Applied Trust Engineering Founders Trent Hein and Ned McClain Team with
Industry Experts to Co-Author Linux Administration Handbook
Linux Administration Handbook is the industry's first book for
professional Linux administrators in production business environments 

BOULDER, Colo. - May 6, 2002 - Trent Hein and Ned McClain, founders of
Boulder, Colo.-based Applied Trust Engineering, have teamed with other
industry experts to co-author Linux Administration Handbook, the first
Linux-only corporate administration handbook.

As the deployment of Linux systems in production environments has
accelerated, Linux administrators have longed for a book that addresses
the challenges of this complex and exciting frontier. This book serves
both as a valuable tutorial for the novice administrator and as a
trustworthy reference for the seasoned professional. Using the practical
approach of their highly regarded UNIX System Administration Handbook,
the authors (Hein and McClain, along with Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and
others) describe every aspect of Linux system administration and cover
major Linux distributions including Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Debian
GNU/Linux.

"Linux systems are just as functional, secure, and reliable as their
proprietary counterparts," wrote Linus Torvalds in the foreword for
Linux Administration Handbook. Torvalds, the creator of Linux,
continued, "Thanks to the ongoing efforts of its thousands of
developers, Linux is more ready than ever for deployment at the
frontlines of the real world. The authors of this book know that terrain
well, and I am happy to leave you in their most capable hands."

Hein, founder, CEO and president of Applied Trust Engineering, is one of
the nation's leading UNIX and digital security experts and is highly
respected for the real-world engineering projects he has executed during
his career. 

Hein began his career at the Computer Systems Research Group of the
University of California at Berkeley, where his work earned him a
listing as a "Major Contributor" on the Lifetime Achievement Award
presented to the group by the USENIX Association. He has won numerous
technical awards and was a developer of the BSD/OS Internet serving
operating system. Additionally, he holds Cisco's highest level of
technical certification as Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE)
#1941. Hein is also a regular speaker at national technical conference
and has authored numerous articles and white papers. 

"Thankfully, Linux is a viable platform where businesses can run
production applications. The key is to administer Linux in a way that
it's secure and performs well. This book provides practical advice and
well-founded guidance on administrative practices that not only allow
businesses to achieve these goals, but do so in a cost-effective
manner," said Hein.

McClain, founder and CTO of Applied Trust, has been working with UNIX,
TCP/IP networks, and the Internet since 1992. He is a contributing
author to both the third edition of the UNIX System Administration
Handbook and is also a regular speaker at national conventions including
the USENIX general conference, LISA (Large Area System Administration),
and APRICOT (Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational
Technologies). McClain was a part of C/NRG (Cornell University/Network
Research Group) while earning a Computer Science degree in the College
of Engineering. 

"We set out to write a book that would become nearly indispensable to
the professional Linux administrator," said McClain. "By using the
concepts that have proven successful in our UNIX System Administration
Handbook while focusing exclusively on Linux, we hope we've succeeded."
About Applied Trust Engineering
Applied Trust Engineering provides IT security and infrastructure
solutions that yield a practical balance of trust and risk. Founded in
2001 by security infrastructure experts Trent R. Hein and Ned McClain,
Applied Trust is based in Boulder, Colo., and focuses on infrastructure
security, performance, and availability in a business context. For more
information, visit Applied Trust Engineering online at www.atrust.com.
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Linux Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and Trent R.
Hein. (Prentice Hall PTR 2002. 890 pp. ISBN: 0-13-008466-2. $49.99 US.)
 

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