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BAZAAR POINT TO INDUSTRY'S CONTINUED PROGRESS -- THE World's First Major Linux
and Open Source Software Exhibition Completes Three Days of Tutorials,
Workshops and Conference Sessions -- Bob Young Details How Red Hat's Success
Has Been Accomplished Through Redefining The Software Industry's Business Model
-- Keynote Speakers Ralph Nader, Richard Stallman, Robert Ferber, Jon "Maddog"
Hall and Michael Cowpland Point to Growing Need of Linux, Open and Free
Software
NEW YORK, Dec 16, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- EarthWeb (Nasdaq:
EWBX) announced today that The Bazaar, a Linux and Open Source Software
conference and exhibition that concludes today in New York City, was
attended by over 3,000 corporate developers, web developers, system
architects, IT managers and system administrators. Keynote and panel
presenters included Bob Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat,
Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT); Chris DiBona of VA Linux Systems (Nasdaq: LNUX);
Michael Cowpland, President and CEO of Corel Corporation (Nasdaq:
CORL); Jeff Bates who runs the Slash.org website for Andover.net
(Nasdaq: ANDN); Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software
Foundation; and Ralph Nader, consumer advocate.
In The Bazaar's opening keynote presentation, Richard Stallman,
President of the Free Software Foundation, described the plight that he
and other IT professionals faced in the early eighties when proprietary
software stalled the progress to support diverse architectures and
multiple languages. Bob Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat,
Inc., presented his keynote presentation on how Red Hat revolutionized
the software industry by redefining its business model with value added
services.
Robert Ferber, founder of OpenSales, presented success stories from
Open Source companies including Red Hat, VA Linux Systems, LinuxCare,
SendMail and Cygnus Solutions. Jon "Maddog" Hall, executive director of
Linux International, presented the history of the Free Software and
Open Source software initiatives. Ralph Nader, consumer advocate,
presented a keynote address titled "The Age of the Wired," which shared
his thoughts on anti-trust cases, Internet privacy and e-commerce.
Michael Cowpland, President and CEO of Corel Corporation, described his
company's plans to spearhead the low cost PC market with Corel Linux.
Corporate sponsors included Andover.net, ASL Workstations, Atipa Linux
Solutions, Collab.Net, Copyleft, Corel, Coriolis, DiaLogos, dice.com,
EarthWeb, IBM, Linux Mall, Mission Critical Linux, OpenSales, Pangolin,
Red Hat, Sleepycat Software, Technology Managers Forum and TurboLinux.
EarthWeb's Bazaar was presented as a comprehensive forum featuring over
30 hands-on workshops, more than 50 conference sessions, featured
keynote and panel presentations and over 80,000 square feet of vendor
and project exhibits at the Javits Convention Center. Over 5,000 pages
of content and information were presented during the three-day
exhibition and conference which will become available online at
EarthWeb's Open Source IT website ( www.opensourceIT.com ).
The Bazaar received over 100,000 inquiries from corporate developers,
web developers, system architects, IT managers and system
administrators. The three-day software exhibition and conference drew
registered attendees from hundreds of corporations, including many
Fortune 100 companies, as well as medium-sized businesses and
universities.
About The Bazaar The Bazaar ( www.thebazaar.org ) is a unique
collaboration between EarthWeb and In Limine, Inc., a non-profit
organization that was formed to create an educational free software
event for corporations, schools and non-profit institutions.
Co-sponsors of The Bazaar include: Andover.net, ASL Workstations, Atipa
Linux Solutions, Copyleft, Corel, Coriolis, DiaLogos, dice.com,
EarthWeb, IBM, Linux Mall, Mission Critical Linux, OpenSales, Pangolin,
Red Hat, Sleepycat Software,Technology Managers Forum and TurboLinux
About Red Hat, Inc. Founded in 1994, Red Hat ( www.redhat.com )
(Nasdaq: RHAT) is a market leader in open source operating system (OS)
software, services and information. Along with its award-winning open
source Red Hat Linux OS, Red Hat offers a full line of services,
including telephone support, on-site consulting, developer training,
certification programs and priority access updates. Red Hat currently
shares all of its software innovations freely with the open source
community under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The Official Red
Hat Linux OS and related services are available directly from the
company and through its partner, distributor and reseller programs,
which currently include top PC and server manufacturers such as Compaq,
Dell, Gateway, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Silicon Graphics. Red Hat is
based in Durham, N.C. and has offices worldwide.
About VA Linux Systems VA Linux Systems, Inc. ( www.valinux.com )
(Nasdaq: LNUX) is a leading provider of Linux-based solutions,
integrating systems, software and services. VA Linux's broad-based
technical expertise in systems and software design, as well as its
focus on the Linux operating system and other open source solutions,
enables the company to provide high-quality Linux-based systems
designed for optimal performance, reliability and scalability. VA also
offers services and support through its staff of Linux system and
software engineers. VA Linux Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif., and is located on the web at www.valinux.com .
About Andover.net Andover.Net ( www.andover.net ) (Nasdaq: ANDN) is a
leading Linux/Open Source Internet destination with a total of over 2
million users and over 40 million page impressions on a monthly basis.
Its network of Web sites provides an independent, unbiased source for
content, community and commerce for the Linux/Open Source communities.
Andover.Net properties include Slashdot (slashdot.org), a Web site for
Linux/Open Source news, community comments and resources and Freshmeat
(freshmeat.net), a downloadable Linux software application repository.
About Corel Corporation Corel Corporation is an internationally
recognized developer of award-winning business productivity, graphics
and operating system solutions on the Windows(R), Linux(R), UNIX(R),
Macintosh(R) and Java(TM) platforms. Corel also develops
market-leading, Web-based solutions including applications, contents,
e-commerce and online services. For access to these services and more
information go to www.corel.com or www.corelcity.com . Corel is
headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Corel's common stock trades on the
Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol COR.
About EarthWeb EarthWeb Inc. ( www.earthweb.com ) (Nasdaq: EWBX) is the
leading provider of business-to-business online services to the global
IT industry. Through its flagship services, earthweb.com,
developer.com, datamation.com, dice.com, Supportsource.com and
ITKnowledge.com, and its other integrated business-to-business online
services, EarthWeb connects buyers to sellers, employers to employees,
vendors to customers and technical professionals to a wealth of expert
knowledge. EarthWeb was recently ranked the third-fastest growing
company within Business Week's Info Tech 100. The Info Tech 100, which
includes such industry leaders as Dell Computer and Cisco Systems, is
Business Week's list of "the builders of the new economy."
This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking
information. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements, including statements as to
industry trends, future economic performance, anticipated
profitability, anticipated revenues and expenses, and products or
service line growth, may be significantly and materially impacted by
certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, failure
to meet operating objectives or to execute the operating plan,
competition, and other economic factors. Additional risks and
uncertainties are described in the Company's public filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Harold Miltsch, Director, Public Relations, pr@earthweb.com,
or Constance Melrose, Director, Investor Relations, ir@earthweb.com, of
EarthWeb Inc., 212-725-6550.
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