NeTraverse and Xandros Form Strategic Partnership

NETRAVERSE AND XANDROS FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Provide Pain-free Migration Path to Linux while Preserving Legacy
Applications

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AUSTIN and New York December 13, 2002 - NeTraverse Inc., the leading
provider of software solutions enabling Windows® applications hosting on the
Linux® platform, and Xandros, provider of the award-winning Xandros Desktop,
today announced a strategic partnership to expand the range of solutions to
individual users and corporate clients. By combining Win4Lin with the
Xandros Desktop, users can now operate the full range of Windows
applications, and organizations can leverage the powerful advantages of
Linux while preserving their current investments in Windows-based systems
and applications.

More and more organizations are looking to migrate to the Xandros Desktop
because of its robust, secure environment, and the freedom it brings from
forced upgrades and escalating license fees. This joint solution preserves a
firm's investment in any of millions of Windows applications, but also
custom Windows applications, such as to access a billing database, legacy
client-server front ends from companies such as Seibel and PeopleSoft®,
Windows productivity suites, as well as state of the art development tools
like Macromedia® Dreamweaver®, Adobe® Framemaker®, Delphi™, and AutoCAD®.

Xandros and NeTraverse will partner to offer a free trial version of Win4Lin
via its Xandros Networks, and market the NeTraverse products with the
Xandros Desktop to individuals and corporations.

NeTraverse will offer a specially priced edition of Win4Lin to all Xandros
users who choose to purchase Win4Lin Workstation Edition 4.0, and market
Xandros Desktop to their worldwide network of partners and end users.

"Our strategy is to deliver the best solutions to corporate, educational,
and home users," said Rick Berenstein, director of Xandros. "One of the
barriers to Linux adoption has been the availability of the full-breadth of
Windows applications. NeTraverse delivers a unique solution that allows
Windows to operate as an application on a Linux desktop or to remotely
render applications through thin client technology"

 “We are very pleased to be partnering with such an established, yet
ground-breaking company, like Xandros. Ease of use, a comfortable look and
feel combined with a complete set of state-of-the-art desktop services are
essential to mainstream acceptance of a Linux Desktop”, said James Curtin,
President and CEO of NeTraverse. "Together with NeTraverse’s ability to
provide seamless compatibility with the broadest range of Windows
applications running on Linux, there is no better combination for a
pain-free migration to the security and cost-saving advantages of Linux.”

About Xandros

Xandros is the leading developer of a cost-effective, installation-friendly,
complete Linux-based operating environment offering Windows compatibility
and unparalleled technical support which is designed to meet the computing
needs of both professional and consumer users. Xandros Desktop is currently
available for purchase on the Xandros Web site. Xandros is headquartered in
Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.xandros.com.

About NeTraverse

NeTraverse Inc., is the market leader in bridging Windows® to Linux® with
over 800,000 users worldwide. Providing thin-client software solutions on
the Linux and UNIX platform, NeTraverse offers innovative products and
services to facilitate the seamless migration from Windows to Linux and
lower the cost of enterprise IT infrastructure. NeTraverse products include
Win4Lin Workstation, Win4Lin Terminal Server and Merge. Headquartered in
Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit www.netraverse.com.

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