Wednesday June 29 2005:

June 29th, 2005: Mandriva announces a new support contract with MACIF, a major European personal insurance company, with a total of 4.5 million subscribers.

Friday February 11 2005:

The Linux Professional Institute announced today the certification of a new provider of Linux Professional Institute Approved Training Materials (LATM) in Switzerland and France.
(Toronto, ON - February 7, 2005 ): The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the premier Linux certification organization, worldwide (http://www.lpi.org), announced today the certification of a new provider of Linux Professional Institute Approved Training Materials (LATM) in Switzerland and France

Wednesday February 02 2005:

Moreno Valley, CA; Paris, France; February 2nd 2004. Mandrakesoft and BRGM will participate along with INRIA in IGGI, a research project in grid computing. The consortium will develop the technologies needed to turn any network of commodity desktop machines into a cluster. The project will receive governmental funding.

Tuesday February 01 2005:

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Tuesday January 18 2005:

Mandrakesoft announced today a new partner program for US companies offering Linux products and services to small and mid-sized business customers. The Mandrakelinux Solution Provider Program is designed to support IT services companies in offering the benefits of open source to a mainstream audience through technical and marketing support.

IT services companies are signing up around the country to participate in the program. "We've had a very positive response so far," says Maria Winslow, Program Manager at Mandrakesoft. "Partners are telling us that their customers are requesting more Linux products and services, and they want help making the transition. That's exactly the goal of this partner program - to help increase sales through Linux offerings."

Franck Goron, President and founder of e-angel in Washington, DC, was one of the first IT services companies to sign on to the new program. For Goron, developing a close relationship with a Linux vendor was important in his decision to join the program. "I feel like they really understand the Linux market from my perspective," says Goron. "and that they will be there when we need help with technical or marketing issues. I expect this relationship will help us expand our business in 2005."

The new program provides marketing and sales support, privileged second-tier technical support, and the option to order pre-installed systems. Partners get a dedicated contact to help with customer questions about Linux and open source software, plus a collection of marketing tools to assist with promotion. The company has also set up a technical support team that is dedicated exclusively to program members for the highest level of support.

Advent Consulting, an IT services company in the Boston area, joined the program because of the focus on the SMB market. According to CEO David Lee, "With this program, Mandrakesoft is delivering a range of practical Linux-based solutions specifically tailored to the needs of small and mid-sized organizations, allowing Advent Consulting to deliver comprehensive open source products and services to our customers that work in an integrated and streamlined fashion."

As part of the new program, the company is introducing a new line of practical Linux servers, called the Mandrakelinux Dedicated Server Series, tailored to the needs of mainstream small and mid-sized business customers. These server offerings are designed to be easy to migrate from Windows, and are only available from official Mandrakelinux Solution Providers.

Mandrakesoft has two introductory servers in the series - the Mandrakelinux Dedicated File Server and the Mandrakelinux Dedicated Email Gateway with spam and virus filtering. Pricing for each server is $750, with no CPU or client access restrictions. These products represent the practical, affordable choice for small and mid-sized IT environments.

According to Winslow, "We know that small and mid-sized business customers want practical solutions at a good price, not expensive operating systems that include everything but the kitchen sink. We're filling in a gap in the SMB market by providing solution-based products and supporting local service providers as they make the transition to a truly mainstream Linux market."

Companies interested in participating in the Mandrakelinux Solution Provider Program should contact Maria Winslow at (919) 968-7802, or send email to "uspartner at mandrakesoft dot com" to request more information.

About Mandrakesoft

Widely known as the most user-friendly Linux provider, Mandrakesoft provides a trusted interface between users of information technology and open source technologists. Mandrakelinux is the first choice for practical and affordable Linux solutions in real-world settings. Founded in 1998 with a mission to create a user-friendly Linux, Mandrakesoft quickly grew to be a leading global name in Linux solutions. Mandrakelinux is distributed in 140 countries in 68 languages, with installations numbering 4-6 million worldwide.

Media Contacts
Mandrakesoft - Maria Winslow ,919-968-7802, [email protected]
e-angel LLC - Franck Goron, 202- 448-8924
Advent Consulting - David Lee, 617-444-8770

Friday July 09 2004:

Moreno Valley, California; Paris, France; July 9th, 2004 - The French Ministry of Equipment's migration to Linux project is replacing 1,500 office and infrastructure Microsoft Windows NT servers with Mandrakelinux Corporate servers. Mandrakesoft, the premier European Linux player, was also chosen for deployment, training and support for its Linux solution.

Wednesday June 09 2004:

June, 9th 2004 - Sebastopol, CA--O'Reilly Media is now a U.S. and Canadian reseller for Mandrakesoft, creators of Mandrakelinux.

A user-friendly Linux distribution, Mandrakelinux is ideal for the growing legions of first-time Linux users. Linux's share of the desktop PC market is increasing, a trend being accelerated by the recent rise in the number of companies buying new computers. Major computer companies--including HP and IBM--have begun installing Linux instead of Windows on some of the models they build.

Wednesday January 21 2004:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Pasadena, CA; Paris, France; January 21st, 2004 - MandrakeSoft today announced its membership in ObjectWeb, an international consortium which promotes the development of open-source middleware.

Monday September 22 2003:

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. "Putting 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 . 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 Marché 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.mandrivalinux.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. "Powered 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.

