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Best of Linux recognized offerings at Linux Business Expo during Comdex

OREM, UT-November 21, 2000- Caldera Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD), a
“Linux
for Business” leader, today announced its OpenLinux eBuilder was named
“Best
E-Commerce Solution” in the Penguin Playoff Awards by Linux Journal.
“This is great recognition for Caldera – both for the company and for
the
individuals who work to create the products,” said Darren Davis, vice
president of research and development for Caldera Systems. “Our
ambition is
to determine the needs and expectations of business and then exceed
them. This award shows we are succeeding in that desire.”

The awards recognize the best customized business products developed
for the
Linux operating system and are chosen from exhibitors at Linux Business
Expo-Las Vegas.
According to personal opinion, Don Marti, technical editor at Linux
Journal,
feels eBuilder’s greatest advantage was its inclusion of IBM Java
tools.
“Java is becoming the ‘new COBOL’ for business applications, and IBM’s
Java
for Linux is highly respected among Java developers,” Marti said.
For further information on Caldera’s OpenLinux product line, please
visit
http://www.calderasystems.com/products/.

Caldera Systems, Inc.
Caldera Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD) is a “Linux for Business”
technology
leader in developing and marketing successful Linux-based business
solutions, including its award-winning OpenLinux, NetWare for Linux,
Linux
technical training, certification and support-with free 30-day phone
support
and on-site consulting. Caldera OpenLearning Providers offer
exceptional
distribution-neutral Linux training and certification based on Linux
Professional Institute (LPIÔ) certification standards. Caldera Systems
supports the open source community and is a leader in, and advocate of
Linux
Standard Base (LSBä) and LPIÔ.
Caldera, Inc. was co-founded in 1994 by Ransom Love. Caldera Systems,
Inc.
was founded by Ransom Love in 1998 to develop Linux-based business
solutions. Based in Orem, UT, Caldera Systems has offices and 1000+
resellers worldwide. For more information, see www.calderasystems.com
or in
the US call 888-GO-Linux (888-465-4689).
Caldera is a registered trademark of Caldera Systems, Inc. All other
products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks,
registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners in the
U.S.
and/or other countries.
LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.

Linux needs enterprise-strength applications to win the heart of the corporate world, according to experts quoted in SearchEnterpriseLinux.com’s story on a Linux panel discussion at Comdex. The experts agree that the Linux operating system is better than anything else around, but the lack of applications is holding it back. –Max Kincora

From an interview at SearchEnterpriseLinux: “Herb Hinstorff, manager of Sun Microsystem’s Solaris Software Linux Program Office, talks about the company’s hot and cold relationship with Linux. He said his company thinks Linux is great but the operating system still has a long list of flaws, from virtual memory to journal file systems, that need to be fixed before it can be embraced wholeheartedly by enterprise users.” Submitted by NewsForge reader Krissi Danielsson.

“Linux Routers is an interesting little book that pulls together the kind of information that one could find browsing various HOW-TOs and guides into a concise narrative explaining the tasks required to build and operate Linux-based routers.” Full review at Slashdot.

In a press release at PRNewswire, Key3Media group announced that its Linux Business Expo more than doubled in size to occupy over 40,000 square feet of exhibition space at this year’s Comdex. Also announced were this year’s Penguin Playoff Award winners, including Transvirtual Technologies’ PocketLinux as Best New Product.

From a DevShed article submitted to NewsForge by an Anonymous Reader: “Ever needed to get back to a previous version of a C include file, or a PHP script, because the customer changed his mind and decided that he liked “that previous thing” better? Find out how to reduce stress levels – and hair loss – by handing your code over to CVS, the powerful open source version control system.”

Henry H. Perritt, the Justice Department’s independent reviewer for Carnivore, says that the FBI’s e-mail surveillance program does not invade privacy. Full story at CNET News.com.

TheStandard reports: “Microsoft’s Web browser Internet Explorer has a security vulnerability that could let a malicious Web master take over a user’s computer, a security expert said Monday. Georgi Guninski, a well-known Bulgarian bug hunter, on Monday posted a security advisory on his Web site. Guninski ranks the problem as high risk.

CNET News.com reports that Emusic today announced its new technology that can identify and block songs shared by Napster users.