Andover.Net Acquires Slashdot.ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999-- Added Resources Ensure Slashdot's Role as the Online Town Hall of the Open Source Community; Brings Andover.Net to 2.5M Unique Visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. Per Month Andover.Net (www.andover.net), the award-winning online IT network dedicated to servicing the builders of the Internet, today announced the acquisition of Slashdot, the leading community Web site for Linux and open source news and resources. Leveraging Andover.Net's financial and technical capability, Slashdot plans to expand its news and commentary serving its community of open source enthusiasts. Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda and Jeff "Hemos" Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. will continue their creative control of the site as well as providing direction for other Linux efforts at Andover.Net. As a result of the acquisition, Andover.Net now has 2,500,000 unique visitors and 35,000,000 page impressions per month. "I'm looking forward to having the resources available to expand Slashdot according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. my wants for a Geek news site," said Slashdot founder Rob Malda who will join the Andover.Net Board of Directors as a result of the acquisition. "This will allow me to bring people in to focus harder on certain aspects of Geek News (and actually pay them), and free me up to concentrate on the areas of the job that I enjoy most. Andover.Net realizes that the future success of Slashdot is linked to holding on tightly to our original creative vision." Slashdot (www.slashdot.org) is the largest online community for open source developers, providing news, "Weblog See blog and Web log. (World-Wide Web) weblog - (Commonly "blog") Any kind of diary published on the World-Wide Web, usually written by an individual (a "blogger") but also by corporate bodies. " commentary, information and reviews. A leading source for open source news on the Red Hat Web site (www.redhat.com), Slashdot will continue to foster community and offer the open source industry's most insightful and progressive news that nerds can use. Slashdot will immediately benefit from Andover.Net's technical infrastructure, including bandwidth and hardware, as well as the added marketing resources to ensure Slashdot's leading role as the town hall of open source revolutionaries. "Andover.Net is thrilled to have found a partner with the clarity of vision and the commitment to open source community. Together Andover.Net and Slashdot will serve over 2,500,000 unique visitors per month, technical leaders who today are driving the direction of the Internet. Site designers and developers, programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists , sysadmins, net consultants and the other IT pros will find Andover.Net and Slashdot to be their most valuable resources for building the net," said Bruce Twickler, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Andover.Net. Ultimate Resource for the Open Source Community Slashdot and Andover.Net's rapid growth in visitors and traffic (estimated at over 35 million page impressions) reflects the growth and the needs of the people who are building the Internet, particularly open source development such as Linux. According to International Data Corp., Linux shipments grew 212 percent from 1997 to 1998. Andover.Net users agree--recently polled, 82% said they have considered or are considering switching to Linux and 66% think Linux will eventually overtake o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Slashdot's focus on open source development and Linux is complemented by Andover.Net's offerings, including: --DaveCentral.com, with over 7,500 products is one of the largest software application repositories on the Internet, and the DaveCentral-Linux site lists over 1,600 Linux freeware Software that is distributed without charge and which may be redistributed without charge by its users. However, ownership is retained by the developer who may change future releases from freeware to a paid product (feeware). See shareware, free software and public domain software. , shareware Software on the "honor system." The concept is that users try a product, and if they like it, they voluntarily pay a set registration fee or make a donation to the program's creator. There are tens of thousands of shareware programs; some fantastic, some awful. and commercial applications. --Andover.Net's Freecode.com, the largest repository of free Internet related source code on the Internet, lists the source code to over 600 free Internet related programs in Perl, Java and C, all of which are compatible with Linux. --TechMailings, the largest archive of technology mailing lists An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new on the Internet, lists over 2,000 newsletters and discussion groups in the areas of programming, Web design and hardware. There are also 114 Linux mailing lists in TechMailings. --Andover.Net's e-Tools, including GIFWorks, ButtonMaker and 3DTextMaker, provide free and unique functionality for Web builders. In addition, MediaBuilder.com contains over 10,000 free images for Web pages. Andover.Net and Slashdot are fully supported through advertising, ensuring editorial integrity in its open source and IT community, news, commentary and tools. Slashdot is ranked #33 in the Hot100 Tech site ranking See page ranking. and #1 in the Hot100 Online Magazine ranking. Slashdot and Andover.Net users spend more time on the sites, using e-Tools online and taking advantage of the wealth of technical resources. Visitors spend an average of eight hours a month on Andover.Net sites, compared to Amazon's 12 minutes per month. As a result, advertisers like Gateway, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Compaq, have a captive captive said of naturally wild or feral animals kept in captivity for educational and scientific investigation with no attempt being made to domesticate them. , repeat audience bringing companies the opportunity to go beyond the banner and utilize more effective, information-based display and sponsorship ads. About Slashdot Slashdot (www.slashdot.org) is the largest online community for open source developers, providing news, "Weblog" commentary, information and reviews. Founded by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda in 1997, Slashdot fosters community and offers the open source industry's most insightful and progressive news that nerds can use. Slashdot, the number one open source news provider for Red Hat's Web site, is located in Holland, Michigan. Slashdot can be found at www.slashdot.org. About Andover.Net Andover.Net (www.andover.net) is the award-winning online IT network dedicated to servicing the builders of the Internet. Andover.Net includes a unique combination of IT news and reviews; resources for IT buyers & programmers; and e-Tools for Web builders. Andover.Net also provides advertisers with the most effective online advertising programs for targeting people building the Internet. For the latest news, reviews and resources visitors go to AndoverNews(TM) (www.andovernews.com). This site also includes Slashdot (www.slashdot.org) the leading site for open source programmers; The IT Managers Journal(TM) (www.itmanagersjournal.com), providing news and advice for IT managers; the Internet Traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. Report(TM) (www.internettrafficreport.com), providing Internet performance data every 15 minutes; and TechSightings(TM) (www.techsightings.com), reviews of the Web's best sites. IT buyers and programmers download products at DaveCentral(TM) (www.davecentral.com) which provides over 6,000 free downloadable Internet software products for Windows; FreeCode(TM) (www.freecode.com), where users can easily view and use free code; and Slaughterhouse slaughterhouse: see abattoir; meatpacking. (TM) (www.slaughterhouse.com), that provides free downloadable Windows software. MediaBuilder(TM) (www.mediabuilder.com) is the online Web-building resource with over 10,000 free images and unique e-Tools. Serving a total of 2,500,000 unique visitors per month, Andover.Net is headquartered in Acton, Mass. |
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