Thursday June 20 2002:

Paris, France; June 20th, 2002 - As the result of an Open Bid process initiated by the French "Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics" (UGAP), MandrakeSoft has been awarded a contract to equip Linux server software to French government agencies and ministries. MandrakeSoft is a world leader in Linux and Free Software solutions.

Friday December 21 2001:

PASADENA, Calif. and PARIS, Dec. 21 -- Already a leader in U.S. Linux retail sales for more than one year, MandrakeSoft proves once again that its long-term strategy of attracting Linux users is the best approach for this market.

Recently, "Linux Magazine UK" conducted an extensive survey with 35,000 of its readers; among the questions asked was: "What is the Linux distribution that you use the most?" The results show that Mandrake Linux is now the most widely used Linux distribution in the UK: (Survey figures kindly provided to MandrakeSoft by Linux Magazine UK)

1. Mandrake: 46.02%
2. Red Hat: 21.33%
3. SuSE: 18.67%
4. Debian: 5.33%
5. Corel: 2.66%
6. Caldera: 2.66%
Others: 3.33%

This data confirms other online polls recently released in several countries (see details below).

"In only three years, MandrakeSoft has dramatically grown from zero market share to become one of the most widely used Linux distributions in the world, gaining market share over traditional OS vendors," said Jacques Le Marois, President and CEO of MandrakeSoft.

For MandrakeSoft, these results confirm that its strategy of "Making Linux easy to use" is meeting the needs of individuals as well as enterprises that require a powerful, yet easy to use operating system. MandrakeSoft prides itself in providing users with a powerful installation system, advanced hardware detection, simplified configuration tools, and advanced features that make Linux as easy to use as competing proprietary operating systems.

Additional statistics about Mandrake Linux:

"What's your favorite Linux distro?" PCMag.com (USA), October 8, 2001
http://www.pcmag.com/poll_archive/0,3044,p%253D1035%2526bn%253D1,00.asp
1. Mandrake: 43.78%
2. Redhat: 27.9%
3. Suse: 15.41%
4. Libranet: 1.42%
5. Other: 11.49%

"Best distribution for beginners," Linux.com (USA), September 24, 2001
http://www.linux.com/polls/index.phtml?pid=128

1. Mandrake - 36.7%
2. Redhat - 33.5%
3. Suse -13.5%
4. Slackware - 5.6%
5. Debian - 4.6%
6. Caldera - 3.7%

"Which distribution do you prefer?", Linux.ie (Ireland), July 2001
http://www.linux.ie/polls/pollresults.php?recount_pollId=1

1. Mandrake: 35%
2. Debian: 23%
3. Redhat: 18%
4. Suse: 18%
5. Caldera: 1%
6. Corel: 1%
7. Others: 1%

Other recent and interesting readings:

Hundreds of cases of Mandrake Linux use in business environment:
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com

Mandrake 8.1 offers superior server platform (ZDNet):
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2826684,00.html

Mandrake 8.1 easier than Win-XP (The Register):
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23436.html

About MandrakeSoft

MandrakeSoft provides a trusted interface between users of information technology and open source developers. The company offers customers in the small office, home office (SoHo), small and medium size enterprise, government and educational sectors a set of GNU Linux and Open-Source software and related services, user-friendly and highly competitive information technologies at a very attractive total cost of ownership. In addition, MandrakeSoft offers technologists committed to open software and courseware a trusted channel to offer their services.

The company has technologists in over 20 countries, and entered Paris Euronext Marche Libre on July 30th, 2001 (Euroclear code: 4477.PA; Reuters code: MAKE.PA). The Mandrake Linux distribution received awards for "Best Product of the Year" and "Best Linux Distribution/Server" at LinuxWorld Expo '99, as well as the PC Answers Platinum Award in April 2000, the Linux Magazine Editor's Choice Award in September 2000 and the Chip Magazine "Best Technique and Winner of the Test" in December 2000.

"Born on the Internet" in late 1998, MandrakeSoft established headquarters in Pasadena (U.S.), Montreal (Canada), England, Germany and Paris (Europe). Please visit the Web site, https://mandriva.com for more information about MandrakeSoft.

Tuesday May 22 2001:

Pasadena and Paris - Mandrakesoft denies rumours of mass layoffs and explains recent senior management changes

In order to quell further rumours regarding MandrakeSoft's alleged pressing needs for financial liquidity, recent layoffs of part of its senior management team and planned layoffs in its Development team, MandrakeSoft Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Jacques Le Marois explains that "former CEO Henri Poole and himself mutually agreed on the management change over a month ago as a result of a divergence of views regarding the Company's strategic outlook: Henri's vision was to establish MandrakeSoft as a leader in the e-learning and e-support arenas without a specific focus on Linux, whereas my view is that the source of our success and very essence of our Company is the Linux-Mandrake operating system, and that all of our online services such as MandrakeExpert and MandrakeCampus should be geared to support it and bring value to our user community (...) Furthermore, there is absolutely no foundation in the rumour that we are planning to layoff our Development team, who represent a crucial asset for MandrakeSoft, especially in light of our refocusing on our core Linux values."

Monday July 25 2005:

June 29th, 2005: Mandriva announces a new support contract with MACIF, a major European personal insurance company, with a total of 4.5 million subscribers.