To: Kimberly Lee who wrote (42376 ) 12/10/1999 8:31:00 AM From: kumqwatt Respond to of 108040
For those that missed this info : 10:17 est. Dec 09, 1999 - (Dayinvestor.com - Sector In Play): SMSI - 1 7/8 x 2 - Linux Rush Remains- SMSI Offers LINUX WebCatalog Ecommerce Software Linux rocket fuel continues to boost small companies with any tie to the open source operating system. The latest launches Vertel (VRTL), which closed 3s, trading $9s after trading as high as $14- and Perle (PERL), which jumped from $6 to as high as $19s before backing down a bit- currently trading near $13. One small cap still in the starting blocks is Smith Micro (SMSI). In early November SMSI announced that its WebCatalog ecommerce software was available for Unix, the header- "Smith Micro Internet Solutions Division Releases UNIX Verison of WebCatalog" But buried in the copy were some details that may be of interest- "Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMSI - news), a developer and marketer of Internet and communication software, today announced the release of WebCatalog(TM) for UNIX. WebCatalog is the company's established eCommerce software solution that is the engine behind many of today's popular online stores. The UNIX release has been in public beta testing and has been well received by early adopters of the software. The release is for the LINUX, Sun Solaris, and Mac OS X versions of UNIX." "Grant Hulbert, Director of Engineering for Smith Micro's Internet Solutions Division said, ''While 98% of the core WebDNA technology, the language of WebCatalog, is completely cross-platform, we also take advantage of the best features of each operating system, such as LINUX's multithreading and fast Internet connections." SMSI trading up 1/4 near $2