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To: swisstrader who wrote (102583)	5/4/2000 10:07:00 AM
From: Frederick Langford	Respond to of 108040

Whew! Fred

To: swisstrader who wrote (102583)	5/4/2000 10:07:00 AM
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Another LNUX deal....Promotions.com Standardizes On Va Linux Servers for Web and Application Server Infrastructure The Internet Promotion Solutions Company Selects VA Linux to Power Its B2B Internet Promotion Solutions SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2000-- VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNUX - news) today announced that Promotions.com (Nasdaq:PRMO - news), the Internet promotion solutions company, is powering its Web and application server infrastructure with over one hundred servers from VA Linux Systems. Promotions.com CUSTOM SOLUTIONS uses VA Linux systems to serve custom promotions and direct marketing applications for its clients -- including top companies such as World Wrestling Federation, Autobytel.com, Road Runner and NBC. Promotions.com CUSTOM SOLUTIONS creates and executes custom promotions for marketers to run on their own Web sites, integrating online and offline promotional campaigns to maximize return on investment. Promotions.com also uses 2U (3.5``) rackmount servers from VA Linux to manage traffic from advertisers on Webstakes.com, the company's media property and promotion portal. Top advertisers include LifeMinders, ESPN.com and Walt Disney's GO.com. ``The price/performance and fine-tuning of VA Linux's server solutions, combined with its responsive technical support and outstanding expertise, make VA Linux the natural choice for our web and application server farms,'' said Al Holmes, Chief Technology Officer for Promotions.com. ``We are strong believers in the power of Open Source software, and the reliability of our VA Linux servers over the last six months speaks for itself.'' Promotions.com uses Open Source tools for the foundation of its Websites and all of its software development technologies. ``High-traffic sites such as the Webstakes.com portal need reliable, scalable solutions for their Internet infrastructure,'' said Robert Russo, general manager and senior vice president of worldwide field operations for VA Linux Systems. ``VA Linux offers a single point of contact for our Internet customers' Linux systems, software and service needs, and provides them with ongoing access to our Linux and Open Source expertise.''