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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, APRIL 5, 1999 | Salon.com, formerly known as Salon Magazine, has adopted Linux as its enterprise Internet server platform. The adoption of Linux, and the new Web address, coincide with a site redesign that launched today.

The server platform has moved from Windows NT to a customized version of the Red Hat 5.2 distribution of Linux. The site is moving its critical business functions, Web serving and ad serving to the Linux platform in order to support Salon.com's growing needs.

Beginning April 5, the 10 sites will include the newly launched Salon Says Chad Dickerson, vice president of technology, "For a growing company like Salon, Linux is the best of all worlds. It's a proven technology, is low cost and high performance, and it's broadly supported. The robustness and stability of the Linux operating system make it ideal for mission-critical applications."

"Another benefit," adds Dickerson, "is that with Linux, we were able to leverage our existing investment in Intel Pentium-based hardware in migrating to an enterprise-class operating system."

According to Dickerson, Linux will provide a solid technical backbone to support Salon's move from a magazine based model to a network of web sites. The site redesign, which moves Salon.com from a magazine-based model to a network of Web sites, needs the versatility and power of Linux to keep pace with its growing business and e-commerce needs.

A key factor in the decision to adopt Linux was the availability of Real Media's industry-leading Open Ad Stream advertising software for use with Linux and the Apache Web server. Says Dickerson, "As an ad-supported company, we have to use the technology that will best serve the needs of our advertisers, while providing the reporting, inventory managment and analysis our sales team needs. Real Media technology fits perfectly with our technical direction, and most importantly, the overall goals of our business."

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