Microtest to Showcase New Appliance Concepts at LinuxWorld.Business Editors/Computer Writers LinuxWorld 2000 PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000 Microtest Inc. (Nasdaq: MTST MTST Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (Social movement of Brazil) MTST Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter MTST Maneuvering Target Statistical Tracker MTST Minimal Task Spanning Tree ), a leading developer of storage and application appliances, will participate in LinuxWorld Conference and Expo LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is a conference and trade show that focuses on open source and Linux solutions in the information technology sector. The show is owned and managed by IDG World Expo, a business unit of International Data Group (IDG). , to be held Feb. 2-4 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . LinuxWorld is the premiere event for industry leaders, investors and those interested in the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . At booth No. 486, Microtest will be presenting and demonstrating to prospective customers: -- Their new storage appliance platform, FileZerver, currently in beta, and due to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. in the near future, -- LinuxZerver, a fully-customizable application hosting platform targeted at third party developers, -- Several developmental-stage application devices designed to provide workstation backup/restore functions and other multi-function small-business applications. &uot;The appliance industry has emerged as one of the most promising areas for delivering customer value beyond traditional computing computing - computer ,&uot; indicated Jean-Yves Chevallier, director of marketing, Network Appliances (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything and Storage. &uot;LinuxWorld offers us the unique opportunity to introduce new concepts to the market and to monitor responses at the same time.&uot; In addition to their participation at LinuxWorld, Microtest will play a part in the Network Storage Symposium, scheduled for Feb. 10-12, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kurt Lanthier, director of business development, will represent Microtest in panel discussions with other leading NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular industry players as they discuss the storage marketplace and their strategies for the year 2000. Founded in 1984, Microtest is a leading worldwide developer of network test and measurement products and application appliances. Microtest is the leader of easy-to-use networking products that bring value, convenience, and reliability to our customers. The company is at the forefront of networking products, with OMNIScanner(TM) 2, CertiFiber(TM), DiscZerver(TM), FileZerver(TM) and the upcoming LinuxZerver(TM). Microtest is headquartered at 4747 North 22nd Street, Phoenix, AZ. Microtest's international offices are located in Munich, Germany, Crawley, United Kingdom and Singapore. Microtest's stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol MTST. Microtest's web site is located at http://www.microtest.com. |
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