Ksplice Removes Need for Rebooting on Fedora

Ksplice Removes Need for Rebooting on Fedora

* Ksplice Uptrack service makes Fedora the latest Linux distribution to update without a reboot
* Service to be offered free of charge


Cambridge, Mass., August 31, 2010 ? Ksplice Uptrack, the rebootless Linux update service, is now
available for Fedora Linux.

The offering, which is free of charge, makes Fedora the latest Linux distribution to instantly
install crucial updates and security patches without any downtime.

Hundreds of the world's cloud-computing providers, Web hosting firms and enterprise Linux
installations use Ksplice Uptrack to update their kernels seamlessly, without disruption to
customers. Today's news adds the same capability for millions of Fedora users.

"Ksplice was originally developed on Fedora in the first place," said Jeff Arnold, Ksplice's
founder and chief executive. "We're thrilled to contribute our service back to the Fedora community
for free."

"Ksplice Uptrack is an interesting technology that promises to make it easier for our users to keep
Fedora installations up-to-date," said Jared Smith,  Fedora Project Leader. "We appreciate
Ksplice's participation in the Fedora community."

Major Linux distributions ask their users to install a kernel update roughly once each month.
Before Uptrack, each such update required a reboot. Until a system can be updated, it remains
vulnerable to security flaws. By allowing users to install kernel updates without downtime, Uptrack
slashes the cost of system administration and dramatically increases compliance with security
updates.

Ksplice has contributed its software to the Fedora Project for integration into future versions of
the distribution itself. In addition to Fedora, Ksplice Uptrack is available for users of seven
other leading versions of Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers,
CloudLinux, Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux, CentOS, and OpenVZ. The service for Fedora and Ubuntu Desktop
is free of charge. For other distributions, the subscription fee starts at $3.95 per system a
month, after a 30-day free trial.

About Ksplice: Ksplice is an enterprise software company making reboots a thing of the past.
Organizations use Ksplice Uptrack, the company's first product, to make their Linux systems more
secure, reliable and maintainable through seamless updates. Ksplice was founded in 2008, based on
research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2009, the Wall Street Journal named
Ksplice the most innovative security company of the year. Ksplice is based in Cambridge, Mass. For
more information, please visit http://www.ksplice.com.

Media Contact:
Keith Winstein
765-577-5423 (office)
617-388-2138 (mobile)
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Ksplice, Inc.

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