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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (113947)	10/17/2000 2:42:14 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Ten & Intel Investors - Dell Commences ITanium Shipments to customers. A major milestone has taken place - with Dell announcing the first commercial ITanium shipments to customers as part of the Pilot Program. "Dell(tm) (Nasdaq:DELL - news), a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure computing, today announced that it is the first server vendor to showcase 64-bit enterprise applications running in a real world environment on the Linux operating system. " biz.yahoo.com Tuesday October 17, 10:14 am Eastern Time Press Release Dell Delivers Advanced PowerEdge E-Commerce Pilot On Intel Itanium Processor Dell Installs PowerEdge Server Prototype Running mySAP.com at Preussag Systemhaus GmbH ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000--Dell(tm) (Nasdaq:DELL - news), a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure computing, today announced that it is the first server vendor to showcase 64-bit enterprise applications running in a real world environment on the Linux operating system. The Preussag Systemhaus GmbH, part of the Preussag Group, a German industrial, logistics and tourism conglomerate -- best known for such brands as Thomas Cook Travel, TUI, HAPAG LLOYD, Minimax and the Wolf Group, is running mySAP.com and IBM DB2 Universal Database on the Linux operating system. The company is testing the capabilities of the Itanium processors and validating the performance, scalability, reliability and security features of this new alternative to expensive RISC-based architectures. The Preussag Group is one of many Dell customers around the world that are currently running Itanium-based PowerEdge(tm) pilot servers in real world environments. ``Dell is working with a wide-range of partners to ensure that a rich set of 64-bit applications are ready when it launches Itanium-based servers early next year,'' said Michael Lambert, senior vice president, Dell Enterprise Systems Group. ``This prototype implementation is a great example of Dell, IBM, SAP's and Intel's ability to collaborate on complex solution development.'' ``We are pleased to be participating in the Dell early adopter program of the Itanium platform,'' said Dipl. Kfm Manfred Klute, general manager, Preussag Systemhaus, GmbH. ``Dell is giving us the opportunity to get to know this new platform, experience its performance level live, and test the Linux operating system.'' ``The Intel® Itanium(tm) architecture with Linux provides a better Linux platform for the e-business solutions on mySAP.com,'' says Christoph Rohland, Development Architect, SAP LinuxLab. ``The collaboration with Dell and the commitment of the Dell engineering for the SAP LinuxLab allows us to deliver a high performance and reliable Itanium processor and Linux e-business environment.'' For more information on Dell's complete line of enterprise servers, go to www.dell.com/poweredge. About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL - news) is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $28.5 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 154 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune ``most admired'' lists of companies. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com. Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Dell Computer Corporation, Round Rock Media Contacts: Matthew Boucher, 512/725-1751 matthew_boucher@dell.com or Bruce Eric Anderson, 512/723-0975 bruce_anderson@dell.com or Investor Contacts: Lynn Tyson, 512/723-1130 lynn_tyson@dell.com or Robert Williams, 512/728-7570 robert_williams@dell.com

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (113947)	10/17/2000 2:45:59 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Ten & Intel Investors - Another Major ITanium Milestone - TurboLinux is now shipping the first Commercial Linux for the Intel IA64 platform ! "TurboLinux, Inc., the high-performance Linux company, today announced the release of its new TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1 that includes the first commercial version of Linux for Intel's forthcoming Itanium processor systems (IA-64). " Maybe this is the OS used in the Dell ITanium systems ! biz.yahoo.com Tuesday October 17, 8:00 am Eastern Time Press Release TurboLinux Ships New Workstation with First Commercial Linux for IA64 Workstation Pro 6.1 includes latest developer tools from IBM, Sun, Inprise/Borland for IA32 systems and new TurboLinux OS developer releases for IA-64, SPARC and PPC (Mac) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000-- TurboLinux, Inc., the high-performance Linux company, today announced the release of its new TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1 that includes the first commercial version of Linux for Intel's forthcoming Itanium processor systems (IA-64). TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1 lets developers build content and solutions quickly using powerful Open Source tools and commercial IDEs and Java technology from industry leaders IBM, Sun and Inprise/Borland. Workstation Pro 6.1 includes new developer release versions of TurboLinux for Sun Microsystem's SPARC processors and for PPC processors. O'Reilly Publishing's definitive Linux reference book, Linux In A Nutshell, is also included. ``We're pleased to offer customers the first commercial release of Linux for Intel's new IA-64 platform,'' said Craig Oda, vice president of Product Marketing for TurboLinux. ``We think customers who develop on Linux will also appreciate the comprehensive integrated development environments we offer from companies such as IBM to complement the robust Open Source tools we deliver.'' TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1 ships with easy-to-use office productivity software, including the most recent StarOffice 5.2 release from Sun (for Microsoft Office files compatibility on Linux) as well as Netscape and hundreds of other popular applications. TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1 is a developers dream, including Borland JBuilder, Sun Forte for Java Community Edition, IBM Developer Kit and Runtime Environment for Linux Java Technology Edition, IBM Developer Kit for Linux Java2 Technology Edition, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM HomePage Builder, IBM ViaVoice TTS and much more. The new TurboLinux Workstation's easy-to-use TurboTools speeds configuration of networks, printers, user accounts and a wide variety of other system settings and administration. System Requirements CPU: Intel or Intel Compatible Pentium level and above including Intel, AMD, and Cytrix models. Memory: 32MB and above, 64MB and above recommended HD: 2GB and above recommended CD-ROM: ATAPI/SCSI Floppy: 1.44MB Price and Availability TurboLinux Workstation Pro 6.1, with a list price of $79.95, is available for sale through the TurboLinux Web site (www.turbolinux.com), from global TurboLinux authorized partners and at leading computer retailers. Contact TurboLinux at sales@turbolinux.com for more information. About TurboLinux, Inc. Founded in 1992, TurboLinux is a market leader in Linux software clustering solutions and Linux internationalization, with investment from some of the world's largest computer companies, including Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, NEC, Novell, Oracle and SGI. Headquartered near San Francisco with offices around the world, TurboLinux solutions are supported globally by Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. TurboLinux is located on the Internet at www.turbolinux.com, in Japanese at www.turbolinux.co.jp and in Chinese at www.turbolinux.com.cn. TurboLinux is a registered trademark of TurboLinux, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: TurboLinux, Inc., San Francisco Jacob Webb 650-228-5139 jwebb@turbolinux.com