Linux Box participates in GSoC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Larry Eiler				Elizabeth E. Ziph
Eiler Communications			   	The Linux Box Corporation
734.761.3399					734.761.4689
larry@eilerpr.com				elizabeth@linuxbox.com


ANN ARBOR'S LINUX BOX CTO MENTORS STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN
THE 2008 GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE PROGRAM
OpenAFS - A Network Distributed File System


ANN ARBOR, MICH. - April 28, 2008 - Ann Arbor-based Linux Box 
Corporation is pleased to announce that it will be participating in 
the exciting 2008 Google Summer of Code on behalf of the OpenAFS 
project (http://openafs.org).

Matt Benjamin, the CTO of Linux Box Corporation, will be mentoring 
Andreas Matsikaris implementing per-file access control lists for 
OpenAFS, one of 5 OpenAFS projects selected for funding in the 2008 
Google Summer of Code.

This is the fourth year of Google Summer of Code - a program that 
has brought together over 1500 students and 2000 mentors from 90 
countries worldwide, all for the love of code. This year, Google is 
welcoming 1125 student contributors and 175 Free and Open Source 
projects into the program. You can find out more about each 
participating organization and abstracts of their accepted students' 
proposals by visiting each organization's page, below. We'll be 
posting regular news about the program to the Google Open Source Blog 
(http://google-opensource.blogspot.com).

OpenAFS is a distributed file system product, that offers a 
client-server architecture for federated file sharing and replicated 
read-only content distribution, providing location independence, 
scalability, security, and transparent migration capabilities. 
OpenAFS is available for a broad range of computer systems including 
UNIX, Linux, MacOS X, and Microsoft Windows

ABOUT THE LINUX BOX CORPORATION
The Linux Box Corporation is an ISO 9001:2000 certified, privately 
held project management and consulting practice based in Ann Arbor, 
Michigan that specializes in open source technology on Linux and 
Unix-like platforms. Since 1999, Linux Box has provided high-quality, 
customized open source software design, development, knowledge 
transfer and support services to customers spanning numerous vertical 
markets. Linux Box works closely with customers to develop customized 
software that meets individual needs, giving businesses control over 
their IT operations while reducing costs and maintaining competitive 
advantage.

Visit http://www.linuxbox.com  or call 877-546-8929 for more information.

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