Linux VAR HOWTO Martin Michlmayr, tbm@cyrius.com, http://www.cyrius.com/tbm v2.61, 20 March, 1998 This document contains a listing of service companies which do not manufacture hardware or create packaged software, but add value to existing products. It is maintained by Martin Michlmayr . 1. About this document This is the Linux VAR HOWTO. It contains a listing of service companies which do not manufacture hardware or create packaged software, but add value to existing products. This added value can take many forms, such as installation of Linux on computer hardware, configuration, or custom applications. However, at the moment the Linux VAR HOWTO only contains companies selling preconfigured hardware for the purpose of running Linux. Companies offering other services are invited to contact the maintainer Martin Michlmayr at for a listing. If you contact any companies listed in this document, please mention the Linux VAR HOWTO. If you need to know more about the Linux Documentation Project or about Linux HOWTO's, feel free to contact the supervisor Greg Hankins . Greg Hankins will post the listing to several national and international newsgroups on a monthly basis. In addition, the Linux VAR HOWTO can be found on the World Wide Web at http://var.cyrius.com. New versions of the Linux VAR HOWTO are always placed at this site first, so please be sure to check if the copy you are reading is still up to date! Companies selling hardware for the purpose of running Linux are invited to fill out the following form and contact me at tbm@cyrius.com. Companies offering other services should contact me so a more appropriate template can be worked out. Name: Address: Phone: Fax: EMail: URL: Contact (Name of contact person): Architecture (Intel, Alpha, SPARC): Linux distribution (e.g. Debian, Red Hat Linux): Special expertise: 2. Copyright Information This HOWTO is Copyright © 1997, 1998 by Martin Michlmayr. 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If you have questions, please contact Greg Hankins, the Linux HOWTO coordinator, at gregh@sunsite.unc.edu. 3. Argentina 3.1. IWCC Argentina Libertad 2472 Florida, CP 1602 Buenos Aires Argentina Phone: +54 1 791 9877, +54 1 781 9710 Fax: +54 1 791 9877 EMail: godel@iwcc.com URL: http://www.iwcc.com.ar Contact: Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Linux servers for Internet web servers and firewalls and special product called VNET Linux: Connect your entire LAN to Internet with one IP address and one telephone line. Last modified: October 12, 1997. 4. Australia 4.1. IPAX Systems GPO Box 94A Melbourne, 3001 Australia Phone: +61 3 9887 1984 Fax: +61 3 9801 8533 EMail: info@ipax.com.au URL: http://www.ipax.com.au Contact: Adam Neat Architecture: Intel and SPARC. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Network management, file, print and mail servers for LAN's, custom written database facilities, system installation. Last modified: November 28, 1997. 5. Austria 5.1. Quant X EDV-Ges.m.b.H. Hintnausdorf 14/1 A-9300 St. Veit/Glan Austria Phone: +43 4212 60040 Fax: +43 4212 60044 20 EMail: support@quant-x.com URL: http://www.quant-x.at Contact: Wolfgang Dreyer Architecture: Alpha. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Last modified: August 9, 1997. 6. Belgium 6.1. ABV Computer sa/nv. rue Lambiotte 81 B-1050 Brussels Belgium Phone: +32 2 2151234 Fax: +32 2 7327482 EMail: bates@student.fsa.ucl.ac.be URL: http://web.arcadis.be/abv Contact: James Bates Architecture: Intel and SPARC. Linux distribution: Odyssee Server (derived from Slackware 3.2). Special expertise: Complex network environments: dialin, dialout, Internet and Intranet, ISDN, integration with Novell NetWare (3.11 and above) and with IBM AS/400, and more... Last modified: August 16, 1997. 6.2. BeFree SA.NV Belgium 4, rue d'Aineffe B-4317 Borlez Faimes Belgium Phone: +32 19 566115 Fax: +32 19 567337 EMail: freenet@technologist.com URL: http://www.mygale.org/05/dulaunoy/befree Contact: Alexandre J.D. Dulaunoy Architecture: Intel, Alpha and SPARC. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Red Hat Linux and own distribution for embedded system. Special expertise: We build your mission critical application with Linux. We make complex inter-networking with wireless for WAN/MAN. We make embedded system or dedicated server with Linux for the real world. Last modified: September 9, 1997. 