OCS “lights the candle” on marketing/distribution of financial, resource management, medical, engineering,
chemical/industrial programs and more to business IT users.Last month, NASA celebrated its 43rd birthday by releasing the potential solutions to a
wide range of engineering and analysis problems in the disciplines of medicine, chemistry, aerodynamics, and more. As a
result, Chicago-based Open Channel Software (OCS) announces that its non-profit arm, the Open Channel Foundation,
together with the National Technology Transfer Center, will publish a series of applications called the NASA CLASSICS
collection. A small step for potential users, the NASA software collection may be accessed now at the company’s Website,
www.openchannelsoftware.com. This does, however, represent a giant leap in commercialization for as many of these
applications as possible.

Specifically, OCS has entered into an agreement with the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) at
Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia, whereby it will market individual pieces of the Space Agency software
collection. Some will be available as free, downloadable, open-source product, and others will sell at prices ranging from
$20.00 to $8,000.00, according to Douglas Curry, vice president of business development at Open Channel Software.

“NTTC is the ‘distributor’ of more than 500 software programs created by NASA developers,” said Joseph Allen, president
of NTTC. “OCS now has access to these programs, as well as those from other Federal agencies. As we work with NASA
and its field centers, OCS will enable us to help NASA promote open source software for the public benefit,” Allen stated.

Originally published as part of the COSMIC collection – 500+ programs across the widest imaginable range of disciplines –
NASA CLASSIC software essentially is the “retail” end of that collection. OCS will be marketing more than 200 titles in all,
initially by making them available on its web site. These applications began in 1966 as part of a program to establish a central
repository for all NASA software developed by research centers, subcontractors and universities working on NASA-funded
projects.

Operated by The University of Georgia until 1999, NASA CLASSICS represent a majority of the software developed by
NASA during a 30-year research period that supported activities related to both the Space Program and other scientific
efforts. The majority of these software applications have high levels of reliability associated with their core computational
capabilities. In general, the applications are well-tested and debugged, based upon benchmark testing. Since debugging
represents a major cost to nearly all software developers, substantial time and dollar savings can be enjoyed by commercial
organizations wanting to modify these newly available, application-specific NASA software products for their own use.

More Than Historic Value

Most of the NASA CLASSIC programs were based on the high-level application of scientific knowledge as solutions to
real-world engineering problems. There were used in the design of space vehicles for equipment and facilities – the Apollo
moon project, for example – as well as in the analysis and planning of real operational problems related to the space program
and other NASA activities. A substantial portion of the NASA CLASSIC software collection was developed with dual-use
capabilities, such as engineering, materials processing, biological sciences, medical information management, operational
decision-making, and several other areas now of interest to today’s commercial users of cost-effective business solutions.

By launching this joint marketing program with NTTC, Open Channel Software (OCS) is taking a giant leap in software
technology transfer. This is because a large portion of the NASA CLASSICS software programs is based upon the
FORTRAN computing language, either in toto or in the form of modular structures that can be linked with C and C++
language modules.

The increasing availability of Linux operating systems for all computer platforms (including the new IBM S/390), combined
with the free availability of GNU software, means that these highly stable NASA software applications can be readily
modified, compiled, and run on systems run at most commercial enterprises, as well as at research and educational
institutions.

The first set of 205 applications from the collection, distributed by NTTC, is now available at
http://www.openchannelsoftware.com, according to Douglas Curry. Users can locate the NASA software by looking
through disciplines of interest on our website, or by searching on the term “NASA,” he notes.

# # #

About NTTC

The Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center was established at Wheeling Jesuit University in 1989 by U.S.
Congress to strengthen American industry by providing access to more than $70 billion worth of federally funded research.
Today, it is a full-service technology commercialization center, providing access to federal technology information;
technology commercialization training; technology assessment services; assistance in finding strategic business partners;
and electronic business development services.

