The LinuxStore.com Launches First Dual Boot Corel Linux/Windows 98 Workstation: Strategic Corel OEM Agreement Designed to Add Linux Power to the Corporate Desktop Market - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, March 27, 2000

COREL (Nasdaq:CORL) (TSE:COR.) EBIZ Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB:EBIZ) the leading source for Linux products, technical support and community services announced Monday its new line of dual boot workstations based on the Corel LINUX OS and Microsoft Windows 98. The workstations, starting at $799, are pre-installed with both WordPerfect Office 2000 Suite for Linux OEM version and WordPerfect Office 2000 Suite for Windows OEM version. When turned on, the new dual boot systems initially start in Corel LINUX OS, with a menu-driven option to work in either the Corel LINUX OS or Microsoft Windows 98 operating system.

"The duOS line of workstations opens the marketplace for Linux in the corporate workspace," stated Jeffrey Rassas, Founder and CEO of EBIZ Enterprises. "Linux has quickly emerged with 17% of the server market in 1999. The PC market size is estimated at over 100 million units worldwide, with over 48 million units in the US. We see strong demand for the duOS system in the worldwide marketspace. Organizations that are in the process of transitioning and/or evaluating the Linux operating system now have a single workstation solution."

"Partnering with Corel allows TheLinuxStore.com to bring a turn-key solution to the corporate environment for both operating systems," stated Stephen Herman, President of EBIZ Enterprises. "Corel's operating system makes the transition to Linux simple. The introduction of Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 Suite redefines office productivity in Linux. Files are not only exchangeable between the two operating systems on the same computer, files can also be opened from other mainstream office applications, including Microsoft Office."

"Corel's partnership with EBIZ will bring customers the best of both worlds,"said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation. "We're making the transition easy for users moving between the Windows and Linux platforms."

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TheLinuxStore.com, TheLinuxLab.com and LinuxWired.net are wholly owned divisions of EBIZ Enterprises Inc., a publicly traded company (OTCBB:EBIZ), located in Scottsdale. TheLinuxStore.com is the leading source in the Linux market, providing a complete line of Linux-based product solutions, community resources, services, and technical support. TheLinuxStore.com is the one stop destination for "Everything Linux." LinuxWired.net is a full service community portal and includes the 1st "Pure"' Linux-based ISP. It provides a host of Internet portal features including news, content, message boards, collaborative developer workspace and free services such as e-mail forwarding, home page-redirect and a job posting service. TheLinuxLab.com is an interactive destination that provides technical support to Linux users. With over 1800 registered Linux experts available 24 hours a day -- no question goes unanswered.

Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on the Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh and Java platforms. Corel also develops market-leading, Web-based solutions including applications, contents, e-commerce and online services. For access to these services and more information go to www.corel.com or www.corelcity.com. Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Corel's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.

Linux is an open source operating system that was developed in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. With a growth rate of 212% in 1998 and 17% market share in the server market, Linux is fast becoming the leading choice for organizations looking for a more robust and reliable alternative to the Microsoft dominance in operating systems. Linux is noted for its extremely low maintenance cost and stability. The Linux platform is known as a "non-crashing" operating system.