6.3. Better Access N.V. Geldenaakse Vest 6 B-3000 Leuven Belgium Phone: +32 16 298045 Fax: +32 16 298046 EMail: jacko@ba.be URL: http://www.ba.be Contact: Jan Guldentops Architecture: Intel, Alpha and SPARC. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux and Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Testing facility, Internet and Intranet setup and connectivity, security (VPN, firewalls, audits), technical webdevelopment, general IT-consultancy. Last modified: June 30, 1997. 7. Canada 7.1. Centurion Services 9351 Blundell Road Richmond, BC V6Y 1K5 Canada Phone: +1 604 279 1857 Fax: +1 604 279 1800 EMail: jwalter@rogers.wave.ca URL: http://www.ipipeline.net/centurion Contact: Jan Walter Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Red Hat Linux and Slackware. Special expertise: Integration with non-Unix systems. Intranet and Internet databases and mail. Server system design. Last modified: September 3, 1997. 7.2. dotcom Marketing Corporation #500-1168 Hamilton Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2S2 Canada Phone: +1 604 664 7455 Fax: +1 604 664 7465 EMail: info@dotcom.bc.ca URL: http://www.dotcom.bc.ca Contact: Graham TerMarsch Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Internet and Intranet servers, mail and news servers, fax servers, workstations. Web server installations running Apache can (and have) be configured for internal and external use with extensions for electronic commerce and system automation. Custom software development available upon request. Last modified: October 16, 1997. 7.3. Hard Data Ltd. 11060 - 166 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5X 1Y3 Canada Phone: +1 403 456 1510 Fax: +1 403 456 1510 EMail: harddata@bigfoot.com Contact: Maurice Hilarius, Michal Jaegermann. Architecture: Intel, Alpha and SPARC. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux and S.u.S.E. Special expertise: Samba, large capacity and high performance disk subsystems, RAID, data library applications, Digital Alpha systems, communications and networking application and setup. Last modified: November 3, 1997. 7.4. Kwan's Research Laboratory Markham Ontario Canada EMail: e_lib@hotmail.com URL: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/5461 Contact: Derek Kwan Architecture: Intel Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Red Hat Linux and Slackware. Special expertise: Design custom systems for customer's unique requirement. Last modified: November 28, 1997. 7.5. Sound Software Ltd. 20 Abelard Avenue Brampton, ON L6Y 2K8 Canada Phone: +1 905 452 0504 Fax: +1 905 452 9754 EMail: sales@telly.org URL: http://www.telly.org/sound Contact: Evan Leibovitch Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux. Special expertise: EDI, Progress DB, Internet integration, SCO/Unix migration. Authorized Caldera Business Partner. Last modified: August 5, 1997. 8. France 8.1. Alcôve 12, place Indira Gandhi 92230 Gennevilliers France Phone: +33 1 47 33 82 84 Fax: +33 1 47 33 76 98 EMail: ventes@alcove.fr URL: http://www.alcove.fr Contact: Christophe Le Bars, Lucien Petit Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Every distribution available. Special expertise: Internet and Intranet server, proxy server, mail and news server, firewalls, fax server, workstations. Last modified: February 4, 1998. 9. Germany 9.1. bee Baastrup EDV-Entwicklung GmbH Mallinkrodtstraße 7 D-44145 Dortmund Germany Phone: +49 231 9812060 Fax: +49 231 9812062 EMail: info@bee.de URL: http://www.bee.de Contact: Jörn Baastrup, Jürgen Stanke, Wiebke Schrader. Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: · Germany: DLD and S.u.S.E. · International: Red Hat Linux Special expertise: · Configurated Linux servers and workstations · bee-iX11-terminals (diskless Linux workstations) · Rack-mountable Linux workstations for scientific needs · bee-Linux-DialIn-Servers and Routers, based in Cyclades cards and ICN ISDN cards · Distribution of different hardware components especially for Linux users: Cyclades serial multiport cards, ICN ISDN cards, DPT SCSI host adapters and RAID controler, Berkshire hardware watchdog cards, ELSA graphic adapters for the XFree86 server and/or Xinside X11 server, commercial software products for Linux. Last modified: March 6, 1997. 9.2. dcp, design+commercial partner GmbH Alfredstr. 