Shuttle, MandrakeSoft announce XPC, Linux bundle partnership (Mandrake Newlett

faint

Dear ,

please find hereafter a press-release about MandrakeSoft's partnership
with Shuttle Inc.

Shuttle will ship Mandrake Linux 9.1/9.2 bundled with several XPC
barebone machines: SB52G2, SB62G2, SB75G2 and then SB75G2 (with i875
chipset).

I'm available for any additional information request.

Regards,


        Ga雔 Duval
        Co-founder, MandrakeSoft.
        http://www.mandrakesoft.com


___ Press-release: ___

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/business/2431

Company will include Mandrake Linux with its barebone Network Appliance
XPC products line from Computex Taipei.

2003 (Taipei, Taiwan -- September 21, 2003) Shuttle Inc, a leading
supplier of mainboards and small form fact or (SFF) barebone computers, is
proud to announce that MandrakeSoft's industry-leading Linux
distribution will be bundled with Shuttles Network Appliance (NA) XPC product
line. The commencement of shipping marks the fina lization of this long
anticipated deal.

"Users are demanding a new computing paradigm," said David Yu, chairma
n, Shuttle. "Bundling Mandrake Linux with our Network Appliance XPC's
delivers reliability and power -- the ex act formula today's savvy users
demand."

"Shuttle's barebone Network Appliance XPC product line is the perfect
platform for delivering and using Linux," said Regis Wira, technology
officer, MandrakeSoft, Inc. "utting these two best-of-class products
together is a natural evolution of the desktop computing. This synergy
offers a stunning new level of performance and value."

Shuttle's barebone Network Appliance product line includes the SB52G2,
SB62G2 and SB75G2 XPC's, and are highly suitable for use as corporate
workstations and entry-level servers. Both of the former models have
been tested and certified compatible by MandrakeSoft with the most recent
version of their benchmark Linux distribution.

Shuttle also has announced Shuttle's latest NetworkAppliance X PC, the
SB75G2 -- the world's first Intel?875-based SFF computer -- will ship
in volume shortly and will feature a soon-to-be released version of
MadrakeSoft's benchmark Linux bundled.

Shuttle is dedicated to driving in novation in order to present its
customers with products that offer unmatched performance and value. This
comm itment is exemplified by the inclusion of Mandrake Linux in NA XPC
retail packaging, as well as the dozens of product quality and
performance awards that Shutte's barebone SFF computer and mainboard product
lines have earned.

Shuttle creates, others follow.

For information on Shuttle, and Shuttle mainboards and XPCs, send mail
to shuttlenews@tw.shuttle.com. Product photos and specifications can be
downloaded at http://www.shuttle.com/.

About MandrakeSoft

Mandrakesoft provides a trusted interface between users of information
technology and open technologists. The company offers its enterprise,
government and educational customers a set of GNU Linux and Open-Source
software and related services, user-friendly and highly competitive
information technologies. In a ddition, MandrakeSoft offers technologists
committed to open software and courseware a trusted channel to offe r
their services. The company has technologists in over 20 countries and
is listed on the Paris Euronext March?Libre (Euroclear code :4477PA)
and on the US OTC Market (Symbol: MDKFF). For more information on
Mandrake Linux 9.1 or any of their other Linux-based products please visit:
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/.

About Shuttle Inc

Established 1983, Shuttle Inc (TAIEX 2405) is a worldwide leader in the
design and manufacture of small form factor (SFF) barebones computers
and mainboards. Shuttle produced the first commercially successful SFF
PC and continues to define the segment with its benchmark XPC product
line. OEMs, system integrators, distribu tors and retailers choose
Shuttle XPCs and mainboards as the core components of their solutions.
"owered by S huttle" computers are used by people in all walks of life
worldwide -- a testament to their performance, reliability and ease-of-use.
All copyrighted and trademarked names referred to herein are the sole
property of their respective owners. Copyright ?2003, Shuttle Inc, All
rights reserved.

liuspider

good good news indeed ;)

ganloo

That will be absolutely great, now we do see the impact of GNU/linux(mandrake linux) on the whole computer worlds, I also expect that will help mandrake financially.