From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (qmail 1274 invoked from network); 8 Jun 1999 18:49:43 -0000 Received: from mail.redhat.com (199.183.24.239) by lists.redhat.com with SMTP; 8 Jun 1999 18:49:43 -0000 Received: from dialup27.roc-tc1.eznet.net (dialup27.roc-tc1.eznet.net [207.50.130.27]) by mail.redhat.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA09843 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:01:33 -0400 Received: (from akp@localhost) by dialup27.roc-tc1.eznet.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA00832; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 13:54:55 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: dialup27.roc-tc1.eznet.net: akp set sender to akp@eznet.net using -f From: "Ann K. Parsons" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="4W+G+YaBBs" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <14173.22766.194284.727864@localhost.localdomain> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 13:54:54 -0400 (EDT) To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: forwarded message from Ken Merwin X-Mailer: VM 6.67 under Emacs 20.3.1 List-Id: --4W+G+YaBBs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Description: message body text Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks, Well, well, well, well, what do y'all make of this'un. Somebody more knowledgeable than me better find out and fast if this here software is compatible with what we got or do we have to claw and scramble some more, folks. Suggest that the current discussion am moot in light of this here press release. C'mon all you mountain men, get tracking this here bear and give us some info on it. Hunt 'er down and say whether we can call this a friend or foe. Ann P. --4W+G+YaBBs Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Description: forwarded message Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit CONTENT-TRANSFER-ENCODING: quoted-printable Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA00802 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 13:12:07 -0400 Delivered-To: akp@eznet.net Received: from mail.eznet.net by fetchmail-4.5.8 POP3 for (single-drop); Tue, 08 Jun 1999 13:12:09 EDT Received: (qmail 764 invoked from network); 8 Jun 1999 17:13:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.rsu.edu) (198.187.154.254) by mail2.eznet.net with SMTP; 8 Jun 1999 17:13:40 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by lists.rsu.edu (WESMTP 2.1 [Sep 22 1998]) with SMTP id 69849234; Tue, 08 Jun 1999 17:13:24 GMT Received: from ([209.142.136.253]) by lists.rsu.edu (WESMTP 2.1 [Sep 22 1998]) with SMTP id 69347609; Tue, 08 Jun 1999 17:05:03 GMT Received: from centuryinter.net (ppp096.ra.centuryinter.net [207.230.212.110]) by pop.centuryinter.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA15481 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:04:53 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <375D4C3D.C5E33088@centuryinter.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by pop.centuryinter.net id MAA15481 Errors-To: admin@lists.rsu.edu Reply-To: GLD@lists.rsu.edu Precedence: bulk X-Loop: ListCaster@lists.rsu.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by localhost.localdomain id NAA00802 From: Ken Merwin To: GLD@lists.rsu.edu Subject: White Pine / Linux announcement Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 12:00:45 -0500 =FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF My eyes just caught this; I know a number of our GLD folks are into Linux; also use of conferencing applications. I recall recently someone= (Roger, perhaps?) posted some comments and I think Cu-SeeMe was mentioned. Other than the posts on GLD and a few other lists I don't actively follow the conferencing software but recall Cu-SeeMe to be available fo= r a wide variety of platforms, unlike Microsoft's NetMeeting and several others. Ken Merwin =20 Tuesday June 8, 11:32 am Eastern Time Company Press Release White Pine Software First IP Conferencing Solutions Provider to Support= the Linux Operating System White Pine to Support Red Hat Linux for Carrier-Class Videoconferencing= and IP Telephony Applications NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- White Pine Software, Inc.= , (Nasdaq:WPNE - news), a leading provider of multimedia conferencing applications for the Internet and intranets, today announced plans to support the Linux(tm) operating system for its MeetingPoint(tm) conference server, the industry's leading software for multipoint IP conferencing. White Pine has joined as a Developer Partner with Red Hat=AE, Inc., the market leading Linux developer and service provider. MeetingPoint, which is currently available for Windows NT=AE and Sun Solaris=AE operating systems, will be the first IP conferencing server solution to support Linux. White Pine has the flexibility to develop fo= r dynamic new operating systems such as Linux because MeetingPoint is a software-based server solution. Other videoconferencing suppliers operate on proprietary hardware platforms, making future Linux support problematic.