1 D-22087 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 40 2540850 Fax: +49 40 25408599 EMail: info@dcp.de URL: http://www.dcp.de Contact: Ottmar Röhrig, Frank Hellmann Architecture: Alpha. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: High-end workstations with Linux on 500 MHz Alpha CPU. Last modified: August 5, 1997. 9.3. GISMA EDV System & Service GmbH Spitalgasse 23 D-96450 Coburg Germany Phone: +49 9561 8824 x0 Fax: +49 9561 8824 x24 EMail: a.huemmer@gisma.de URL: http://www.gisma.de, http://www.gisma-edv.com Contact: Andreas Hümmer Architecture: Intel Linux distribution: S.u.S.E. with some enhancements. Special expertise: Building and configuring high availability systems under Linux. Last modified: March 5, 1998. 9.4. innominate Multifunktionale Serverlösungen und IT- Dienstleistungen GbR Stresemannstraße 128 10117 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 30 202 90 477 Fax: +49 30 202 90 249 EMail: info@innominate.de URL: http://innominate.de Contact: Sascha Ottolski Architecture: Intel; Alpha auf Anfrage. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Wir bieten komplett konfigurierte Kommunikationsserver ("Lingo") auf der Basis von Red Hat Linux an. Mit Lingo wird neben dem Zugang zum Internet auch die Anbindung mehrerer Standorte und Telearbeitsplätze per ISDN oder Modem realisiert. Lingo organisiert den EMail-Verkehr am Standort, zwischen den Standorten und ins Internet. Außerdem bietet Lingo komplette File-, Print- Voice- und Fax-Serverfunktionalität für alle Clients im LAN und WAN. Mit seinen Online-Funktionen hilft Lingo Kosten sparen (Auswertung der ISDN-Verbindungen, IP- Accounting, Proxy-Dienste, Offline-Surfen im Internet). Zum Schutz vor unberechtigtem Zugriff verfügt Lingo außerdem über mehrere Firewall-Schutzmechanismen und Online-Verschlüsselung. Last modified: September 27, 1997. 9.5. netEstate Am Blütenanger 8 D-80995 München Germany Phone: +49 89 15820444 Fax: +49 89 15820445 EMail: info@netestate.de URL: http://www.netestate.de Contact: Michael Brunnbauer Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Own. Special expertise: Internet server, proxy server, mail and news server, firewalls. Last modified: August 4, 1997. 9.6. PRONETICS Märkische Straße 117 D-44141 Dortmund Germany Phone: +49 231 557203 0 Fax: +49 231 557203 27 EMail: sales@pronetics.de URL: http://www.pronetics.de Contact: Horst Hohmeier Architecture: Intel and PowerPC. Linux distribution: GNU. Special expertise: Internet server, proxy server, mail and news server, firewalls. Last modified: April 11, 1997. 10. The Netherlands 10.1. Stone IT Services BV Lassuslaan 105 NL-3723 LJ Bilthoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 30 22 87 995 Fax: +31 30 22 87 997 EMail: linux@stonebv.com URL: http://www.stonebv.com Contact: Martijn Smit Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Red Hat Linux and S.u.S.E. Special expertise: Internet and Intranet solutions. Last modified: January 30, 1997. 11. Poland 11.1. Emit Sp. z o.o. Koszarowa 48/9 51-149 Wroclaw Poland Phone: +48 71 721848 Fax: +48 71 721733 EMail: kontakt@emit.com.pl URL: http://www.emit.com.pl Contact: Ian Carr-de Avelon Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Security patched and customized. Special expertise: Secure transfer of data or electronic cash. Last modified: October 2, 1997. 11.2. Polskie Sieci Teleinformatyczne S.A. ul. Zaolzianska 11 41-800 Zabrze Poland Phone: +48 32 276 14 30 Fax: +48 32 276 01 75 EMail: amadloch@netpol.pl URL: http://www.netpol.pl Contact: Andrzej Madloch Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Every distribution available. Special expertise (English): Internet and Intranet setup and connectivity, Internet Service Provider (ISP) systems, configurated Linux servers and workstations, X11-terminals (diskless or with floppy drive), Linux dialin servers and routers, security (firewalls, VPN, audits), Samba, Novell server emulator, mail server configurations, distribution of Equinox and BOCA serial multiport cards, general IT and Linux consultancy. Special expertise (Polish): Instalacja i konfiguracja serwerow Internetowych i Intranetowych, Instalacja i konfiguracja Linux'a jako routera internetowego, Systemy dla Providerow Internetu Skonfigurowane serwery i stacje robocze z systemem Linux X-Terminale (komputery z Linux bez dysku twardego), serwery i routey dostepowe bazujace na systemie Linux. Bezpieczenstwo (firewall, Virtualne Sieci Prywatne, sprawdzanie bezpieczenstwa). Emulator serwera Novell, nie musisz kupowac Novella, konfiguracja serwerow pocztowych na Linuxie, sprzedaz kart wieloportowych Equinox i Boca, konsulacje z systemu Linux i IT. Last modified: March 17, 1998. 