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Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:29:21 -0800 (PST)
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: PR for Command Prompt.Com

Command Prompt, Inc. announces Linux programming deal with Entercom
Portland.

For Immediate Release: February 20, 2001 -- Portland, Oregon -- Command
Prompt, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with
Entercom Communications to provide programming and managed services via
the Active Ads project.

The agreement includes the development of an application consisting of
three Open Source technologies: the PHP programming language, PostgreSQL
database, and Red Hat Linux to provide enterprise class stability to the
Active Ads project.

The Active Ads project provides a means for broadcasting companies to
manage their advertisers. It allows for management of multiple stations or
presence points, includes statistical analysis of visitors and complete
ad-management.

Joshua Drake, Co-Founder of Command Prompt, Inc stated, "It is a great
opportunity to show that Linux and Open Source technologies can provide
true business solutions even to larger companies."

Steve Forsyth, General Sales Manager of Entercom Portland stated, "Working
with Command Prompt was both effective and efficient.  They had the
expertise and experience to take our global ideas and build them into a
very functional tool.   We were more than pleased with the outcome, and
are looking forward to capitalizing on the solution they created to
achieve our marketing and revenue generating objectives."
About Command Prompt, Inc.

Command Prompt, Inc. (www.commandprompt.com), is a Linux company
specializing in custom application development and technical writing.
Their emphasis is delivering quality open source solutions to the business
marketplace.

About Entercom Communications.

Entercom Communications of Portland (www.entercompdx.com) is a 35-million
dollar broadcasting company with six radio stations and over 800,000
listeners. Entercom Communications of Portland is a division of Entercom
Communications.
Founded in 1968 with three stations, Entercom is the fifth largest radio
broadcasting company in the United States. Their stations broadcast in
many major US markets, from Boston to Seattle - with pro forma revenues
exceeding $400 million annually.


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<COMPANY>CommandPrompt	- http://www.commandprompt.com	</COMPANY>
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<PROJECT>LinuxPorts 	- http://www.linuxports.com     </PROJECT>
<WEBMASTER>LDP		- http://www.linuxdoc.org	</WEBMASTER>
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