Vancouver, BC — (press release) — LinuxWizardry Systems has awarded a contract to Lineo, Inc., to manufacture LinuxWizardry's new Apprentice Router incorporating LinuxWizardry's proprietary configuration software known as the “Apprentice Command Center”. Under the terms of the Agreement, Lineo will manufacture the hardware for the first version of Apprentice Router for LinuxWizardry. LinuxWizardry expects to begin selling the Apprentice Router starting in August of this year.

Mike Carpenter, Mr. Wizard of LinuxWizardry, states: “We believe that this alliance with Lineo will enable us to bring our Apprentice Router technology to market quickly and allow us to keep pace with the expected demand for our products”.

The Linux-based Apprentice router features the Apprentice Command Center, which allows for an easy configuration of Internet routers and network appliances through a drag and drop graphical user interface (GUI) using JAVA technology. The Apprentice router is designed to not require an expensive network specialist to configure and will “allow small businesses to take control of their networks for the first time”.

LinuxWizardry's first Apprentice router will connect small business to the high-speed Internet access markets, namely xDSL and cable modems. Telechoice, a firm that analyses the telecom industry, estimates the number of xDSL connections to grow from nearly 250,000 in 1999 to over 2.25 million by 2001.

About LinuxWizardry Systems, Inc.

LinuxWizardry Systems, Inc., with its wholly owned subsidiary, LinuxWizardry, Inc. is a Linux company specializing in network appliances and enterprise computing, for the small office, home office (SOHO) market. LinuxWizardry also develops and will manufacture hardware for end-to-end networking solutions for business.

 
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