About Open Channel Software

Open Channel Software (OCS) is an Internet-based organization that publishes, distributes, and commercializes software
created at academic and research institutions, serving as a central clearinghouse for high-quality, technically advanced
scientific applications. By hosting these programs in an open-source environment, OCS is able to monitor market activity
and identify breakthrough opportunities with strong commercial potential for appropriate hosted applications. At that point,
revenues can be generated by providing needed support services to commercially sponsored programs targeted for success.

The OCS Web site offers truly innovative, cutting-edge programs focused around certain categories, or Disciplines. OCS
actively promotes the software that it sponsors, in order to build and maintain a community of involved users. If software
has sufficient commercial viability, OCS provides the resources that are required to bring that software to commercial
distribution, proactively markets it, and offers fee-based support and services to its customers. Please contact OCS by
visiting http://www.openchannelsoftware.org or by phoning 773-334-8177, to learn more about Open Channel Software,
the Open Channel Foundation, its software Disciplines, products and services, or to become a participating
author/developer.

NOTE: All product names mentioned in this news release are brands or registered trademarks of the respective owners.

This list represents roughly half of the “NASA CLASSIC” software collection now available at
http://www.openchannelsoftware.com . .

ACARA Availability, Cost and Resource Allocation
ACTOMP AutoCAD To Mass Properties

AIRLOADS Oscillatory Airloads on Blades of Turbosystems in Spatially Non-Uniform Inflow
AMPS_PC Automatic Manufacturing Programming System
ARAM – Automated Reliability/Availability/Maintainability, Version 2.0
ASAP Artificial Satellite Analysis Program
AUTOCLASS III Automatic Class Discovery from Data Axial Flow Turbine Software Preliminary Design Analysis of
Axial Flow Turbines
BPP Binomial Probability Program
CAMRAD Computer Aided Material Review Automated Disposition System
CARES_LIFE Ceramics Analysis and Reliability Evaluation of Structures Life Prediction Program
CARES_PC Ceramics Analysis and Reliability Evaluation of Structures PC version
CEA Chemical Equilibrium with Applications

CEMCAN Ceramic Matrix Composites Analyzer
CET93 PC Chemical Equilibrium with Transport Properties
CFC Compressible Flow Computer Program
COMPSIZE Composite Structure Preliminary Sizing Program
Contour Plot Algorithm A General Algorithm for the Construction of Contour Plots
CUTSETS Minimal Cut Set Calculation for Digraph and Fault Tree Reliability Models
DANST-PC Dynamic Analysis of Spur Gear Transmissions
DFFSM Dynamic Fluid Flow Simulation Models
DUALREF Generalized Dual Reflector Analysis Computer Program
EIVAN An Interactive Orbital Trajectory Planning Tool
ELAPSE NASA Ames LISP and ADa Benchmark Suite
ETARA Event Time Availability, Reliability Analysis
FAST Flow Analysis Software Toolkit
FASTRAN II Fatigue Crack Growth Structural Analysis
FATPLUS The Automated Fatigue Calculation Program
FEAT Failure Environment Analysis Tool

FREDOM Frequency Domain Propagation Model
FSCATS Forth Source Code Analysis Tool Set
GAP Groove Analysis Program, Version 1.0
GAS Graphics Animation System
GEMPAK General Meteorological Package
GISS Generalized Impact Stress Software
GRAM-95 NASA/MSFC Global Reference Atmospheric Model-1995
GRAPE Two-Dimensional Grids About Airfoils and Other Shapes By the Use of Poisson’s Equation
GRIDGEN Multiple Block Grid Generation Software
GVS General Visualization System
HARP Hybrid Automated Reliability Predictor, Version 7.0
HEVA Hybrid Electric Vehicle Analysis
HME Hierarchical Modeling Environment

HONTIOR Higher-Order Neural Network for Transformation Invariant Object Recognition
IESIP Improved Exploratory Search Technique for Pure Integer Linear Programming Problems
IMP Integrated Mission Program
IND Decision Tree Package
IPEG Improved Price Estimation Guidelines
Computer Model of Temperature Distribution in Optically Pumped Laser Rods
LSENS General Chemical Kinetics and Sensitivity Analysis Code
-AT Multi-Attribute Task Battery for Human Operator Workload and Strategic Behavior Research
METCAN-PC Metal Matrix Composite Analyzer
MLITEMP Prediction of Thermal Effects associated with Hypervelocity Impact Damage
MOLFLUX Molecular Flux Program
MOM3D A Method of Moments Code for Electromagnetic Scattering