=20 ``This is a strategic extension of White Pine's commitment to open standards and support for a wide variety of platforms,'' said Killko Caballero, president and CEO for White Pine. ``Because the carrier and ISP markets have so enthusiastically embraced this operating system, it= is critical that we offer MeetingPoint for Linux to address this rapidl= y growing market. We're giving providers the best of both worlds -- high-performance IP conferencing and collaboration solutions that run o= n a fast, reliable platform for service delivery.''=20 This announcement comes in response to the growing demand for Linux support from the White Pine community and the market at large. Accordin= g to IDC(a), Linux experienced the most growth of any operating system installed in 1998, growing 212 percent over 1997 and garnering 17 percent of the total OS market. Over 10 million endpoints now use Linux= , and the operating system has received endorsements from such leading computer manufacturers as Compaq, Dell, HP, and IBM as well as from enterprise applications vendors including Computer Associates and Oracle.=20 White Pine will work with Red Hat's support to develop a robust IP conferencing server solution for the Linux platform. MeetingPoint for Linux will give ISP and carrier providers the opportunity to provide a new service on their existing hardware, and to take advantage of the stability and superior performance of the Linux operating system.=20 ``We've seen a growing demand across the telecommunication infrastructure for IP telephony solutions to be supported on the Linux platform,'' said Marc Beattie, analyst for Forward Concepts. ``This development partnership between White Pine and Red Hat could fill a critical gap in the telephony marketspace.''=20 ``IT users have already recognized Linux's natural fit with Internet an= d intranet applications,'' said Sandra Potter, senior analyst, Linux Services, at Aberdeen Group in Boston. ``Having a Linux-based version o= f White Pine's videoconferencing server solution available from ISPs and carriers will surely be of high interest.''=20 White Pine will ship MeetingPoint for Linux in Q3. Pricing will remain consistent with pricing for MeetingPoint for Windows NT and MeetingPoin= t for Solaris.=20 About Linux=20 Linux is the cooperatively developed POSIX-oriented, multi-user, multi-tasking operating system used world wide. Linux is used as an exceptional value, fully functional UNIX=AE workstation for Internet servers and other applications. Red Hat Linux is maintained as ``freely= distributable'' software available from many sites on the Internet.=20 About Red Hat, Inc.=20 Founded in 1994, Red Hat, Inc. is based in Durham, N.C., where it is a leader in the development of open source operating system solutions. Through the Linux Development model, Red Hat development works to build= the most accessible and advanced operating system available anywhere with technical innovations such as the RPM Package Manager, the disk druid installation tool and the GNOME user interface. Red Hat Linux is available for Intel=AE, Compaq Alpha=AE, and Sun SPARC=AE platforms.=20= About White Pine Software=20 White Pine Software develops, markets and supports multi-platform browser-based internetworking software that facilitates worldwide video= and audio communication and data collaboration across the Internet, intranets, extranets and other networks that use the Internet Protocol.= White Pine's videoconferencing software products, CU-SeeMe Pro and MeetingPoint, create a client-server solution that allows users to participate in real-time, multi-point video, audio and data conferences= over the Internet and intranets. White Pine's ClassPointTM provides a complete solution for corporate training and distance learning. White Pine Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.wpine.com.=20 All trademarks are recognized. (a) Data from IDCNet ``1998 User Ratings Survey of Operating Systems'',= December 1998.=20 -----------------------------------------------------------------------= --------- Contact:=20 White Pine Software Tanya Prather, 603/886-9050 ext. 359 tprather@wpine.com or Merritt Group Alisa Valudes, 703/435-6000 ext. 115 valudes@merrittgrp.com or Schwartz Communications Bryan Scanlon, 781/684-0770 redhat@schwartz-pr.com Ken Merwin Cambria, WI 53923 Accounting Instructor - Madison Area Tech. College, Portage and Western Wis. Tech. College, Mauston mailto:kmgraduw@centuryinter.net Member: American Accounting Association (AAA) and World Association Of OnLine Educators (WAOE). =FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF GLD is provided world-wide by Rogers State University to all interested in distance learning. Postings to GLD express thoughts of the list subscribers, and have not been endorsed by Rogers State University. =FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FFTo unsubscr= ibe, send email to listcaster@lists.rsu.edu with the command UNSUBSCRIBE GLD in the body of the message. --4W+G+YaBBs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Description: .signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Ann K. Parsons: email: akp@eznet.net web site: http://home.eznet.net/~akp MICQ Number: 33006854 "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT --4W+G+YaBBs--