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To: Starlight who wrote (7387)	5/21/2000 8:45:00 PM
From: riposte	Respond to of 8581

Embedded Linux firm Lineo plans IPO Elizabeth - Great Sun post! Here's on on Linux...PTSC's supposed to be working on this, also. Undeterred by a lukewarm market, Lineo, a company pushing Linux into set-top boxes and other non-PC computing devices, has filed to raise about $60 million in an initial public offering. Lineo's Securities and Exchange Commission filing yesterday comes amid IPO troubles at Linuxcare and a generally lackluster stock performance for Linux companies no longer benefiting from the buzz caused by the surprise acceptance of the new operating system. FULL TEXT @ news.cnet.com

To: Starlight who wrote (7387)	5/23/2000 2:45:00 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 8581

(PTSC chip)//(GRCI)VideoPropulsion and Zapex Technologies Announce Partnership; Linux Broadcasting Offers Economical, High End DVB-ASI Solutions Business Editors, Technology Writers SLINGER, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000--VideoPropulsion, Inc. (VPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of GENROCO, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GRCI) and Zapex Technologies, Inc. (Zapex), a company of Brother International, announced today that they have forged a partnership to market and sell complete Linux-based solutions to the operators and providers of cable/TV. The VDOPro (TM) high bandwidth DVB-ASI multiplexing cards offered by VPI coupled with Zapex's encoder products allow for low cost per stream MPEG transport over fast network topologies. "The synergy between Zapex and VideoPropulsion allow both companies to concentrate on their core competencies," said Barbara Pick, CEO and President of VPI. "Before this partnership, cable operators were limited by incompatible and expensive systems. By working together we offer a reliable and flexible approach." "Cable system operators are looking for a cost-effective solution for both analog-to-digital MPEG-2 encoding, as well as local content insertion into the digital stream," according to Gary Marsh, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Zapex Technologies. "Zapex is the first to offer a Linux-based MPEG-2 encoding solution, along with Dolby(R) digital audio, and when integrated with the VideoPropulsion DVB Multiplexing System, places this alliance in an industry-leadership position." About VideoPropulsion VideoPropulsion, Inc. is a leading edge digital video technology company with expertise in providing high performance, low cost hardware & software solutions for MPEG transport. The company's partners include Oracle, SGI, Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Lysis, Mindport, and other major video server and iDTV applications suppliers. VDOPro products have been in active use in Europe since 1995. Incorporated into offerings from OpenTV, Concurrent, Open, Lysis, Peach, and others for applications such as interactive TV services and video-on-demand, VideoPropulsion has been leading the way with its reliable and innovative products. The Company is preparing to be spunoff from GENROCO In June. Additional information can be found at videopropulsion.com. About Zapex Zapex Technologies Inc., a company of Brother International, and a leader in compression technology, designs and manufactures MPEG encoding systems for PC platforms, providing digital video and audio solutions for networking, broadband and storage applications. The company's U.S. headquarters is located at 2432 Charleston Road, Mountain View, Calif., 94043. Web address is www.zapex.net