NASA FLAGRO v2 Fatigue Crack Growth Computer Program
NASTRAN NASA Structural Analysis System
NBOD2 Program to Derive and Solve Equations of Motion for Coupled N-Body Systems
NETS A Neural Network Development Tool, Version 3.0

OPMILL Micro Computer Programming Environment For CNC Milling Machines
Optimal Aircraft Trajectories for Specified Range
PACKMAN Packing Manager Software for 3-Dimensional Cargo
Panel Library and Editor
PCPANEL_PNLGRF A Flow Solver for Single/Multi-Element Airfoils and Turbomachinery Blade Rows

PDT Particle Displacement Tracking Software
PFAFAT Probabilistic Failure Assessment for Fatigue

PLOT3D Visualization software for Computational Fluid Dynamics
PMARC 12 Software for computing the potential flow field around complex three-dimensional bodies

PUMPA Centrifugal and Axial Pump Design and Off-design Meanline Performance
PYROLASER Pyrolaser Optical Pyrometer Operating System

ROCKFILL Software for Calculation of Key Robot Weld Information
S-CHART Scheduling Chart Program
SAGE Multi-Dimensional Self-Adaptive Grid Code
SCAT System Commonality Analysis Tool

SCRAM An Engineer’s Tool for Prediction of Airframe Integrated Scramjet Performance
SDVIC Sub-Pixel Digital Video Image Correlation
SEAL Dynamics of Face and Annular Seals with Two-phase Flow
SHABERTH Analysis of a Shaft Bearing System
SHAFT ORBIT Shaft Orbit Display program
SILHOUETTE Hidden Line Computer Code with Generalized Silhouette Solution

SPLICER A Genetic Algorithm Tool for Search and Optimization, Version 1.0
SRGULL An Advanced Engineering Model for the Prediction of Airframe Integrated Scramjet Cycle Performance
SSM Solid Surface Modeler, Version 6.0
STAGS Structural Analysis of General Shells, Version 2.0
STEADY A Steady State Thermal Analysis Program for Microcomputers
SUPER PHACOMP Sigma Phase Prediction

SWTPAS Subsonic Wind Tunnel Performance Analysis Software

TAP Thermal Analyzer Program
TF Tolerance Factors and Non-Central T Distribution Computer Program
TFSSRA Thick Frequency Selective Surface with Rectangular Apertures
TRASYS Thermal Radiation Analyzer System
TWOBODY Improved Implementation of LaGrange Multiplier
VASP Variable Dimension Automatic Synthesis Program
VIEW Radiation View Factor Program

VLMD Vortex-Lattice Code for Determination of Mean Camber Surface for Trimmed Non-Co-Planer Platforms
with Minimum Vortex Drag
VLOADS Launch Vehicle Loads Analysis For Preliminary Design
XYPLOT An Interactive 2D Plotting Program for the Iris Workstation
ZIP3D An Elastic and Elastic-Plastic Finite-Element Analysis Program for Cracked Bodies

LinuxSecurity: “PCX Firewall is a perl script which works with several configuration files to generate 3 shell scripts (startfw, stopfw, and
restartfw) which actually do the real work of the firewall. The design goal was to develop a complete IPTables based firewall
solution that did not have to read configuration files every time the firewall is started.”

ZDNET: “Via Technologies claims it has won international distribution deals for its controversial
Pentium 4 chipset, despite an ongoing intellectual property dispute with Intel.”

