Cybernet Debuts Faster Linux Thin Servers; Industry's Leading Linux-based Thin Servers — NetMAX — Offers Increased Speed and Functionality

Business Wire, Jan 18, 2000

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000

Once again simplifying Linux, Cybernet Systems Corporation today announced a faster and easier way to turn any PC into an Internet appliance with the NetMAX 2.2 update, a series of Linux-based thin servers supporting Linux Kernel 2.2.13.

NetMAX dramatically simplifies Linux server configuration and management while retaining the full power of Red Hat(TM)OS (NASDAQ: RHAT) and proven applications such as the Apache web server, Sendmail, Samba and others. The NetMAX WebServer, FileServer and FireWall systems can be installed and configured in as little as 15 minutes through a few simple mouse clicks.

The NetMAX 2.2 update offers improved performance features and functionality including increased memory support, wider protocol usage and improved system speed. With support for the Linux 2.2.13 kernel, NetMAX now provides:

--   Greater customization of firewall rules and increased number of
     supported protocols within NetMAX FireWall.
--   Increased NetMAX performance through larger memory support. The
     memory system will auto-detect up to 1G of RAM, up from the
     previous auto-detect limit of 64 MB.
--   Improved system speed due to large file descriptor support, which
     allows for a greater number of files to be open concurrently, a
     requirement for large databases.
--   Better user interface performance by moving data quickly within
     the kernel. Data pointers are redirected, which is faster than
     actually copying the data.
--   Expanded NetMAX support for hardware devices, including
     processors and chipsets from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
     and Cyrix Corp.
--   Optional support for symmetric multiprocessing, giving NetMAX the
     ability to support SMP Linux boxes.

"NetMAX enables users to quickly realize the full potential and flexibility of the Linux operating system," noted Cybernet's Greg Emery, senior vice president. "Providing support for the latest kernel ensures our users will be able to take full advantage of the latest server hardware, while maintaining the ease of use of NetMAX."

NetMAX WebServer, NetMAX FileServer and NetMAX FireWall can be purchased over-the-counter for less than $100 at retailers such as CompUSA (NYSE: CPU), CDW Computer Centers (NASDAQ: CDWC), Fry's Electronics, MicroCenter and MicroWarehouse (NASDAQ: MWHS), and through resellers such as Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM), Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR) and Frank Kasper & Associates.

About Cybernet

Cybernet Systems Corp. is a profitable, rapidly growing research and development company focused on the commercialization of technology products combining software intelligence, Internet connectivity and man-machine interaction. Cybernet has successfully leveraged its wealth of intellectual property to bring Force Feedback technology to market in the form of game controllers and joysticks, and introduced the first Linux-based Internet appliance software. The company continues to innovate in the areas of Internet medical systems, large-scale distributed network training and gaming, gesture control interface technology and intelligent networked medical systems. Additional information on Cybernet Systems is available on the web at http://www.cybernet.com.