Tuesday May 11 2004:

NETRAVERSE AND MANDRAKESOFT TEAM TO OFFER BROAD BASED WINDOWS TO LINUX MIGRATION PLATFORM.

Paris, France and Austin Texas - Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - NeTraverse and Mandrakesoft announced today the formation of a strategic alliance to bring award-winning Windows-to-Linux migration capabilities to users and organizations contemplating Linux solutions but have dependencies on legacy Windows applications.

The popular Win4Lin and Win4Lin Terminal Server products allow organizations that are enthusiastic about the significant cost, security and reliability improvements to be had from using Linux, but have been reluctant to make the move due to the perceived inability of Linux to run custom or legacy Windows applications, to smoothly and inexpensively bridge their critical custom and legacy Windows applications to Linux. Win4Lin not only runs all of your Windows business applications on Linux, it also runs them with snappy performance and true Windows fidelity. By running an actual copy of Windows in a Linux process, Win4Lin runs all of your Windows applications without any need for re-write, configuring or enduring quirky behavior. Win4Lin is also extremely resource-efficient as it runs on a wide range of x86-based machines and requires a modest memory footprint. In most cases, users do not need to replace or upgrade their hardware to run Win4Lin.

"Mandrakesoft has a long history of providing popular Linux desktops and servers known for their ease of use. NeTraverse is pleased to announce that Mandrake 10.0 will be fully supported for the Win4Lin Terminal Server and Workstation products. We think that there is no solution better for desktop computing than a fully integrated Windows and Linux application environment." said Jim Curtin, CEO of NeTraverse.

"Migrating users from the Windows world to the Mandrakelinux open world has been and remains our ambition. NeTraverse products provide an excellent opportunity to suppress one of the last remaining barriers for major Linux adoption, by offering the opportunity to use Windows applications under Linux, and thus making the transition smoother", said François Bancilhon, CEO of Mandrakesoft.

NeTraverse's Win4Lin Terminal server and Win4Lin Workstation Edition are two of the best ways to migrate your Windows applications to Linux. Both solutions are certified for Mandrake 10.0 and offer a robust client server implementation or desktop offering to preserve those applications users and organizations have come to depend on. Win4Lin is a critical part of any Windows-to-Linux migration as it leverages your existing IT investment and offers a pathway to a cost effective, highly available Linux-based environment.

The Mandrake Linux operating system employs a graphical approach to system administration, in addition to the command line, which advances the integration and management of a user interface the furthest to dispel the image of a Linux system, managed only via command line or text mode. Furthermore, Mandrake Linux offers the most advanced and efficient hardware detection system for detecting different hardware.

Mandrake and NeTraverse have worked together to ensure that the once intimidating task of implementing Linux is as easy as implementing any other mass market solution. With the latest release of Mandrake and the complimentary Win4Lin technology no computer user is without a choice in how they choose to perform their desktop computing.

For Further Information, Contact:

press at mandrakesoft dot com

About Mandrakesoft

Mandrakesoft is the publisher of the popular Mandrakelinux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems available. The company offers its enterprise, government and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source software and related services. Mandrakesoft products are available in more than 120 countries through dedicated channels and also from Mandrake Store.com, the company's online store. Number 1 in several countries, Mandrakesoft has been awarded many times for quality and the technical innovation of its products. "Born on the Internet" in late 1998, Mandrakesoft has established headquarters in the U.S.A. and in France. Mandrakesoft is traded on Paris Euronext Marche Libre (Euroclear code: 4477.PA; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the US OTC market (stock symbol MDKFF).

About NeTraverse

NeTraverse Inc., is the market leader in bridging Windows® to Linux® with over 800,000 users worldwide. Providing thin-client software solutions on the Linux and UNIX platform, NeTraverse offers innovative products and services to facilitate the seamless migration from Windows to Linux and lower the cost of enterprise IT infrastructure. NeTraverse products include Win4Lin Workstation, Win4Lin Terminal Server and Merge. Headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit http://www.netraverse.com. ###

Thursday May 06 2004:

Altadena, CA; Paris, France - May 6th, 2004 - Mandrakesoft today announced improved partner relationships with Independent Software Vendors and the inclusion of a carefully selected collection of third-party software for the recently released Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official range of retail packs.

