BeOpen.com Acquires LinuxDev.Net Web Portal; BeOpen.com Purchases a Linux Developer Website.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- BeOpen.com, the Open Source Application Company, announced today that it has acquired LinuxDev.Net, a leading Linux developer and Open Source website. LinuxDev.Net's acquisition further strengthens BeOpen.com's position in Open Source markets. The Company is dedicated to building Open Source application communities for the Linux, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , Solaris, NT and AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. platforms. Bob Weiner, BeOpen.com's 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. , said, "The acquisition of LinuxDev.Net accelerates our strategy of creating the richest cross-platform Open Source portal network. We continue to publish Open Source content and to actively support Open Source communities. The addition of LinxDev.Net complements our business strategy to expand the BeOpen.com portal network to all major operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. ." Chris Tan, founder of LinuxDev.Net, added, "Although we had many acquisition offers from other well-known companies, BeOpen.com's commitment to the Open Source community made this an easy decision. LinuxDev.Net visitors will now have direct access to BeOpen.com's cross-platform content, resources and services." About BeOpen.com BeOpen.com, in tandem with Open Source communities, builds, supports, funds and promotes Open Source applications for organizational and individual use. Along with their highly-regarded Open Source software development products, the Company provides Fortune 2000 corporations and major computer manufacturers with Open Source content, applications and support. The Company's CEO, Bob Weiner, has been an active member of the Open Source development community for 15 years, dating back to his early work on the X Window System at MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology . For more information about BeOpen.com, please visit www.BeOpen.com. Note to Editors: Trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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