LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Canada Exhibitor Profiles

Business Wire, April 14, 2005

TORONTO -- LinuxWorld Conference & Expo takes place April 18 - 20 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. For in-depth information about the event, visit http://www.linuxworldcanada.com/.> Below are profiles from LinuxWorld Conference & Expo exhibitors; breaking news releases are available at http://www.tradeshownews.com, Business Wire's trade show, conference and event news resource. Business Wire is the official news wire service for LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.

Company: Charon Systems, A Bell Canada Company
Booth/Stand: 1133
Media Contact: Palma Petrilli, Marketing Manager
Phone: 416-503-1100
Web: www.charon.com

Product description: Learn more about Charon's "Zero-Touch" Desktop --
an innovative solution that enables virtualization on all levels --
user, application, operating systems, desktop and support. The
"Zero-Touch" Desktop can accelerate application deployment, provide
application access on demand, reduce physical servers and increase
your ROI!

Company description: Charon Systems, A Bell Canada company, is a
leading end-to-end information technology solution provider. As a
trusted IT advisor, Charon enables secure, on demand access to
information and applications -- combining business and technical
expertise to provide flexible and dynamic technology solutions.

Company: itMAQ
Booth/Stand: 1016
Phone: 514-694-3914
E-mail: info@itmaq.com
Web: www.itmaq.com

Product description: www.itmaq.com is the online marketplace that
helps you find the right provider with the right skills at the right
price. Companies post their IT consulting needs (ERP, CRM, Hosting,
Software Development, Training, Security...), and service providers
send their proposals. We offer IT requirement analysis, RFP
consulting, Provider search services, Online help, Call center. For
service providers, we supply you access to new markets and customers.

Company description: itMAQ is specialized in the design of advanced
online tools. We developed an online marketplace for all your IT
consulting needs. Companies can post their IT resourcing needs in
order to receive proposals from IT service providers. The purpose of
our portal site is to simplify the purchasing and request for proposal
processes. Our marketplace increases effectiveness and reduces cost
and risk of non-profitable operations.

Company: MRV Communications
Booth/Stand: 917
Ticker Symbol & Exchange: MRVC
Media Contact: Joey Romero
Investor Relations Contact: Diana Hayden
Phone: 818-773-0900 x248
E-mail: info@mrv.com
Web: www.mrv.com

Product description: The MRV LX Series family of console servers
provides secure and reliable access for managing remote devices or
providing out-of-band management. Only MRV offers secure
terminal/console server with high-density alarming, sensor and power
management in one platform, with configurations ranging from 1 to 48
ports. With more ports shipped than all of our competitors combined,
MRV offers worldwide certifications including NEBS Level 3.

Company description: MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading supplier of
network infrastructure equipment that scale in size, speed, distance
and complexity. The company's switches, routers, and optical
transport systems, including WDM and FSO, operate some of the world's
largest and most demanding networks. Its remote presence equipment
manages data centers comprising up to tens of thousands of network
elements.

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