Mandrakelinux retail packs not only provide a best-of-breed assortment of the most up-to-date Open Source applications, but also gives customers the opportunity to evaluate a wide selection of the most in-demand commercial software.

"We at Mandrakesoft constantly strive to better accommodate our customer's needs, which means providing software solutions and features that may not have immediate Open Source equivalents. By promoting ISV applications we can deliver a valuable benefit to many members of the Linux community." explained Paul Guillet, Director of Sales at Mandrakesoft.

The ISV software provided with Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official addresses areas such as support for certain Winmodems, emulators for running Windows applications, anti-virus software, games, plus many others. "The range of third-party software included in our retail packs has been carefully selected for the highest level of quality. These applications have also been validated by our Quality Assistance team to assure the customer that software purchased from us will be interoperable with Mandrakelinux." said Paul Guillet.

The majority of commercial software in Mandrakelinux retail packs are full-featured demonstration versions. This enables the customer to evaluate an application without the risk of purchasing a product that doesn't answer his or her specific needs. And since several applications are often included for the same task, a customer can compare competing products to help choose the one that's best suited for him or for her. Complete versions of ISV software (including licenses) may be purchased at Mandrakesoft's online store.

Mandrakeclub members also benefit from improved relations with ISVs since RPM packages of all third-party software can be downloaded from the Mandrakeclub website. Additionally, Mandrakesoft will offer periodic discounts and promotions beginning in May 2004, exclusively for Mandrakeclub members. "We are glad to announce that starting on May 4th, Netraverse's Win4Lin will be available to Mandrakeclub members with a generous 20% discount. We are also planning a similar promotion for Arkeia's Backup solution in June. Our goal is to offer a leading ISV application with special advantageous terms each month as a benefit to Club membership." concludes Paul Guillet.

For a listing of commercial software available in Mandrakelinux 10.0 retail packs, please see the following:
https://mandriva.com/products/10/isv

Press contact:

Gaël Duval
press at mandrakesoft dot com

About Mandrakesoft

Mandrakesoft is the publisher of the popular Mandrakelinux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems available. The company offers its enterprise, government and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source software and related services. Mandrakesoft products are available in more than 120 countries through dedicated channels and also from Mandrakestore.com, the company's online store. Number 1 in several countries, Mandrakesoft has won many awards for quality and technical innovation. "Born on the Internet" in late 1998, Mandrakesoft has offices in the United States and France. Mandrakesoft is traded on Paris Euronext Marché Libre (ISIN Code: FR0004159382/MLMAN; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the US OTC market (stock symbol MDKFF).

https://mandriva.com

Tuesday May 04 2004:

Altadena, CA; Paris; France - May, 4th 2004 - Mandrakesoft today announced the availability of Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official for the AMD64 platform (Athlon64 and Opteron). Mandrakelinux 10.0 for AMD64 delivers all the features and robustness of Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official to the 64-bit platform from AMD, with an average performance gain of 20% compared to the IA32 version.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official for Athlon(TM)64 and Opteron(TM) processors provides everything needed for the most demanding computing requirements. More than just a powerful desktop system, this innovative new release offers high-end features such as world-class server capabilities and comprehensive development tools. Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official for AMD64 is an ideal solution for data-intensive tasks such as high-performance databases, video/audio/3D processing, and for applications that require mathematical precision and accuracy.

Speed and High-Performance: Mandrakelinux 10.0 for AMD64 is optimized to take full advantage of the powerful features offered by AMD's next-generation 64-bit architecture. Linux software for AMD64 is on average 20% faster than a traditional 32-bit system, yet maintains complete compatibility with existing 32-bit applications.

Details about Mandrakelinux 10.0 for AMD64 are available online at:
https://mandriva.com/products/10/amd64

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Wednesday April 14 2004:

Altadena, CA; Paris, France; April 14th 2004 - Mandrakesoft, publisher of the popular Linux distribution Mandrakelinux, today announce the availability of Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official, a full-featured operating system that includes a full suite of desktop and server applications. Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official is available for download to Mandrakeclub Members, and as part of Mandrakesoft's complete range of retail packs, now available for pre-order on www.mandrivastore.com and soon in retail stores (Suggested Retail Price for all products are shown below).

