotes.com,  www.dummies.com and www.frommers.com. More
information about Hungry Minds is available from the company's SEC filings
or by visiting their corporate Web site at www.hungryminds.com.

About SuSE

SuSE Linux is the international technology leader and solutions provider
in Open Source operating system (OS) software. SuSE?s unique expertise in
Linux and its largest development team worldwide dedicated to Open Source
software has contributed to the recognition of SuSE as the most complete
Linux solution available today.

SuSE Linux AG, headquartered in Germany, and SuSE Inc., based in
Oakland, CA, are privately held companies focused entirely on supporting
the Linux community and Open Source development. With a workforce of more
than 500 people worldwide, SuSE has offices throughout Europe, Latin America
and in the US. More information please see www.suse.com.

SuSE is a registered trademark of SuSE Linux AG. Linux is a registered
trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks mentioned herein are
the property of their respective owners.


SuSE US PR agency contact:
Xenia von Wedel
The Terpin Group
T: 650-344-4944
F: 650-344-4992
xvonwedel@terpin.com


Hungryminds Contact Information:
Geoff Mukhtar, Senior Publicist
Hungry Minds, Inc.
T: 317-572-3168
F: 317-572-4168
gmukhtar@hungryminds.com
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