Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 13:33:20 +0100
From: marketing@thunder.trustix.com
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Press release: IBM and Trustix teaching Linux to Norwegian enterprises

Norway, February the 15th, 2001

IBM and Trustix teaching Linux to Norwegian enterprises

IBM Norway and Trustix have signed an agreement to jointly develop and
market a Linux training programme in Norway. The training programme
will be centred around Trustix' Linux operating system - Trustix
Secure Linux (TSL), and Trustix' Linux competencies. In the initial
stages Trustix instructors will run the training courses. The training
material is based on Linux training courses developed by IBM
centrally.

Egil Lehovd, a Manager at IBM Learning Services in Norway, says: "I am
very satisfied with this agreement providing IBM access to the
expertise of the foremost Linux company in Norway". He adds: "I have
the highest expectations to the co-operation between Trustix and IBM,
with an objective to jointly develop the training programme further to
include data security, firewall technology and Linux systems
management, tapping into the competencies of Trustix."

Frode Gerhardsen, Sales Manager Nordic, predicts a strong growth for
Linux support, training and consulting services as more and more large
companies in Norway are migrating servers to the Linux platform. The
office in Oslo will also be a competence centre supporting the Trustix
resellers and key customers in the region.

IBM and Trustix are planning to take the co-operation in a direction
where joint seminars are being offered, and new training packages as
well as a certification programme are developed. Furthermore, Trustix
will as an element in the joint programme offer training courses
focusing on their own products, like XPloy - the leading systems
management solution for Linux, and XSentry - the leading Linux network
security firewall.
 
IBM Learning Services is the world's largest professional and Norway's
oldest IT academy.  IBM Learning Services provides training in
state-of-the-art facilities, including 100MB local area network and
10MB Internet connection.

Trustix is a leading Internet infrastructure software company that
provides Internet software for management of systems, software,
security and information. Trustix' XPloy is the leading eBusiness
Systems Management Solution for Linux. Other products from Trustix
include the XSentry firewall and security administrator and Trustix
Secure Linux, the high performance, secure and stable Linux operating
system developed by Trustix and used by customers worldwide.Trustix AS
is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Trondheim,
Norway.

For more information about Trustix, please visit the web site
at www.trustix.com.  XPloy, Trustix Secure Linux, XSentry and Manage
your eBusiness! are trademarks of Trustix AS. Linux is a registered
trademark of Linus Torvalds.



Contact Information:

Trustix AS
P.O. Box 1245 Leiv Eiriksson Senter
7462 Trondheim, Norway

Frode Gerhardsen
Sales Manager Nordic
Phone            (47) 73 54 50 91
Celluar phone    (47) 92 888 666
Email            frode@trustix.com
URL              www.trustix.com


IBM Learning Services, Norway
Room 03310
Rosenholmveien 25
1410 Kolbotn Norway

Egil Lehovd
IT Product Learning Sales&Business Manager
Phone            (47) 66 99 93 98
Celluar phone    (47) 905 41 311
Email            lehovd@no.ibm.com
URL              www.ibm.com/services/learning/no