Tuesday March 30 2004:

Altadena, CA; Paris, France; March 30th, 2004 - The Commerce Court today accepted Mandrakesoft's exit plan from 'redressement judiciaire' (Chapter 11 like protection). The plan was approved as proposed by the company and its court appointed administrator.

The plan provides for the payment of creditors, without recapitalization as a precondition, over a period of nine years. The turnaround was largely made possible by improvements in the company's financial results -- Mandrakesoft recently recorded its first profitable quarter since 1999. This signals the return to normal operations for Mandrakesoft after a 14 month observation period.

Mandrakesoft chose the Chapter 11 like protection status in January 2003. During the observation period, the company normalized its activities by refocusing its core business on Linux, dramatically reducing costs, optimizing business activities, and by developing high margin revenue lines. As a result of restructuring, Mandrakesoft recorded it first quarterly profit since 1999 of 270,000 EUR on 1.42M EUR of revenue during the period between October 2003 and December 2003.

On a related note, shares of Mandrakesoft are again being traded on the Euronext Marché Libre exchange (ISIN code MLMAN) and on the US OTC market (Stock symbol MDKFF).

Mandrakesoft will release its new operating system "Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official" in May 2004, and plans to announce in upcoming months several new products for the corporate and individual markets. The company also recently closed several deals with government and corporate clients.

Contact:
Gaël Duval (press at mandriva.com)

About Mandrakesoft

Mandrakesoft is the publisher of the popular Mandrakelinux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems available. The company offers its enterprise, government and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source software and related services. Mandrakesoft products are available in more than 120 countries through dedicated channels and also from MandrakeStore.com, the company's online store. Number 1 in several countries, Mandrakesoft has won many awards for quality and technical innovation. "Born on the Internet" in late 1998, Mandrakesoft has offices in the United States and France. Mandrakesoft is traded on Paris Euronext Marché Libre (ISIN Code: FR0004159382/MLMAN; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the US OTC market (stock symbol MDKFF).

https://mandriva.com

Thursday March 04 2004:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Altadena, CA; Paris, France; March 4th, 2004 - Mandrakesoft is proud to announce that its new flagship operating system 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community' has been released. 10.0 Community is the first major Linux distribution to take advantage of the new Linux kernel 2.6 while providing one of the most easy to use and attractive Linux operating systems ever.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is now available as a DVD from Mandrakestore.com (Price: 54 EUR/59.90 USD), and also as a download for Mandrakeclub members & contributors. 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official' is scheduled to be released in May 2004. 10.0 Official will be used in retail packs tailored for individuals and small businesses, as well as for specialized corporate solutions.

In accordance with Mandrakesoft's new development roadmap, Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is the ideal product for Linux users who demand the 'latest and greatest' features at the soonest opportunity.

Greater performance and scalability

Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides the new Linux 2.6 kernel as the default kernel for greatly enhanced performance and scalability. For those deploying Mandrake 10.0 as servers, the new Linux kernel increases the number of unique users and groups from 65,000 to over 4 billion, with 1 billion concurrent processes on a single system. Server deployments also benefit from interoperability with MS-Windows® systems thanks to enhanced support of Windows' Logical Disk Manager and new NTFS support.

The desktop user's experience is greatly enhanced with notable improvements in ease of use and reliability, plus impressive system responsiveness gains. Additional benefits include hyperthreading capabilities, major I/O performance improvements under various workloads, better support of and multimedia devices, as well as greater support for laptops with software support for 'suspend to disk' functionality.

Additionally, Mandrakelinux 10.0 includes the Native POSIX Threads Library (NPTL) for maximum threading performance.

Making Linux easier for all

In line with Mandrakesoft's traditional commitment to making Linux easier for all computer users, Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides a powerful and modern desktop and server operating system:

- Server capabilities have been enhanced with the integration of Linux kernel 2.6, Samba 3.0, MySQL 4.0.18, PostqreSQL 7.4.1, Apache2, extended hardware support, and a new Mandrakeonline update service.

