LinuxForce acquires Cyber Loft

[publicvoice at LinuxForce.net]

  Philadelphia, PA - 24 March 2005 - LinuxForce, the leading provider of
  Debian GNU/Linux outsourced systems administration services, announced
  today that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to substantially
  acquire the assets of Cyber Loft, Inc, a web hosting and web application
  development provider formerly based in Irvine, California.

  Since 1997, LinuxForce has provided Cyber Loft and its clients with
  Debian GNU/Linux systems administration service and support; LinuxForce
  offers this service to the market with its Remote Responder(SM) product.
  LinuxForce has acquired the service contracts of former Cyber Loft
  clients including the University of the Arts.

  On March 14, 2005, Netcraft, an Internet services company based in Bath,
  England, reported that global Debian use on active web sites grew at a
  14% rate during the previous six months.

  Mostafa Eldefrawy, former President of Cyber Loft, said "LinuxForce
  has provided Cyber Loft's clients with excellent support for over
  seven years.  I am gratified to know that our former clients will
  continue to be taken care of by an organization that has proven itself
  again and again to deliver quality service at a reasonable price."

  CJ Fearnley, President and CEO of LinuxForce, said, "We are thrilled
  to add the Cyber Loft clients to our growing roster of customers.
  The addition of the Cyber Loft assets will strengthen LinuxForce's web
  hosting and web development business."

  Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

  About LinuxForce

  LinuxForce, based in Philadelphia, is a private company founded in
  1996 to provide software solutions and systems management services
  to corporate, academic and non-profit clients of every size from small
  business to the enterprise.  These clients include The Franklin Institute
  Science Museum, The University of the Arts, Independence Blue Cross,
  and the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard.  LinuxForce's solutions oriented
  assessment process is designed to meet business requirements. LinuxForce's
  computing solutions are built upon open source software including Linux
  and Debian GNU/Linux. LinuxForce's Remote Responder(SM) is a proactive,
  anticipatory, systems administration service provided through encrypted
  Internet connections. LinuxForce works with a team of technicians,
  a world-around network of associates, engineers, specialists, and the
  open source community to deliver its solutions.

  ``LinuxForce,'' and ``Remote Responder'' are service marks owned by
  LinuxForce, Inc.