Anonymous Reader writes: “Consumers are rejecting the few copy-proteced CD recently released, but it is the record stores who are caught in the middle as they have to deal with the complaints and lost sales. There is incentive for them to kill this before it becomes standard practice and they can do it fairly easily. If even only one record chain banished such CDs from their stores, they not only would save themselves the headaches, but the record labels would probably back off from this type of security measure as such banishment would crush their artist’s chart success. http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/retailers. html“

Anonymous Reader writes: “IBM’s new suite of products will leverage Turbolinux’s Linux operating system, while simplifying the management of thin clients and lowering overall costs.”
November 19, 2001-San Francisco, Calif. – Turbolinux® Inc., a worldwide leader in Linux operating environments and multi-platform software deployment and management products enabling computing assets to be quickly redefined on demand, today announced that IBM’s new NetVista N2200 Thin Client Linux Express and IBM’s newest, most powerful thin client, the N70 will be deployed with the Turbolinux 7 operating system.

The thin client model enables businesses to shift applications, file storage, and processing tasks away from the desktop and consolidate them on Internet-based or internal servers. This can simplify application deployment and management, reducing the amount and complexity of hardware and software needed at the desktop. Linux is a natural fit with thin client solutions because of it’s reliability, flexibility, and number and types of applications it supports. In addition, the Linux operating system places very little load on servers or client hardware.

“It was a little over 18 months ago that IBM and Turbolinux began creating solutions for IBM thin client customers,” said Ly-Huong Pham, CEO of Turbolinux. “IBM’s continued commitment to Turbolinux distributions is a tremendous vote of confidence in the strength of our product as well as our vision for the future of Linux. Turbolinux running on IBM thin clients offers significant value to businesses that are searching for ways to reduce IT deployment and maintenance costs.”

Easy custom solutions, lower cost-of-ownership
IBM NetVista Thin Clients with Turbolinux 7 are based on the latest Linux kernel, version 2.4, and offer a high degree of customization. Users can install and tailor their own configurations on Linux as well as customize applications for a specific thin client solution using local flash memory.

Businesses that want to deploy thin clients quickly and only need access to Windows, browser, or server-based applications, can deploy the NetVista Linux Express pre-configured with software based on Turbolinux 7. IBM installation and manageability tools will be included with both offerings.

Retail businesses – with stores and suppliers often spread across the globe – have been quick to shift toward thin clients. With centralized server-based management, stores can have access to the most current product information, regardless of store location. Rather than using networked PCs to provide connectivity, thin client systems allow for fast application deployment, centralized management, and a lower total cost of ownership. According to an April, 2001 Gartner report titled, “Is Thin In?”, 90 percent of enterprises that have deployed or plan to deploy thin client applications have done so in vertical applications such as customer service, call centers, airline reservations, package tracking, healthcare centers, insurance claims processing, bank loan processing, and retail operations.

Availability
For price, availability and other information on IBM’s NetVista thin clients pre-installed with Turbolinux, visit the IBM Web site at http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/netvista/thinclient/lin.h tml.

About Turbolinux
Founded in 1992, Inc. is a global software company providing Linux operating environments and multi-platform software deployment and management products that enable computing assets to be quickly redefined on demand — enabling true flexible processing power. Backed by some of the world’s leading technology companies, including Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, NEC, Novell, Oracle, SGI and Toshiba, Turbolinux is headquartered near San Francisco with offices around the world. For more information, visit the Turbolinux Web site at http://www.turbolinux.com.”

“IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class
tradeshows, conferences and events for IT markets, announced today that it is now accepting submissions for
the semi-annual Open Source Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at the upcoming LinuxWorld Conference
& Expo. The awards will recognize the most innovative Open Source products and services at LinuxWorld, which
is scheduled for January 29 – February 1, 2002 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.”

The Open Source Product Excellence Awards are presented in conjunction with UniForum, a vendor-neutral
association that advocates the practices and benefits of open technologies and related hardware, software,
applications and standards. UniForum and IDG World Expo will present awards for Best Developer Tools, Best
Network/Server Application, Best Embedded Linux Solutions, Best Open Source Project, Best Productivity
Application, Best System Integration Solution, and Best of Show. 
 
