Xandros and Addison UK Truck Linux to Schools

Deliver Xandros Desktops to Warwick School at a
Fraction of Windows Cost

New York, August 5, 2003 – Xandros, Inc., provider of the award-winning Xandros Desktop, and Addison UK, a London-based computer solutions provider, today announced that they have teamed up to take the Xandros Desktop on the Linux Roadshow van to schools throughout the United Kingdom.

One of the first stops on the tour was Warwick School for Boys in Walthamstow East London, where Donald Gonzales, the school’s IT manager, was keen to examine alternatives to Microsoft Windows. "We were plagued by high license costs and the unreliability of our previous suite," said Mr. Gonzales, "so we asked Addison to show us some alternatives." The students needed internet access, an office suite, database facilities, and media programs.

After a demonstration of five Linux operating systems, Mr. Gonzales found that the Xandros solution was the best match for the school’s requirements: "What I found most impressive was the Xandros File Manager. Within minutes of hooking up the Xandros PC we could see and access the whole of our school network without any complicated input whatsoever."

Following the successful trial, Addison installed a complete Xandros solution at Warwick. The £18,000 suite is comprised of one server and 25 new workstations with 17" tft monitors. The workstations run Xandros 1.1 and the server runs Xandros 1.0.

"The educational market presents a huge opportunity for the Xandros Desktop," said Dr. Frederick H. Berenstein, Co-Chairman of Xandros, "and we’re delighted to team up with such an innovative advocate as the Addison Linux Roadshow. These days there’s hardly a school in the world that can’t benefit from an alternative to high-priced Windows machines. Xandros is that alternative."

Addison UK is an East London computer solutions provider that delivers cost effective file servers and desktops to primary and secondary schools, using software provided by Xandros and other Linux vendors, at a fraction of the price of Microsoft Windows. The Addison Linux Roadshow is a traveling demonstration of Linux solutions, provided as a free service to UK schools.

Xandros is the leading developer of cost-effective, installation-friendly, Linux-based operating environments offering Windows compatibility.