More information on the Free Standards
Group is available at www.freestandards.

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dom. These new members will also lend their support to the Linux Standard
Base 3. CA will participate in a newly
formed sub-project of the LSB focusing on standardizing management
technology for Linux . We couldn't be more pleased to see all
three companies join our organization.

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Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with an
energy portfolio of about 28,700 megawatts of generation, 6 trillion cubic
feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves and 7,900 miles of natural gas
transmission pipeline.





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"NTT DATA believes open and stable standards are a key to deploying Linux
in enterprise applications," said Hiroshi Miura, Linux evangelist and
senior expert of the Open Source Development Center at NTT DATA. The LSB specification offers an answer to
the most pressing issue facing Linux today: fragmentation. Without a commonly adopted standard, Linux will
fragment, thus proving costly for ISVs to port their applications to the
operating system and making it difficult for end users and Linux vendors
alike.

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Nominations must be
submitted by March 17, 2006. They will participate and support the FSG's internationalization
efforts, especially its Open Internationalization Initiative (OpenI18N)
which makes it easier for Linux application programmers to support all of
the world's languages.

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Key Free Standards Group
projects include the Linux Standard Base (LSB), OpenI18N, LANANA and the
new Accessibility Workgroup.

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Nomination forms are available by calling the
Pennsylvania Environmental Council at (412) 481-9400.
"Their involvement in our standards will instantly enhance the
effectiveness and usefulness for other ISVs.

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Open Country will contribute their
multiplatform expertise to the LSB.

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Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Dominion Request Entries for the 2006 Environmental Awards

"As the
leading system integrator and service provider in Japan, NTT DATA promotes
Linux and open source software stacks in many businesses and is excited to
contribute to the Free Standards Group's Linux standardization activities.

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Through public recognition and award donations, the
program also helps to advance those projects which achieve specific
environmental objectives, and which reflect a genuine understanding of local
needs."

"We are thrilled to see CA, a true titan of the Linux community, join the
FSG," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Free Standards Group.

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Community groups, schools , businesses, volunteers, government officials,
and other organizations, individuals, or programs are eligible to receive a
Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award for their efforts to enhance the
environment of western Pennsylvania.
The Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards were established to
encourage the community to adopt standards set by successful nominees, thereby
promoting innovative environmental efforts and enhancing the quality of life
in western Pennsylvania.
Major funding for the awards comes from the Dominion Foundation, which is
dedicated to the economic, physical and social health of the communities
served by Dominion companies. For more information about Dominion , visit the
company's Web site at http://www.

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Their involvement gives the
FSG invaluable expertise on management issues related to Linux.

Currently the Free Standards Group is focused on two key initiatives: the
Linux Standard Base and the Open Internationalization Initiative
(OpenI18N), the globalization specification for the language
internationalization of Linux.

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Dominion also operates the nation's largest
underground natural gas storage system with more than 965 billion cubic feet
of storage capacity and serves retail energy customers in nine states,
including Pennsylvania .

PRESS RELEASE CA Joins the Free Standards Group

They are joining as a member of the LSB sub-project
standardizing management technology for Linux where their multiple Linux
distribution expertise should be a significant asset.

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0, also announced today (see accompanying release).
We have a lot of experience in internationalization features and will help
to accelerate efforts of the FSG's Open Internationalization Initiative.

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PITTSBURGH, If you know a person, organization, or
business that has enhanced the environment of western Pennsylvania, that
achievement could win a Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award.
An independent panel of judges will evaluate all nominations. Working together with FSG and other members will improve Linux
systems manageability and help lower Linux TCO for all.

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newscom. The
new management sub-project will ultimately make Linux more easily managed
and useful."

NTT DATA is the largest systems integrator and computer service provider in
Japan .

About the Free Standards Group

The Free Standards Group is an independent not-for-profit organization
dedicated to accelerating the use and acceptance of free and open source
software by developing and promoting standards.

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"Our participation in the Free
Standards Group will enable CA to play a leading role in maintaining the
quality and integrity of the Linux Standard Base, thereby strengthening the
Linux community and ensuring the universal applicability of commercial
Linux management solutions. NTT Data
broadens our reach in Japan."

The Importance of Linux Standards

The Linux Standard Base is developed and maintained by the Free Standards
Group (FSB), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting
open source software standards.

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com. The company 's participation in the FSG and its
workgroups will provide invaluable feedback and guidance on ISV issues.org.

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In honor of
each awardee, the sponsors will make a $1,000 donation to a nonprofit
organization of the awardee's choice that provides environmental benefits to
western Pennsylvania.

Contacts:
Beth Brennan, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, 412-481-9400
Denise Hughes , Dominion, 412-232-6767

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Open Country is the leader in multi-distribution Linux systems management
tools, supporting 15 Linux distributions representing over 90 percent of
the market . "We see the Free Standards Group as a key promoter of Linux
standards. The Standard
is supported by major players in the Linux Community including IBM,
Hewlett-Packard, AMD, Dell, Intel, Mandriva , Red Hat, Sun, Novell,
Turbolinux, Asianux and many others.

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A total of 5 awards will be presented in
the areas of Community (which includes a variety of eligible projects),
Education, and Business .

"The effective standardization of Linux implementations is essential for
the growth of the market and for organizations to obtain maximum value from
their technology investments," said Sam Greenblatt, senior vice president
and senior technical advisor at CA.

A well supported standard for Linux is the necessary component for Linux's
continued success.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000831/DLOGO )
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Dominion, sponsors of the
awards program, have announced that they are now accepting nominations for the
2006 Environmental Awards, to be presented at the Westin Convention Center
Hotel on May 25, 2006.

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A large
assortment of industry leaders have pledged their support to the standard
and the Free Standards Group to prevent this from happening . FSG has developed LSB along with a
number of tools and test suites to facilitate the creation of a standard
Linux.

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"Open Country is pleased to be taking a leading role in setting standards
for Linux systems management and contributing our guidance and experience
in managing multiple Linux distributions," said Michael Grove, CEO of Open
Country. With the LSB, all parties -- distribution vendors, ISVs and end
users -- benefit as it becomes easier and less costly for software vendors
to target Linux, resulting in more applications available for the Linux
platform. Supported by leaders in the IT industry as
well as the open source development community, the Free Standards Group
fulfills a critical need to have common behavioral specifications, tools
and ABIs across Linux platforms.

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(Logo: http://www.
The Free Standards Group (FSG), a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing and promoting open
source software standards, today announced the signing of significant new
members Computer Associates (CA), NTT DATA and Open Country. These new
members add to a growing list of achievements for the Free Standards Group
over the last twelve months including an increase in membership by 70
percent and the announcement of wide ranging support for the Linux Standard
Base.

CA's membership in the FSG is significant as the company is one of the
leading ISVs devoted to the Linux platform.

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