From: "Rick Collette" <rick@bsdprime.org> To: <rl-announce@redmondlinux.org> Subject: [rl-announce] Redmond Linux deepLinux Merger! Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 22:39:44 -0700 For Immediate Release!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Redmond Linux and deepLinux merge to form Redmond Linux, Corp. The deepLinux acquisition brings Redmond Linux additional expertise, product lines, and a presence in the Silicon Valley. REDMOND, WA (June 4, 2001) - Redmond Linux, Corp., with its desktop target and deepLinux of Mountain View, CA, creators of the ExOp Web Server and the deepLinux Embedded Linux Toolkit, today announced that Redmond Linux has entered into an agreement to acquire deepLinux. DeepLinux will fold into Redmond Linux entirely, and provide, among other things, an operations presence in the Silicon Valley. The new Redmond Linux will provide an Operating System surrounding the Linux Kernel that the Corporate Community will find very appealing for the Desktop, giving way to a new, easier way to migrate Linux with other popular desktop operating systems. Redmond Linux will also be focusing on the Server side, Managed Services, Consulting, and Support. Details of the Agreement Redmond Linux has reformed as Redmond Linux, Corp. in order to facilitate the merging of Redmond Linux and deepLinux . DeepLinux founder and CTO, Rick Collette, will receive 1,000,000 shares of Redmond Linux Stock, Corp., which is approximately 20% of the company. Redmond Linux will assume the future development of the deepLinux Server and embedded product lines. Redmond Linux, Corp. will continue to be headquartered in Redmond, WA, with a location in Denver, CO, and assuming the offices of deepLinux in Mountain View, CA. Upon completion of this aquisition, Joseph Cheek will remain as CTO of Redmond Linux, Corp., and Rick Collette, current CTO of deepLinux will take the role of VP of Marketing and join the Redmond Linux, Corp. board of directors. Matt Cheek will become the VP of Sales and join the Redmond Linux, Corp. board of directors as well. Looking Forward Redmond Linux, Corp. is making very firm progress in providing products, services, and support to the corporate and home PC users of the world. With a look towards internationalization, managed services, and consulting, Redmond Linux shows that Linux is indeed for everyone. About Redmond Linux Redmond Linux is located in a 45,000 square foot office complex just four blocks south of Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington. Our company was started in the year 2000 with a vision of making Linux easy enough for anyone to use. About deepLinux deepLinux was founded in March of 2000 with the idea of making single-purpose Linux distributions. These distributions would perform a variety of functions, including Game Systems, Embedded Systems, Web Servers, Firewalls, and File Servers. Since birth, deepLinux has undergone some rocky periods, and at one point became just another Linux News Portal Site. Now based in the heart of the Silicon Valley, our future is bright, and we believe that we will make a definite impact in the Single Purpose Server Market. And the people that built these companies Joseph Cheek (CTO and founder of Redmond Linux) Joseph Cheek's highly technical background has allowed him to work for companies such as Linuxcare (as a Senior Linux Consultant) and Microsoft (as a network and systems tester). He co-authored the Integrating Your Network with Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 book, was a Technical Contributor to Microsoft's Windows 98 Resource Kit, and writes a monthly Linux column for Computer Source Magazine. As an entrepreneur Joseph has worked as a freelance computer network consultant in both the Novell NetWare and Linux spaces. Rick Collette (CTO and founder of deepLinux) Rick has been working in the IT industry for over 12 years. Learning Unix at an early age, and discovering Linux in the mid-90's. Rick has been Senior Systems Administrator, Project Manager, and Vice President of Engineering at several companies around the US. Now based in Mountain View, CA, Rick is maintaining the deepLinux Product Line in both a development and Executive role. Contact Info By E-Mail General Info: info@redmondlinux.org Sales: sales@redmondlinux.org Washington Offices Redmond Linux Corp. 2018 156th Ave NE Bellevue WA 98008 [425] 376-0345 Northern California Offices Redmond Linux Corp. 100 North Whisman Road Suite 3414 Mountain View, CA 94043 [650] 938-1972 - -- rl-announce list. To leave, send "unsubscribe" without quotes in body of message to rl-announce-request@lists.redmondlinux.org.