ADVISORY/Penguin Computing Inc. Chairman and CEO at World Congress on Information Technology 2000, WCIT 2000, held in Taipei, Taiwan from June 11- 14.

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ADVISORY...for June 11 - 14 (Sun.-Wed.)

WCIT 2000

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Who: Sam Ockman, chairman and CEO of San Francisco-based Penguin
    Computing Inc., leading provider of reliable Linux systems for
    Internet serving

What: Penguin Computing CEO Sam Ockman is one of 1500 delegates from
    around the world to attend the World Congress on Information
    Technology 2000 (WCIT) in Taipei, Taiwan. A recognized Open Source
    advocate and active Linux community member, Ockman will be meeting
    with executives from leading companies and organizations to
    discuss Penguin Computing's global vision and as part of an
    ongoing campaign to evangelize Linux as a viable enterprise-class
    computing platform.

    Ockman will be available to discuss Penguin Computing's Linux
    vision, his insights on critical IT issues and the US-based
    company's product and market-development strategy to address
    global users' IT needs.

    In  addition to the roster of participants at the Congress this
    year that includes Microsoft's Bill Gates, Cisco's John
    Chambers and Hewlett-Packard's Carly Fiorina, another
    recognized IT leader participating includes Red Hat Inc.'s
    (NASDAQ: RHAT) co-founder and Chairman, Bob Young, who will be
    serving as a featured keynote speaker with a presentation
    titled "Transparent Technology."


When: Ockman will be available to meet during the duration of the WCIT
    2000 that will be held in Taipei, Taiwan from June 11 to 14, 2000.

RSVP:
      To schedule a business appointment or press interview with Sam
Ockman please contact Catalina Ortiz at Penguin Computing at (United
States) 415-358-2603.

WCIT Background:

      For the past 20 years, the World Congress on Information
Technology has been held every two years in leading IT producing areas
in North America, Europe, and Asia. WCIT2000 will be the first WCIT to
be held in an Asian country other than Japan. WCIT2000, which will
focus on global users' IT needs, market opportunities, IT trends and
applications, industry challenges, and strategic business alliances is
scheduled to run from June 11 to 14, 2000 and will be held at the
Taipei International Convention Center. Visit the WCIT site
(http://www.worldcongress2000.org) for more information.

About Penguin Computing:

      Penguin Computing Inc. (http://www.penguincomputing.com) is the
leading provider of reliable Linux systems for Internet serving.
Founded in 1998 by Open Source advocate and active Linux community
member Sam Ockman, Penguin Computing is headquartered in San
Francisco, Calif. (USA) and is privately held.