ServerBeach Offers Debian GNU/Linux for Hosted Customers; Dedicated, Self-Managed Hosting Provider Launches Popular GNU/Linux Operating System [15th July 2003]

SAN ANTONIO, Jul 15, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ServerBeach, the leading provider of dedicated, self-managed hosting, has again led the way for the discount dedicated hosting market by announcing the immediate availability of Linux's popular, non-commercial, operating system -- Debian GNU/Linux -- on ServerBeach's affordable Starter Servers and Power Servers.

Debian will be offered at no additional charge to ServerBeach customers.

Debian is a popular and freely-available computer operating system that provides an alternative to other GNU/Linux offerings such as Red Hat and SuSE. Though still evolving, Debian includes more than 8,700 bundled software packages for a variety of technical and business uses. The operating system is maintained by over 1,000 Debian developers who collectively form the Debian Project.

Debian is deployed on approximately one-third of the total GNU/Linux servers in use today. Debian proponents attribute this rapid adoption to its ease of installation, upgradability, administration, and operating system stability.

"Not only do we promise our customers quality hardware on a reliable network, we listen closely to their needs," said Richard Yoo, Big Kahuna, ServerBeach. "Many of them want and appreciate the two driving forces behind Debian -- technical excellence and the commitment to free software. We will continue to break ground by expanding our offerings -- commercial and non-commercial -- so our customers will get the best value and power of choice."

"It's time for Debian to be offered in the dedicated Web hosting market," said Joey Schultze, Debian press attache, The Debian Project. ServerBeach's decision to provide servers running the Debian GNU/Linux operating system demonstrates the growing need for free and stable software. We feel it's important that the entire Linux user community have access to a high-quality, non-commercial alternative."

Dedicated hosted servers running Debian may be ordered online at www.serverbeach.com.

About ServerBeach

Created by Rackspace Managed Hosting founder and Web hosting pioneer, Richard Yoo, ServerBeach offers self-managed, dedicated servers to resellers, small businesses and technology hobbyists. Built on solid hardware, a reliable network and burstable bandwidth, ServerBeach provides Linux and Microsoft users with a low-cost dedicated server, complete with a full set of developer's tools. ServerBeach promises its customers quality hardware on a reliable network backed by a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee. For more information, visit www.serverbeach.com.

About Debian

The Debian Project is an organization of free software developers who volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free operating systems Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/Hurd. For more information, contact press@debian.org.

ServerBeach, Starter Server, and Power Server are trademarks of ServerBeach. All other trade names mentioned herein are believed to be the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE: ServerBeach

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