Altadena, CA - November 25th, 2002 - MandrakeSoft, a worldwide leading supplier of Linux technology and producer of the popular Mandrake Linux distribution, announced today that former founder and CEO of O2 Technology François Bancilhon has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer of MandrakeSoft. Co-Founder Jacques Le Marois remains Chairman and President of MandrakeSoft.

François Bancilhon's main focus will be to increase MandrakeSoft's business and profitability while maintaining a high-level of technology commitment in the Linux and Open Source arena. François Bancilhon is 54.

Altadena, CA; Paris, France; November 7th -- MandrakeSoft, a leading Linux system provider, today announced the availability of boxed versions of Mandrake Linux 9.0 -- the latest evolution of its popular operating system designed for both home and professional computing. Customers are provided with three packaged versions from which to choose: the Mandrake Linux PowerPack and Standard editions are designed for individual users, and the ProSuite Edition is created for small and medium-sized enterprises. Mandrake Linux 9.0 packs are available through a number of retail outlets worldwide and online from http://www.mandrivastore.com/

Paris, France, October 30th, 2002. MandrakeSoft -- a leading worldwide integrator and distributor of Linux solutions ; Bull -- a specialist in IT infrastructures; and INPG/INRIA -- a Grenoble Research Group, today announced the first release of a new Linux Clustering Distribution named "CLIC", a project publicly funded by the French Agency for New Technologies (RNTL).

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Altadena, CA; Paris, France - September 25th, 2002 - MandrakeSoft today announced the release of Mandrake Linux 9.0 (Dolphin), a new-generation Linux operating system for servers and desktop workstations. Mandrake Linux 9.0 combines all the power & stability of Linux with many new and unique features plus the famous "Mandrake touch" which has a long tradition of excellence and leadership on the desktop.

Altadena, CA, September 18th, 2002 - MandrakeSoft - publisher of Mandrake Linux, one of the leading Linux distributions - announced today they started to offer a range of services targeting professionals who want to get the most out of Linux operating systems.

2002/09/17 - Storever and MandrakeSoft announce a new world record of density for 1U rack servers. The Storever OpenChassis allows to host 7 (seven) x86 compatible OpenBrick micro-servers in 1U. Thanks to OpenChassis, the raw cost of dedicated hosting of a professional dynamic site on a broadband 100 Mbps connection is now less than 7 EUR per month and even less in USD.
OpenBrick micro-servers pre-installed with the Mandrake GNU/Linux distribution and provided with 1 year hosting service will be distributed on the Storever and MandrakeStore online shops in the next few weeks.

Linux Native Office Suite Added to MandrakeStore.

Seoul, August 30, 2002 -- Hancom Linux, a leading provider of productivity solutions for Linux and PDAs, today announced the reseller partnership with MandrakeSoft.

Altadena, CA - August 8th 2002 - MandrakeSoft, a leading worldwide publisher of the Linux operating system, announced today that IBM will demonstrate its DB2 database software on Mandrake Linux systems during the upcoming LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco from August 12-15, 2002. MandrakeSoft also announced that it will distribute DB2 with its future server products.

Altadena and City of Industry, CA, July 15th 2002 - To meet the growing demand for low-cost and fully-featured personal computers, MandrakeSoft, Inc. and Microtel Computer Systems will be offering PCs preloaded with Mandrake Linux at Walmart.com. Prices start at $389.