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August 2002 Netcraft Web Server Survey

The August, 2002 Netcraft Web Server Survey is out, with the latest web server statistics. This month, Apache use is up and Microsoft use is down, mostly due to moves by a few large corporations.

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Press Releases

Distributions and Bundled Products

• Lycoris and Ericom (REDMOND, Wash.): Lycoris and Ericom Software Announce Desktop/LX InterConnect.

• Montavista Software Inc (Sunnyvale, CA): MontaVista Linux Preview Kit.

• WireX, Inc. (PORTLAND, Ore.): WireX Announces Secure Linux Solutions Development Agreement with HP.

Software for Linux

• BakBone Software (SAN DIEGO): BakBone Software Announces Oracle9i Support for Linux.

• BakBone Software (SAN DIEGO): BakBone Software Announces Support for UnitedLinux.

• Computer Associates International, Inc. (ISLANDIA, N.Y.): CA Extends Linux Management Leadership With New Solutions For Distributed and Mainframe Deployments.

• Digi-Net Technologies, Inc. (GAINESVILLE, Fla.): Digi-Net Technologies Releases DigiChat V4.0; Industry Leading Chat Software Unveils New Features and Upgrades.

• Expand Beyond Corporation (CHICAGO): Expand Beyond Corp. Raises the Bar for Security, Manageability and Performance With Next Generation of PocketAdmin.

• Fujitsu Software Corporation (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Fujitsu Software Corporation's NetCOBOL for Linux Now Available; Fujitsu expands NetCOBOL's set of supported platforms to include Linux.

• Halliburton, Houston (HOUSTON): Magic Earth Launches MagicDesk; New PC Solution for Visualization and Interpretation Delivers Significant Price Performance Differential.

• Kerio Technologies, Inc. (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): Kerio Adds McAfee Anti-Virus to Secure E-Mail Messaging Platform.

• Macrovision Corporation (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): Macrovision's Globetrotter Software Division Releases New Version of GTlicensing.

• OPTX International (CHICO, Calif.): OPTX International's ScreenWatch is the First Screen Capture Software to Generate SCORM-Compliant Learning Objects.

• PixelPoint (AUSTIN, Texas): Wincor Nixdorf's BEETLE /iPOS System Certified on PixelPoint Software for the Hospitality Industry.

• PolyServe, Inc. (SAN FRANCISCO): PolyServe Announces Enterprise Linux Clustering Solutions for Sun(TM) LX50 System.

• SWsoft, Inc. (S. San Francisco, Calif.): Study Predicts Internet Hosting Companies Targeting SMBs, Web Services to Brighten a Weak U.S. Economy with Strong Future Growth.

• Trustix, Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): New Suite from Trustix Provides Benefits of Linux Operating System Without Sacrificing Features of Windows Products.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Eagle Broadband (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): Tvia's Mutli-Media Display Processor Helps Eagle Broadband's Media Pro Set-Top Box Compete; Tvia's Display Processors are a Real Benefit to Eagle.

• Philips (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Philips Introduces High-Performance Linux-Based Silicon Security Solution for Small Office/Home Office Broadband Routers.

Hardware with Linux support

• Alacritech, Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Alacritech Announces General Availability of its Patented TCP Offload and iSCSI ASIC.

• Alacritech, Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Alacritech Introduces New Products to Address All Segments of Server, Storage and Networking Markets.

• Atmel (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Atmel Announces 802.11b Media Access Controller -- MAC -- with Integrated Baseband for Wireless Applications.

• Fast-Chip and Kenati Technologies (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): Kenati Ports Linux to Fast-Chip Multi-Rate Development Platform; Open Source Linux Empowers Customers With Increased Flexibility and Faster Software Development.

• Fujitsu PC Corporation (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): Fujitsu Packs Heavyweight Performance in Portable Package With CELSIUS Mobile H Workstation.

• GMx Solutions (TAMPA, FL): GMx Solutions Releases VAPServer Infrastructure Management Appliance.

• IBM (ARMONK, N.Y.): IBM extends popular high-end x440 server to mid-sized businesses.

Linux at Work

• EloraSoft (Chennai, India): Rex Rotary India Embraces EloraSoft's Linux Based Enterprise Sales Force Automation Solution.

• Ensim Corporation (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): Ensim Announces New Customer, Host Europe, to Standardize Dedicated Server Offerings on Ensim WEBppliance; Dedicated Servers Launches New Offerings based on WEBppliance for Windows and WEBppliance for Linux.

• RackSaver Inc. (SAN DIEGO): RackSaver Delivers Second Supercluster to University of Delaware Research Institute.

• Sapient (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.): Sapient Selects IBM Linux-Based Hardware and Software For Its Java Scalability Lab.

Java Products

• AltoWeb Inc. (PALO ALTO, Calif.): AltoWeb Application Platform Now Available for IBM eServer iSeries.

• Docucorp International (DALLAS, TX): Docucorp Announces Java-based Version of iEntry/iPPS.

• Sun Microsystems, Inc. (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): NetBeans(TM) Open Source Project Expands Functionality With 18 New Contributions.

Trade Shows and Conferences

• CodeWeavers, Inc. (ST. PAUL, Minn.): CodeWeavers CrossOver Office Wins 'Best Desktop Office Solution' At LinuxWorld 2002.

• Computer Associates International, Inc. (ISLANDIA, N.Y.): CA Continues Winning Ways at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.

• IDG World Expo (SAN FRANCISCO): Winners of Open Source Product Excellence Awards Announced at LinuxWorld; IDG World Expo, UniForum Reward Product Innovation at San Francisco Event.

• LinuxWorld Expo (FRAMINGHAM, Mass.): LinuxWorld Delivers New Products, Active Business Environment and Increased Attendance; Linux and Open Source Solve Tough Business Issues.

• Trolltech (Santa Clara, CA): Trolltech Wins 'Best Embedded Solution' For Second Straight Year.

Partnerships

• Borland Software Corporation (SAN FRANCISCO): Borland Announces Global Agreement with IBM to Promote Development in the Enterprise.

• SteelEye Technology, Inc. (Mountain View, CA): SteelEye Works With HP to Deliver HP ProLiant DL380 Packaged Clusters to Linux Customers Worldwide.

Investments and Acquisitions

• Aduva, Inc. (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): Aduva Receives a $4.0 Million Investment From Elwin Capital Partners.

• GraphOn Corporation (BELLEVUE, Wash.): GraphOn Corp. Announces Agreement to Acquire Telecommunications Entities.

Financial Results

• 1mage Software Inc. (ENGLEWOOD, Colo.): 1mage Software Reports Second-Quarter Financial Results.

• JNI Corporation (SAN DIEGO): JNI Corporation Announces Intent to Implement Voluntary Stock Option Exchange Program.

Personnel and New Offices

• Open SystemC Initiative (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Open SystemC Initiative Announces 2002 Officers; Appoints Chief Strategy Officer as Proliferation of System-Level Modeling Platform Grows.

Miscellaneous

• Evans Data Corp. (SANTA CRUZ, Calif.): Linux Continues to be Extremely Secure According to Latest Evans Data Survey; Linux Developers Also Report Low Incidence of Computer Viruses.

• Linuxcare, Inc. and Sytek Services, Inc (SAN FRANCISCO): Linuxcare and Sytek Services Revitalize BayBunch User Group for Bay Area IBM z/VM Customers; Linux on IBM Mainframe Drives Interest in z/VM Software and Skills.

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