12. South Africa 12.1. Symphony Research (Pty) Ltd 6 Woodlands Road Victoria 2192, Johannesburg South Africa Phone: +27 11 728 5742 Fax: +27 11 492 1058 EMail: info@sr.co.za URL: http://sr.co.za Contact: Evan Summers Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: TCP/IP networking, thin client technology. Last modified: August 4, 1997. 13. United Kingdom 13.1. Annex Technology Europe Ltd 9 Horseshoe Park Reading, RG8 7JW UK Phone: +44 118 984 1207 Fax: +44 118 984 1217 EMail: linux@annex.co.uk URL: http://www.annex.co.uk Contact: Alastair Martin , Alex Butcher Architecture: Alpha. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Preconfigured Linux/Alpha systems, final few genuine UDB systems, 21164A based systems, support of porting efforts for Intel software to Alpha. Last modified: August 4, 1997. 13.2. Nene Information Systems 32 Glasgow Street Northampton, NN5 5BL UK Phone: +44 7020 953494 (Note this is an automatically redirected number, if you come through to an operator please ask for Timothy Peters). Fax: +44 7020 953496 EMail: sales@nisys.demon.co.uk URL: http://www.nisys.demon.co.uk Contact: Timothy Peters Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Linux Pro, Red Hat Linux and Slackware. Special expertise: UK reseller for the Linux Mall and Cyclades Multiport Serial cards. Last modified: August 12, 1997. 13.3. D. Grant Crawley Limited 7 Owen Road Rainhill, Merseyside, L35 0PJ UK Phone: +44 151 289 9250 Fax: +44 151 289 7895 EMail: enquiry@dgc-nms.co.uk Contact: Grant Crawley Architecture: Intel and SPARC. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Red Hat Linux, Slackware and S.u.S.E. Special expertise: We are resellers of Stallion products, we build pre-configured Linux boxes and sell webcams. We also sell a range of Linux hardware and software on our secure on-line webstore. Last modified: March 6, 1998. 14. USA 14.1. ApeX Systems Integration Corp. P.O. Box 338 Apex, NC 27502-0338 U.S.A. Phone: +1 919 468 8150 Fax: +1 919 468 5288 EMail: apex@2boot.com URL: http://apex.com Contact: Joe Ferguson Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux, Slackware and S.u.S.E. Special expertise: Custom systems, telecommunication, industrial, rack mount. Last modified: February 28, 1998. 14.2. ASL Workstations, Inc. 2342 Shade Tree Lane San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Phone: +1 408 923 3837 Fax: +1 408 923 4615 EMail: info@aslab.com URL: http://www.aslab.com Contact: Jeff Nguyen Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Craftworks Linux and Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Custom built high end servers and workstations with up to 4 GB of memory and support for RAID level 0, 1 and 5. Custom built rackmount enclosures are available too. Last modified: March 6, 1997. 14.3. Apache Digital Corporation 777 Main Ave. Suite 211 Durango, CO 81301 U.S.A. Phone: +1 970 259 8153 Fax: +1 970 259 8145 EMail: info@apache.com URL: http://www.apache.com Contact: Mark Wauchope Architecture: Intel, Alpha and SPARC. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Red Hat Linux and Slackware. Special expertise: Custom service configuration available including innd, httpd, ftpd, telnetd, sendmail, POP 3, radius, procmail, etc. Especially useful to ISPs and network administrators. Last modified: August 4, 1997. 14.4. DCG Computers Inc. 4 Sanborn Rd., Suite 2 Londonderry, NH 03053 U.S.A. Phone: +1 603 421 1800 Fax: +1 603 421 0911 EMail: sjg@dcginc.com URL: http://www.dcginc.com Contact: Stephen J. Gaudet Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Debian GNU/Linux and Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Customs systems running Linux or Digital Unix. Last modified: August 9, 1997. 14.5. Enterprise Computer Consulting 327 E Main St. Suite E. Jackson, OH 45640 U.S.A. Phone: +1 740 286 0151 Fax: +1 740 286 7236 EMail: ecc@nternet.net Contact: Matt Borghese Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux and Slackware. Special expertise: Configuring Internet servers, dial on demand IP masq servers, ISP hardware. Last modified: December 12, 1997. 