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LOWELL, MA -- Mission Critical Linux, Inc. today announced that it is marketing a set of “best-in-class” high availability hardware, software and services solutions with Hewlett-Packard Company. Mission Critical Linux's High Availability Linux Cluster Solutions are targeted at the fast growing database, network file server, web, and messaging markets to provide reliability and density for customers' business environments. "With our high availability solutions, customers are able to realize significantly lower Linux total cost of ownership while achieving increased up time availability," said Bob Tumanic, CEO of Mission Critical Linux. "HP is pleased to collaborate with Mission Critical Linux and provide the strong hardware foundation for their High Availability Linux Cluster Solution which complements HP's clustering portfolio and offers customers a choice," said Mike Balma, Marketing Director, HP Linux Systems Operation. HP hardware running the Mission Critical Linux High Availability Cluster Solution includes the HP Netserver LP 1000r system and the HP Surestore Virtual Array 7100 disk array. This solution provides the flexibility, reliability, and high-availability for extensive data protection. "Leading companies choose Linux cluster solutions from HP and Mission Critical Linux for quality, flexibility and reliability that deliver the easiest usage over the lifetime of their servers," said Dennis Hickey, Global VP of Sales, Marketing and Professional Services of Mission Critical Linux. "The Linux cluster solutions are designed, tested, installed, and monitored 24x7 by the Mission Critical Linux world-class service organization and include our best-in-class Convolo High Availability software. Our High Availability protection pays for itself in seconds," said Hickey. The Linux cluster solutions will be introduced at LinuxWorld August 28-30, 2001, and will be available through Mission Critical Linux direct and channels sales forces starting at a lease cost of $3,000 per month. For further information visit www.missioncriticallinux.com