Linus Torvalds To Receive VA Research Excellence Award

[Costas Christoyannis]

Linus Torvalds To Receive VA Research Excellence Award

February 26, 1998

Press Contact: Sam Ockman, (650) 934-3666, x133.

VA Research will grant its Excellence in Open Source Software Award to
Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux operating system and one of the most
important leaders in information technology.  Linus will receive a
VArStation YMP, worth $4500.

The VA Research Excellence in Open Source Software Award honors
exceptional individuals within the free software community.  Torvalds led
this community to create Linux, a freely distributable multi-user,
multi-tasking Unix-like operating system.  Linux is now used in a range of
applications from mission critical servers to desktop workstations.

VA Research is the leading Linux systems manufacturer, and experienced
tremendous growth in 1997.

"Linux is emerging as the most viable alternative to replace aging Suns
and Digital computers in Fortune 100 companies and other large
institutions.  The success of Linux and of VA Research rests squarely on
the contributions of Open Source software programmers like Torvalds," said
Sam Ockman, Director of Software for VA Research.

"Strong software development and faster processors have allowed VA
Research to compete with the big Unix companies," concluded VA Research
Sales Manager Douglas Bone, "and we'd like to give something back to the
Linux programmers and developers who helped make it possible."

This initial award consists of a VArStation YMP model 4642d, a Linux
workstation on par with the Sun Ultra 2 Creator (3D) Model 2300 and the
Digital AlphaServer 4000 5/400, or a 6 CPU RISC system (6000 J40) from
IBM.*  It will be running Red Hat Linux 5.0, Infoworld's Operating System
of the Year for the last two years.

The Silicon Valley Linux Users Group will host the presentation to
Mr. Torvalds.

"As my clients have outgrown their Sun Servers, I've always recommended
that they go with an open solution from VA Research," said Silicon Valley
Linux Users Group Vice President and Internet Security Consultant Chris
J. Dibona.

The award will be presented to Torvalds at the March 4th meeting of the
Silicon Valley Linux User's Group.  Torvalds will speak on the future of
Linux and answer questions from the audience.  Open to the public, the
meeting will take place at 7pm at the GateWay Conference Center Building
J, of Cisco Systems.  The address is 255 W. Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA
95134.  Maps and more information can be found at www.svlug.org.

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VA Research is the oldest and largest Linux systems company.  Founded in
1993 by electrical engineering doctoral students at Stanford University,
VA Research pioneered high performance workstations and servers based on
Linux.  In 1997, VA Research became an affiliate of Umax.

VA Research's web page is www.varesearch.com.  For more information
contact Samuel Ockman at 650-934-3666 or 888-LINUX-4U, ext. 133, or
ockman at varesearch.com.


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i n d y  /////  Christoyannis  http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~xyannis/
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  \****\/       Computer Technology Institute, UNIX System Administrator

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