Veteran Linux Journalist, Community Organizer Don Marti Named Site Editor

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. – August 15, 2006– LinuxWorld.com, the open-source destination site for enterprise business decision-makers and implementers, announces the hiring of new Site Editor Don Marti. Marti holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from New York University and served as:

• Editor-in-Chief of Linux Journal from 2002-2005;

• Editor-in-Chief of the Embedded Linux Journal from 2001-2002;

• Technical Editor of the Linux Journal from 2000-2001; and

• Technical Marketing Manager for VA Linux Systems from 1999-2000.

A former Web developer and Webmaster, Marti has held diverse roles at Linux and open-source companies, including Electric Lichen, which he co-founded in 1998. Marti is a former vice president and president of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group and organizer of the FreedomHEC conference on Linux device driver development.

Marti is busy creating new projects, partnerships and features for the site, as well as cultivating the open-source community through reader posts and his Weblog.

"LinuxWorld.com will bring busy IT professionals the diverse open source news and information they need, from breaking news stories to in-depth coding and project how-tos," he says. "We're already working with LinuxQuestions.org on a weekly questions and answers column, and we're developing connections with other community and project sites. We're also running book excerpts from publishers including Addison-Wesley, Developer's Library and No Starch Press."

Produced by Network World in conjunction with IDG LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (http://www.linuxworldexpo.com), LinuxWorld.com explores daily the many and varied roles Linux and other open-source products play in enterprise networks. LinuxWorld.com will be run by Network World Inc.'s executive team.

"We are thrilled to be working with LinuxWorld Conference & Expo," says Evilee Ebb, Network World, Inc. CEO and Publisher. "With Linux's evolution into a mainstream enterprise technology, LinuxWorld.com is a natural complement to Network World's mission of providing Network IT executives with the latest analysis, news, product tests, expert opinion and management strategies they require."

As the open-source technology site for enterprise business decision-makers and implementers, LinuxWorld.com offers the latest open-source news and analysis, as well as how-tos, opinion from industry experts, primers on emerging technology and a community where Network IT professionals can trade thoughts, stories, best practices and more.

The site also features eight topic-specific research centers where visitors can get the latest open-source news and information on Applications; Desktop and Productivity Software; Development and Management Tools; Hardware; Kernel and System Software; Networking; Open Source Business; and Security.

For more information on advertising on LinuxWorld.com, contact Susan Cardoza, Associate Publisher, Online, at scardoza@nww.com or 508.490.6473. Site Editor Don Marti can be reached at dmarti@linuxworld.com.

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