Applix's Linux Division Announces Applixware Office Suite available for IBM's Network Station; Free Trial offer for IBM's Thin Client Customers.Business/Technology Editors WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000 Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APLX), a leader in applications for Linux desktop users, today launched a free trial program for their Applixware Office product for customers of IBM's Network Station Series 2200 and 2800 thin client solutions. Applix, working with IBM's Network Station Division, is providing this trial Applixware Office offer to customers with Network Station Series 2200 and 2800 using either Network Station Manager V2R V2R Vasopressin-2 Receptor 1, or the recently announced support for a Linux-based thin client, and will be made available on both the AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Linux server platforms. Customers can obtain a free CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). containing the complete version of Applixware Office, with a trial license that specifies a 60-day &uot;try before you buy&uot; evaluation period Evaluation period The time interval over which funds assess a money manager's performance. . &uot;IBM's thin client solutions represent a tremendous new opportunity for increased manageability and decreased cost of computing in the corporate environment,&uot; said Bernie Thompson, President of Applix Linux Division. &uot;Combined with Applixware Office's flexibility and performance leadership on Linux, Applixware on the 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) Network Station is an ideal solution available today for large-scale corporate deployment of office productivity or custom business applications.&uot; &uot;We are delighted that Applix is making this trial offer available to our Network Station customers&uot;, said Howie Hunger, Director of Thin Client Marketing, IBM Personal Systems Group. Customers can benefit from the fast and flexible application deployment and access capabilities the Network Station offers together with the robust functionality Applixware delivers for office productivity solutions. In a separate press release, IBM today announced support for a new Linux based thin client available on its Network Station Series 2200 and 2800, posting information on its web site for customers and ISV's to implement Linux on these devices as well as establishing a forum for customers to exchange information regarding Linux on the Network Station Family. Customers and IBM Business partners may immediately take advantage of this free offer by contacting Applix at 800-8APPLIX and requesting extension 298, or email to sales.networkstation@applix.com. About Applix, Inc. Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ: APLX), headquartered in Westboro, MA., is a leading provider of productivity and analytic applications for the Linux, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Microsoft platforms. Applixware Office is the only office suite designed for and integrated with the Linux and UNIX environments. Applix SHELF is an open source application development and deployment system. With Applix Anyware, applications are deployed to any standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. using Java. Applix iTM1 is an on-line analytical processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions solution for decision support and real-time business analysis. Smartbeak.com is the Linux customer support and collaboration web site. Applix iEnterprise is an Internet-based customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) solution. More information can be found at http://www.applix.com. Notes to Investors This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Specifically, comments related to the demand for, revenue from and acceptance of the Company's products and the Company's position in the markets, may be considered forward-looking and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the rate of growth in market demand for the products; the acceptance of the Company's products; intense competitive conditions; rapid technological change; frequent new product introductions and evolving domestic and international standards, which may render existing products and services obsolete. Refer to the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1998 for a list of factors as discussed under &uot;Risk Factors&uot;. Applix does not undertake - and specifically declines any obligation - to publicly release the result of any revision which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. All trademarks, registered trademarks, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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