14.6. International Technology Sales 500 North Cary Algonquin Road Cary, IL 60013 U.S.A. Phone: +1 847 639 0775 Fax: +1 847 639 0710 EMail: rip@itsinfonet.com URL: http://www.itsinfonet.com Contact: Clarence Fleming Architecture: Alpha. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: International Technology Sales is a Digital TOEM (Technical Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Business Partner. We sell Digital Boards, Alpha CPU's, Digital Computers and Systems and Digital Networking Products. As an authorized seller of Digital products we have been selling Boards and Systems for use with Linux. ITS can supply Linux support to our customers. ITS also sells Motorola and IBM products, Internet and Intranet services, design and hosting. Last modified: March 18, 1998. 14.7. Linux Hardware Solutions, Inc. 130 North Front Street Wilmington, NC 28401 U.S.A. Phone: +1 888 LINUX HW, +1 910 251 9998 Fax: +1 910 251 8832 EMail: info@linux-hw.com URL: http://www.linux-hw.com Contact: Kit Cosper Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux and Red Hat Linux. Last modified: November 3, 1997. 14.8. Microway Research Park, Box 79 Kingston, MA 02364 U.S.A. Phone: +1 508 746 7341 Fax: +1 508 746 4678 EMail: annf@microway.com URL: http://www.microway.com Contact: Ann Fried Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Years experience in Unix and high performance PC numerics. Last modified: August 13, 1997. 14.9. Net Express 3205 Isherwood Way Fremont, CA 94536 U.S.A. Phone: +1 510 494 9493 (University or Government use only) Fax: +1 510 790 2342 EMail: sales@netex.tdl.com, tech@netex.tdl.com URL: http://www.tdl.com/~netex Contact: Roland Baker Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Every distribution available. Special expertise: High performance Linux workstations and SMP severs for U.S. Universities, U.S. Government agencies, scientists, engineers and the telecommunications industry. Rack mount chassis and pre-configured Internet servers and WAN hardware available. Our web site is a clearing house of technical information on designing and building high performance Linux systems from commodity PC hardware. Please see our web site for more information. Last modified: August 8, 1997. 14.10. Pacific Internet 600 Corporate Pointe, Suite 100 Culver City, CA 90230 U.S.A. Phone: +1 310 410 9700 Fax: +1 310 215 8071 EMail: sales@pacnet.com URL: http://www.pacnet.com Contact: Tania Hayek, Michael Boyer, Denise Schutte, Maria Lepisto, Natalie Jackson Architecture: Intel. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux and Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: Internet Service Provider (ISP) systems. Last modified: March 7, 1997. 14.11. SW Technology 1701 North Greenville Suite 1106 Richardson, TX 75081 U.S.A. Phone: +1 972 907 0871 Fax: +1 972 907 9339 EMail: sales@swt.com URL: http://www.swt.com Contact: Marvin Y. Wu Architecture: Intel, Alpha and SPARC. Linux distribution: Caldera OpenLinux, Debian GNU/Linux and Red Hat Linux. Special expertise: SW Technology is one of the first companies to offer machines with Linux pre-installed. Our current products range from notebook computer to computer cluster with Gigabits/s network link that provides supercomputer capacity. Last modified: November 14, 1997. 14.12. Telenet System Solutions, Inc. 2480 Kruse Drive San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Phone: +1 408 383 0334 x102 Fax: +1 408 383 0335 EMail: linux@tesys.com URL: http://www.tesys.com/linux Contact: Billy Bath Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Every distribution available. Special expertise: All of our systems are pretested and ready to go for the Internet, including RAID subsystems. Our main clients are Linux devlopers and users who want high end and reliable hardware. Last modified: November 7, 1997. 14.13. VA Research 1235 Pear Ave., Suite 109 Mountain View, CA 94043 U.S.A. Phone: +1 888 LINUX 4U, +1 650 934 3666 Fax: +1 650 964 7668 or +1 650 964 7669 EMail: sales@varesearch.com URL: http://www.varesearch.com Contact: Tim O'Mahoney Architecture: Intel and Alpha. Linux distribution: Debian GNU Linux, Red Hat Linux and S.u.S.E. Special expertise: All our efforts benchmarking hardware, evalualing compatibility, and configuring systems are geared towards maximizing performance and reliability under Linux. Last modified: November 4, 1997.