PRNewswire: NETmachines and Cybernet Forge Linux Alliance

“In an aggressive move to take a leadership role in the emerging
market of Internet appliances and Web servers, NETmachines, Inc.
today announced a strategic alliance with Cybernet Systems
Corporation, a leading developer of Linux-based thin server
applications. Cybernet has taken an investment position in
NETmachines and will provide an OEM version of NetMAX to further
develop “best-of-breed,” customized Linux-based Internet appliance
solutions, based on the widely popular Red Hat(TM) Linux operating
system. As part of this new alliance, Cybernet President and CEO
Charles Jacobus, Ph.D., will take a seat on the board of directors
for NETmachines.”

“With this infusion from the industry’s best commercially
focused Linux appliance software, NETmachines gains a significant
resource to further develop robust, yet easy to use Linux-based
thin-server solutions,” said Peter Tsepeleff, president of
NETmachines, Inc. “ISPs, ASPs and businesses will now have a
complete solution – hardware and software — that best answers all
of their e-business needs. E-commerce solutions are too important
to be shared with other sites on a hosting server. A dedicated,
space saving, flexible appliance from NETmachines is a perfect
cost-effective solution.”

“As evidenced by the growing demand to connect to the Internet,
conduct e-commerce and leverage Internet services, such as e-mail,
businesses have created a paradigm shift in the need for
inexpensive Internet-enabling solutions. Reliability, ease of use,
and simplified web page-based manageability are the factors that
are enabling Linux-based solutions to fill this void.”

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