  
By highlighting innovative products and services, the Open Source Product Excellence Awards will help
LinuxWorld attendees identify new, cost-effective solutions for their businesses. For exhibitors, the awards
are an opportunity to obtain significant, valuable exposure for their Open Source solutions, at the event as
well as beyond. 
Award winners at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo/San Francisco 2001 included Best of Show: IBM, eServer iSeries;
Best Developer Tools: NuSphere Corporation, Pro; Best Network/Server Application: Sistina, Global File
Systems Storage Clusters; Best Embedded Linux Solutions: Trolltech: Best Open Source Project; K Desktop
Environment, KDE 2.2; Best Productivity Application: Red Hat, Inc., Red Hat DB; and Best System Integration
Solution: Linux NetworX, ICE Cluster. 

"The Open Source Product Excellence Awards offer a substantial opportunity for LinuxWorld exhibitors who want
to get their products and services noticed," said Rob Scheschareg, vice president of sales, marketing and
business development, IDG World Expo. "Our judges are careful in their selection of the most innovative
solutions at the show, and both finalists and winners often find that the award helps to significantly
endorse and reinforce their company's brand." 

IDG World Expo encourages LinuxWorld exhibitors to submit their innovative Open Source products and services
on the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site, www.linuxworldexpo.com. The deadline for submissions is
December 17, 2002. A panel of judges will select finalists for each award prior to the event, and award
winners will be announced on the show floor on Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 4 p.m. 

     About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
     LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on
Linux and open source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive marketplace
for open source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business
decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open
source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For
more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference
& Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474. For
exhibiting opportunities, please contact Colin Brown (A-Ib) at (508) 424-4851
or Colin_Brown@idg.com or Beverly Griffith (Ic-Z) at (508) 424-4852 or
Beverly_Griffith@idg.com.
     About IDG World Expo
     IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces world-class tradeshows,
conferences, and events for emerging IT markets. As the leading IT event
management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of
IT-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture
the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of
conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo, BioITWorld Conference & Expo, COMNET Conference & Expo and
COMNET Wireless Conference & Expo - both of which feature Enterprise
Application Summit and ESPWorld. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the
world's leading technology media, research and event company.
     About IDG
     IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users
the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through
IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 300 targeted Web sites in 70
countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events
worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 51 offices in 43 countries
worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com.
     
 
 
CONTACT: IDG World Expo MS&L/Boston Beth Wickenhiser Christina Guilbert (508) 424-4855 (617) 437-7722 ext.
2596 beth_wickenhiser@idg.com christina.guilbert@mslpr.com 
08:05 EST NOVEMBER 20, 2001 
 

Kelly McNeill writes: “Does anybody remember the DotComGuy? How about IUMA? Or even the e-Cavemen? Last year, the Net was inundated with publicity stunts and name games aimed at driving Net-weary consumers online. It seemed like there would be no end to the creativity and scope of the e-commerce publicity stunts. But take a look throughout the dot-com landscape today and the only stunts you will find are companies managing to survive online with making a profit.”

The Register: “Online Solutions notified MS of the bug on 1 November,
and the company promised to get right on it. After a week without hearing a word,
Online Solutions broke the news, and Microsoft posted a bulletin later that day in
which it accused Online Solutions of being “irresponsible”, and in which it whined
about not having been given time to patch its bugware.”

“A few open-source programmers are fortunate to have jobs writing open-source code
full-time. Others have jobs where enlightened employers allow them to work on particular
open-source projects part-time because the company benefits from advances in these
projects. Still, others enjoy consulting on open-source projects for customers.

Nonetheless, I believe most open-source programmers do not make their living by writing
open-source code.” More at InfoWorld.

CNET: “Online start-up SafeWeb has dismantled its free privacy service, which sheltered
individuals’ identities and movements as they scanned the Web.

The Emeryville, Calif.-based company, which launched its free service last year, said the high
cost of bandwidth and a lack of ad-related profits contributed to the closure. The company posted
a notice on its Web site last week saying that it has suspended the free service.”