From:	 Kovalid Inc <kovalid@yahoo.com>
To:	 rl-announce@redmondlinux.org
Subject: [rl-announce] Lycoris Launches Community Portal
Date:	 Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:00:15 -0800 (PST)
Cc:	 newprod@ssc.com

Redmond, WA – February 4th, 2002 --  Lycoris
enthusiastically cut the ribbon today on its new
community portal, www.lycoris.org.  The site was
created to meet the needs of the growing population
using it's flagship product Lycoris Desktop/LX.  Users
can now find tutorials, editorials, forums, and the
latest Lycoris news all in one place.

“It's like a new home.  Users of Desktop/LX can
exchange ideas and help us improve our product quickly
and efficiently.   There's a forum for installation,
one for multimedia, and even one for experienced linux
people to bring up important technical issues they
discover while using Desktop/LX.  One of Linux's
strengths has always been its virtual cities where
people trade knowledge and help each other.  Now
Desktop/LX users have their very own subdivision.”
said Jason Spisak, who serves on the Lycoris Board of
Advisors.

The portal uses an open source technology named
MyPHPNuke, which is based on the PHP web scripting
language.  Lycoris chose MyPHPNuke because of it's
strong open source community foundation and it's
flexibility.  The portal allows users to send private
messages to each other, have their outside e-mail
accounts checked into a convienent, private
web-mailbox, and have their own private event
calendar.  Additionally, users can see at a glance who
is currently online, and who has logged in recently. 
The site provides search capability for all of the
posted news articles and other content so that users
can quickly find the valuable piece of knowledge they
need.

In keeping with the tradition of giving back to open
source, Lycoris is donating the customized theme for
www.lycoris.org back to the MyPHPNuke community.

“I believe in respecting those people who have helped
us by opening their code.  When we give back to the
community, the possibility of our success actually
becomes stronger because the community is where we get
the basis for our products,” said CTO and Founder,
Joseph Cheek.   

About Lycoris

Lycoris, located in Redmond, Washington, was started
in the year 2000 with a vision of making Linux easy
enough for anyone to use.  The company makes open
source applications easy to use and integrates them
into the linux desktop.

About Joseph Cheek (CTO and founder)

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 book
"Integrating Your Network with Caldera OpenLinux 2.3",
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.
 
About Jason Spisak (Board member)

Jason Spisak has a background in the entertainment
industry, and uses his knowledge of marketing and
aesthetic design to help Lycoris create and sell
attractive, buyer-friendly products. His skills aid in
positioning Lycoris as a player in the desktop
software marketplace and his focus is to bring Open
Source, profitability, and usability together under
one roof.

For Additional Information

Web: http://www.lycoris.com
Info: info@lycoris.com
Sales:  sales@lycoris.com

Lycoris
PO Box 2313
Redmond WA 98073-2313
USA
1+ 425 869-2930
1+ 425 671-0504 facsimile


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