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TurboLinux Inc. and MERLIN Software Forge Strategic Alliance
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| Altamonte Springs, Fl. - March 1, 2000 - MERLIN Software Technologies International, Inc.(OTC BB: MLSW)(the "Company"), a leading provider of Linux based software applications and utilities including
PerfectBACKUP+ and HotWire Fax, today announced a strategic alliance with TurboLinux Inc., the leader in high-performance Linux software and
the worlds fastest growing Linux company. Under the agreement, the companies will cooperate to begin worldwide
distribution of their bundled products for the Linux operating system (OS).
The TurboLinux distribution increased 550% for 1999 over 1998 making it the worlds fastest growing Linux distribution according to International Data Corporation. Already the number one provider of Linux in Asia, and outselling Microsoft Windows through China's largest retail chain, TurboLinux shipped more than three million copies of Linux globally. Robert Heller, President of MERLIN Software Technologies had this to say, "We believe TurboLinux to be one of the premier suppliers of the Linux operating system. As an applications software developer and publisher for the Linux operating system, the strategic alliance we are announcing today represents a significant step. TurboLinux, in selecting our company as a strategic partner, strengthens both companies as premier providers of commercial Linux software". PerfectBACKUP+ 6.2 is the most economical, powerful, commercial network backup and crash recovery tool available. It provides backup scheduling and remote backup, recovery, encryption, a robotics module, enhanced security and many other features not available in competitive products that cost three times as much. PerfectBACKUP+ has both a graphical and character interface. About TurboLinux Inc. Founded in 1992, TurboLinux is the world's fastest-growing Linux with investment backing from more than 20 global computer companies, including BEA, Compaq, Dell, Intel, Fujitsu, NEC, Novell, SCO and Toshiba. A market leader in Linux software clustering solutions and Linux internationalization, the company's high-performance consumer and business Linux products run on Intel, Alpha and PowerPC workstation and server platforms and are supported globally by IBM, Hewlett-Packard and SCO. Headquartered in San Francisco, TurboLinux has offices in Tokyo, Beijing and Sydney. The company's home page is located on the Internet at www.turbolinux.com, in Japanese at www.turbolinux.co.jp and in Chinese at www.turbolinux.com.cn.MERLIN Software Technologies International, Inc. (MERLIN Softech), is a software publishing company that provides Linux, UNIX, Windows and Mac users with unique Linux and UNIX based software that dramatically improves a system's reliability and speed. MERLIN Softech has offices in Altamonte Springs, Florida and Burnaby, British Columbia. For more information, contact: Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including any statements regarding belief, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Forward-looking statements in this news release include the expectation that GT Enterprises will distribute PerfectBackUP+ pursuant to the terms of the announced agreement. Unforeseen factors could cause results to differ materially from expectations, and include risks that marketing efforts may not result in sales, or that the agreement with GT Enterprises is not consummated as signed, among other potential risks.  Back to index page
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