Author: JT Smith
From a press release at LinuxPR: “Boston, MA, January 17, 2001 — Ximian, the leading open source
desktop company (formerly known as Helix Code), today announced it
has secured $15 million in funding from Charles River Ventures and
Battery Ventures. Formed in late 1999, Ximian is turning the open
source desktop into the industry’s most collaborative and useful
Internet-based tool. Ximian currently has more than 500,000 users, and
is a founding member of the GNOME Foundation advisory board which
includes such industry leaders as Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard,
Compaq and IBM.”
desktop company (formerly known as Helix Code), today announced it
has secured $15 million in funding from Charles River Ventures and
Battery Ventures. Formed in late 1999, Ximian is turning the open
source desktop into the industry’s most collaborative and useful
Internet-based tool. Ximian currently has more than 500,000 users, and
is a founding member of the GNOME Foundation advisory board which
includes such industry leaders as Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard,
Compaq and IBM.”
