Progeny Transition Service attracts Japanese partner

03.11.04 Progeny Transition Service attracts Japanese partner.

 

Indianapolis, IN - March 11, 2004. Progeny today announced that it is
partnering with Clara Online, a Japanese hosting provider, to offer a
localized version <http://clara.co.jp/service/linux/>  (see
http://clara.co.jp/service/linux/) of the popular Progeny Transition
Service (PTS).

 

"Progeny is pleased to partner with Clara Online to deliver localized
Red Hat(r) Linux(r) security updates to Linux users in Japan," said
Progeny CEO Garth Dickey. "Clara Online's service greatly extends the
reach of Progeny Transition Service by providing Japanese translations
and local support for the growing Japanese Linux market."

 

Progeny Transition Service offers software updates for Red Hat(r)
Linux(r) 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0, with support for version 9 starting May 1.
This service is based on Progeny's Platform Services technology and
provides a flexible migration path for Red Hat Linux subscribers. (More
information is available at transition.progeny.com.)

 

"Clara Online is very pleased to provide Progeny Transition Service in
Japan as Progeny's partner," commented Kentaro Iemoto, president of
Japanese hosting provider Clara Online. "We believe that there will be
substantial benefits to Japanese Linux users. Clara Online will continue
to offer robust support for Linux users and contribute to further the
development of Linux in Japan."

 

ABOUT PROGENY

Progeny is the leading independent provider of Linux platform
technology. With more than a decade of experience building Linux
solutions, Progeny's Linux experts pioneered a number of the
technologies and best practices that shape the Linux landscape today.
Progeny was founded by Debian Linux creator Ian Murdock.

 

ABOUT CLARA ONLINE

Clara Online, Inc., the third-largest web hosting provider in Japan, has
provided web hosting services with Linux servers since 1997. Clara
Online is now providing Progeny Transition Service updates to Japanese
Linux users in Nagoya, Tokyo, and Osaka.

 

Progeny is a trademark of Progeny Linux Systems, Inc. Linux is a
trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S.A. and other countries. Red Hat
Linux is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. 

 

Progeny and Progeny Transition Service are not affiliated with Red Hat,
Inc. or Red Hat Linux.

 

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