GNOME is supported on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux (more
commonly referred to as Linux), Solaris Operating Environment, HP-UX, Unix,
BSD and Apple's Darwin.

Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds .

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gnome. GNOME is also the
desktop of choice for some of the world's biggest Linux desktop deployments ,
including large government deployments in Extremadura, Spain, and Sao Paulo,
Brazil. CGL 3.
"Linux is a critical element of emerging modular telecommunications
platforms, offering faster time to market and reduced cost," said Andy Wilson,
business development manager of the Intel Open Source Technology Center and
the chair of the OSDL Carrier Grade Linux Working Group.

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In keeping with GNOME's "users first" philosophy, GNOME makes stable
releases every six months.
* A unified document viewer. Besides including central desktop components like system menus, a
file manager, web browser, and utilities, GNOME is a complete development
environment allowing developers to create new applications. All other names and trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
Carriers and equipment makers producing CGL-based products include:
Agilent UK, Alcatel, Cisco , Datang, Deutsch Telecom, Ericsson, Fujitsu,
Huawei, Iskratel, Lucent, NEC, NTT, Nokia Networks, Samsung, and Siemens.osdl. OSDL sponsors
industry-wide initiatives around Linux in telecommunications , in the
enterprise data center and on corporate desktops.

NOTE: OSDL is a registered trademark of Open Source Development Labs,
Inc. Privately owned and operating since 1993, CAST has established a
reputation for high-quality IP products, simple licensing, and responsive
technical support.

Linux includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking, and other features common with modern operating systems.

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GNOME 2.12 Desktop and Developer Platform Released

The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world. Founded in 2000 by CA, Fujitsu,
Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel and NEC, OSDL is a non -profit organization at the
center of Linux supported by a global consortium of more than 60 of the
world's largest Linux customers and IT industry leaders. and microprocessor developer Cortus S.

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12 to millions of users.

Key features of GNOME 2. Software developers benefit from improvements to the
underlying GTK+ toolkit, including integration of the next-generation cairo
drawing toolkit from freedesktop.12 is available in 43 languages, with many more languages
partially supported.0 sets a technology direction for Linux developers, equipment designers and
distributors to collaborate on improved availability, performance and
serviceability in future products.html/docum
ent_view
CGL 3. The definition does not cover carrier applications, which are
under development by commercial vendors and open source project members.A.com, or visit DATE booth B10 for
more information .

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The Foundation is a member directed, non-profit
organization that provides financial, organizational and legal support to the
GNOME project and helps determine its vision and roadmap. "The Lab serves an important role as a catalyst for customers,
vendors and developers where they can work together on Linux to meet the
exacting demands of carrier-grade networks.
Products based on CGL are being developed by some of the world's largest
equipment manufacturers and Linux software developers as the market for
Linux-based telecommunication products continues to grow.0 is divided into six functional areas:

-- Availability -- aiming for 99.
The new partnership joins the former Siemens/Infineon processor design
experts of Cortus with the successful engineering, support , and marketing team
of 13-year-old CAST."
"Our new 32-bit processors promise to be some of the fastest, smallest,
and most energy-efficient available," said Michael Chapman, president of
Cortus .

Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone .

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12 for users:
* An updated default theme.org/start/2.gnome. GNOME's technology is used by major Linux ISVs such as Firefox, the
Eclipse Project, Real Networks, and VMWare.

The OSDL CGL Requirements Definition, available free online from OSDL at
http://www. Visit OSDL on the Web at
http://www.cast-inc.01.

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Linux can be downloaded for free off the Internet.

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"There are useful
new features throughout the desktop, carefully implemented to increase
usability while keeping GNOME simple and intuitive. GNOME is
a standard part of all leading Linux and Unix distributions worldwide ,
including those of popular community distributions like Debian, Fedora Core,
and SUSE, and is the default desktop on major enterprise Linux distributions
like Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Sun Java Desktop System.

OSDL Rallies Industry Behind Linux in Telecommunications -- Updates Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) Definition for Developers

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
OSDL -- home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux -- is dedicated to
accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. See
http://www.A
Cortus S. The company is headquartered near New York City, partners
with IP developers around the world, and works with select sales consultants
and distributors throughout Europe and Asia.

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This allows developers and distributors to plan
their GNOME-based products with confidence.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/ The software includes the source
code for the GNOME 2.gnome. CGL 3. Third party marks and
brands are the property of their respective holders.
today announced they are partnering to develop, market, and support new
microprocessor IP cores. "Partnering with Cortus means we'll be able to offer the next step up in
processing capability with remarkable designs and the same high levels of
product quality and value CAST is known for.

is an innovator in high-performance, ultra-low-power 16/32 bit
embedded processor cores for digital consumer, security, networking,
automotive and industrial applications.

About CAST, Inc .

Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of many developers around the world.

There are many applications that provide Linux with the power and stability it enjoys today.

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About GNOME Foundation
Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading
companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the
advancement of GNOME.0 Released as Adoption of Linux in Communication Infrastructure
Accelerates

BEAVERTON , Ore.A. Along with its ecosystem
partners, Cortus offers complete solutions for both FPGA and ASIC designers.