- The desktop experience has been enhanced with numerous improvements including a new Mandrakegalaxy 2 desktop theme, new menu organization, and a new Mandrakelinux Control Center to make this release even more friendly and easy to use than ever. Additionally, 'Magicdev' has been added -- Magicdev provides dynamic CD support for launching appropriate applications when a CD or DVD is inserted into a drive.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides KDE 3.2 and GNOME 2.4 as default desktop environments, plus an impressive variety of Office applications such as the famous OpenOffice.org 1.1 office suite, which is compatible with Microsoft® Office® documents.

"Mandrakelinux 10.0 marks the beginning of a re-energized drive by Mandrakesoft to achieve worldwide Linux adoption. We believe that Mandrakelinux 10.0 will be seen as the perfect example of a Linux product that individuals and corporations need to migrate away from proprietary operating systems", declared François Bancilhon, CEO of Mandrakesoft.

Availability:

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is available:

- Immediately as a download for Mandrakeclub Members and contributors. Additionally, ISO images which contain commercial applications such as Acrobat® Reader®, Real PlayerTM, NVIDIA® Drivers and others, are available for "Silver" and above Club members. Join Mandrakeclub to download Mandrakelinux 10.0 today:
http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/club/

- Immediately as a DVD set which includes commercial applications such as Acrobat® Reader®, Real PlayerTM, NVIDIA® Drivers and more. The 10.0 Community DVD set can be pre-ordered now exclusively from MandrakeStore:
http://www.mandrivastore.com

- Following the initial release, a download edition of Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community will be made available on a number of public FTP mirrors

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official will be available in May, as part of the complete range of Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official retail packs which include support, printed documentation and new Mandrakesoft services and tools. Official retail packs include:

• Discovery, a desktop solution for Linux newcomers

• PowerPack, a multi-purpose product for power users

• PowerPack+, a desktop and server solution for small to medium-sized businesses

Thereafter, a new desktop product for corporates will be introduced, as well as a new edition of the Corporate Server.

More details about these products plus ordering information will be released later.

The Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community list of features is available at:
http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/10.0/features/

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community DVD:
https://mandriva.com
http://www.mandrivastore.com

Press contact:
Gaël Duval (press at mandrakesoft dot com)

About Mandrakesoft

Mandrakesoft is the publisher of the popular Mandrake Linux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems available. The company offers its enterprise, government and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source software and related services. Mandrakesoft products are available in more than 120 countries through dedicated channels and also from Mandrake Store.com, the company's online store. Number 1 in several countries, Mandrakesoft has been awarded many times for quality and the technical innovation of its products. "Born on the Internet" in late 1998, Mandrakesoft has established headquarters in the U.S.A. and in France. Mandrakesoft is traded on Paris Euronext Marche Libre (Euroclear code: 4477.PA; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the US OTC market (stock symbol MDKFF).

 

Wednesday March 03 2004:

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Wednesday February 25 2004:

MandrakeSoft has a rich history of cooperative R&D projects. Since the early days of the company, MandrakeSoft has always heavily invested in research and development. This was done either internally, or in cooperation with partners bringing complementary technology. Examples of such projects are CLIC, with INRIA-IMAG and Bull, where we developed some of our clustering technology, and Open Router, with InAccess Network, the CSEM (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique) and Archimedia, where we developed some of our firewall technology. Aware of the fact that we need to increase this effort to improve our competitiveness on the market place, we want to organize other such projects.

Friday February 13 2004:

Partnership to Deliver Volume Market Opportunities for ISVs, OEMs, VARs, PC and Server Hardware Vendors, Partners and Customers with Industrial Strength Linux Solutions, Affordable Linux Desktops and Robust Linux Servers on 32/64-bit Intel and AMD Processors.

Singapore - February, 13th 2004 - With this announcement, MandrakeSoft will be partnering with TechWorx Solutions Pte Ltd, an Asian-based Linux Solutions Provider to expand its product reach to Asia-Pacific where Linux is gaining momentum on the desktop and server market.

Wednesday February 11 2004:

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