ANNOUNCEMENT 1999-03-03 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Con Zymaris conz@cyber.com.au PHONE: 03 9642 5997 --- Linux Information Referral Service for Resellers --- keywords: Linux, Open Source, Cybersource, Support, Information, Referral Australian Premier Linux Support Provider to offer Free Reseller Referral Service Red Hat's Australian Support Partner, Cybersource, today announced: The Linux Referral Service for Resellers, a free information service for Australia's Hardware and Software resellers, system-integrators and VAR community. The referral service will operate through both email/web and by phone, and will provide resellers with pointers to information about Linux, sources for add-on application software, sites for hardware drivers and general information on the increasingly popoular operating system. Cybersource's Red Hat Linux Support Manager, Richard Keech (rkeech@cyber.com.au), said "With the growth of Linux exploding at the moment, more and more resellers will be seeking as much information as possible to get upto speed with the new OS. Cybersource is here to provide a central contact point for this information dispersal." Managing Director at Cybersource, Con Zymaris added: "With margins on software and hardware being quite low, resellers need to add value to their sales through services. Deploying Linux file-servers, firewalls and Internet gateways provides one of the best ways to do this, and still undercut the competition quoting on Windows NT and Netware based systems." A Web-site (http://www.cyber.com.au/cyber/reseller_linux_service/) has been established to provide for an increasing amount of information on Linux, for resellers. About Linux Linux is the cooperatively developed POSIX-oriented, multi-user, multi-tasking operating system used worldwide. Linux is strongly differentiated from virtually all other operating systems because it is ``open source'' software, with the source code freely available to all users. Unlike binary-only operating systems that restrict access to the source code, Linux benefits from a worldwide community of highly experienced programmers and technically savvy academics who have the access to enhance and improve the system. Linux is used as an exceptional-value, fully functional UNIX workstation for Internet servers and other applications. [Notes from Red Hat Web Site] About Cybersource Pty. Ltd. Cybersource is an Information Technology services company. We've been in business since 1991 and have around 25 staff. We are presently the official Australian Support Partner of Red Hat Software, Inc. As a Support Partner, we can offer commercial support contracts for Red Hat Linux in Australia and the region. We also provide services and training to resellers who need a jump-start into the technical aspects of Linux installation and administration. Please visit Cybersource at http://www.cyber.com.au for more information, or email us at info@cyber.com.au _____________________________________________________________________ Con Zymaris <> Cybersource Pty. Ltd. Unix/Linux/Windows Systems Administration & Rapid Application Development +61 3 9642 5997 Level 8, 140 Queen Street, Melbourne Australia