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"We are proud of our
developers and proud of what they have produced. More information on
the GNOME Foundation can be found at http://foundation.org/ ."
The new collaboration is expected to yield products beginning in the
second quarter of this year, and the firms are seeking Beta customers now.
The company is based in Montpellier, France with an office in Silicon Valley ,
CA, and can be reached at +33 4.
CAST provides over 100 popular and standards-based IP cores for ASICs and
FPGAs.

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New version of the popular free software desktop environment offers
convenience and capability."
GNOME 2.
More than 500 software developers from every continent, including more
than 100 paid developers, contribute their time and effort to the project.0) is now available as a technology release for
evaluation by developers.
"Linux is making huge advances in telecommunications," said Stuart Cohen,
CEO of OSDL.osdl.

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12/) allows users and journalists to test the latest
GNOME desktop by burning a CD and rebooting -- no installation is necessary.

Companies shipping Linux distributions that implement CGL requirements
include: Connectiva, MontaVista Software, Red Hat, Novell, TimeSys,
Turbolinux, and Wind River . "Carrier Grade Linux
3. "We researched many options for getting them to market, and are
excited about delivering these innovative cores with the proven,
well-respected people at CAST. Cortus' products include a complete
GNU-based tool chain running on Linux, Windows XP and Unix operating systems,
and a base set of peripherals at no additional cost.

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Galician, Estonian, Indonesian, Macedonian, Nepali,
Slovak, Vietnamese, Thai, and Xhosa are new supported languages in GNOME
2., The Open Source Development Labs
(OSDL), a global consortium of companies dedicated to accelerating the
adoption of Linux, today announced that OSDL Carrier Grade Linux Requirements
Definition, version 3.

About Cortus S.

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org."
OSDL is currently registering products that meet the CGL requirements
specifications.osdl.

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As a result, distributions such as
Fedora, SUSE, and Ubuntu will include GNOME 2.12 Desktop
and Developer Platform now may download the software at
http://ftp.
More information on GNOME can be found at http://www."
"Carriers and network equipment providers are both increasingly looking at
Linux solutions to reduce infrastructure costs and to rapidly deliver new
applications in their telecommunications infrastructure," said Lee Doyle group
vice president of Network Infrastructure for research firm IDC.0 requirements definition
are expected to arrive sometime in 2006.

CAST and Cortus to Partner on New Processor Cores

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12 looks better than ever before and brings greater consistency,"
said Owen Taylor, chairman of the GNOME Foundation's board.

About GNOME
GNOME is a free software project developing a complete, easy to use
desktop .org. Currently there are 22 companies producing products
based on CGL -- six Linux distributions and 16 of the industry's leading
telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMs) and network equipment
providers (NEPs).0 is a
forward-looking document; solutions based on CGL 3.org/lab_activities /carrier_grade_linux/registration.

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12 in the next release of their
products, providing GNOME 2.
* Easier file management. The Lab also provides Linux
expertise and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan
available to developers around the world.

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Includes support for hot
swap components, including hot swap blades and high throughput
interconnections .

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"GNOME 2. For those who can't wait, the new GNOME LiveCD (available from
http://www.12 desktop interface and a complete set of developer
tools and libraries. For more information on OSDL CGL registration visit:
http://www.999% availability with no downtime for
system maintenance and system expansion. Supports
management standards including: SNMP, CIM, WBEM, IPMI, HPI;
-- Performance -- systems must meet service deadlines, support SMP,
hyper-threading, large memory systems, and provide efficient, low latency
communication;
-- Clusters -- defined scope as high availability cluster (HAC), removes
single point of failure for both hardware and software;
-- Standards -- specifies need for compliance with other standards such as
the Linux Standard Base (LSB), SA Forum interface specification, POSIX, and
other standards that promote interoperability;
-- Hardware -- focuses on standards-based, modular,
commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware components. MUNICH, Germany , DATE, Semiconductor intellectual
property (IP) provider CAST, Inc.13.90, +1 (650) 465-3855, or
http://www.cortus.

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BOSTON, The GNOME Foundation today released the
latest version of the GNOME Desktop and Developer Platform, the leading
desktop for Linux and Unix operating systems.12 improves the
usability and power of GNOME in response to user feedback and developer
contributions , and includes thousands of changes which refine the easiest and
friendliest free software desktop .

System administrators will also welcome the new Services control panel,
and menu editor ."
"This release is the result of lots of hard work by a fantastic group of
people," said Elijah Newren, GNOME's release manager.

Availability
GNOME 2.
Developers and advanced users wishing to install the GNOME 2. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. The resulting new cores will likely include competitive
32-bit processors that complement CAST's long-time 8051 8-bit cores.
"With 100-plus design wins, we have more 8051 processor customers and
experience than anyone else still out there," said Hal Barbour, president of
CAST.67.

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Version 2.
* Intuitive clipboard behaviour.
Sponsors include industry leaders like Fluendo, HP, IBM, Novell, Red Hat, and
Sun.0 (CGL 3.org/lab_activities/carrier_grade_linux/ , is a public
reference blueprint for Linux distributions, major end users or Linux kernel
developers to build Linux kernel features and associated libraries that are
required by telecommunication carriers in their next-generation network
infrastructure .

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12.12 will soon be available as part of most popular Linux
distributions. Includes on-line operations ,
redundancy, monitoring, and robust software;
-- Serviceability -- enables remote management and monitoring.