ServerBeach Offers Debian to Hosted Customers

ServerBeach Offers Debian GNU/Linux for Hosted Customers

Dedicated, Self-Managed Hosting Provider Launches
Popular GNU/Linux Operating System


SAN ANTONIO – July 15, 2003 – ServerBeach, the leading provider of
dedicated, self-managed hosting, has again led the way for the discount
dedicated hosting market by announcing the immediate availability of
Linux's popular, non-commercial, operating system – Debian GNU Linux
– on ServerBeach's affordable Starter Servers and Power Servers.

Debian will be offered at no additional charge to ServerBeach customers. 

Debian is a popular and freely-available computer operating system that
provides an alternative to other GNU/Linux offerings such as Red Hat and
SuSE.  Though still evolving, Debian includes more than 8,700 bundled
software packages for a variety of technical and business uses.  The
operating system is maintained by over 1,000 Debian developers who
collectively form the Debian Project.

Debian is deployed on approximately one-third of the total GNU/Linux
servers in use today.  Debian proponents attribute this rapid adoption to
its ease of installation, upgradability, administration, and operating
system stability.

"Not only do we promise our customers quality hardware on a reliable
network, we listen closely to their needs," said Richard Yoo, Big Kahuna,
ServerBeach.  "Many of them want and appreciate the two driving forces
behind Debian – technical excellence and the commitment to free
software.  We will continue to break ground by expanding our offerings –
commercial and non-commercial – so our customers will get the best value
and power of choice."

 "It's time for Debian to be offered in the dedicated Web hosting market,"
 said Joey Schultze, Debian press attaché, The Debian Project.
 ServerBeach's decision to provide servers running the Debian GNU/Linux
 operating system demonstrates the growing need for free and stable
 software.  We feel it's important that the entire Linux user community
 have access to a high-quality, non-commercial alternative."

Dedicated hosted servers running Debian may be ordered online at
www.serverbeach.com.  

About ServerBeach
Created by Rackspace Managed Hosting founder and Web hosting pioneer,
Richard Yoo, ServerBeach offers self-managed, dedicated servers to
resellers, small businesses and technology hobbyists. Built on solid
hardware, a reliable network and burstable bandwidth, ServerBeach provides
Linux and Microsoft users with a low-cost dedicated server, complete with a
full set of developer's tools.  ServerBeach promises its customers quality
hardware on a reliable network backed by a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee.
For more information, visit www.serverbeach.com.

About Debian
The Debian Project is an organization of free software developers who
volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free
operating systems Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/Hurd. For more
information, contact press@debian.org.

Media Contact:
Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth H. Anderson PR for ServerBeach
254.772.5909
elizabethpr@earthlink.net

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