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CCN: Perle Commits to Broad Support of LINUX Operating System Across Key Product Platforms

“Perle Systems…, a leading provider of networking products for
IP and e-business access, today announced its intention to provide
comprehensive LINUX support across its complete range of serial
connectivity and RAS products. By delivering a unique set of
products and features to meet the e-business access needs of LINUX
users, Perle intends to become the recognized vendor of choice in
e-business access solutions forthe LINUX environment.

“We are extremely well known and respected in the UNIX computing
environment. Our Perle Specialix business unit has successfully
developed, sold and delivered a full range of connectivity products
to UNIX users worldwide for over 10 years. During this time we have
built an unbeatable reputation for robust, well supported products,
tailored to meet the demands of business-critical computing
platforms, based on many different UNIX variants,” said Joe Perle,
President and CEO of Perle Systems. “In response to the phenomenal
surge in LINUX popularity,we now plan to offer all LINUX users a
comprehensive set of products and features that we will
specifically design to meet thelong term e-business access needs of
this user community.”

“All Perle Specialix ‘direct connect’ serial products already
offer support for LINUX environments. Recognizing that an
increasing number of its remote access customers need access to
LINUX-based central servers, Perle Systems is now announcing the
addition of dial-out for LINUX to its complete range of Remote
Access Servers (Perle 833, Perle 833IS and Perle 833AS). LINUX
dial-out support will provide LAN-based LINUX users with easy to
use access to the Internet, corporate Intranets, on-line services
and fax dial-out. The Perle 833 Series will be the only such range
of Remote Access Servers to provide this comprehensive dial-out
functionality, designed to enhance the productivity of LAN-based
LINUX users. AllPerle Remote Access Servers will be delivered with
LINUX dial-out client software from Q2, 2000. In addition, all
registered users of Perle 833, 833IS and 833AS Access Servers will
be able to obtain upgrade software free of charge from the release
date.”


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