MISSION CRITICAL LINUX ANNOUNCES FRANK WALSH AS PRINCIPAL

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Lowell, Massachusetts -March 1, 2001 - Mission Critical Linux, Inc., the industry leading Linux solutions and services company, announces today that Frank Walsh has joined their team as a Principal. Frank brings with him an exceptional international reputation for providing high value solutions to enterprise stakeholders. Frank was previously an Executive with Compaq Computer's CIO office and key in the global strategy, design, build, and operations of their SAP and Oracle projects. Frank holds a BS in Engineering from MIT, MS in Engineering from Berkley, and Harvard MBA. He will be reporting directly to Dennis Hickey, Vice President of Global Sales.

"Frank's thought leadership is a welcome addition to our global team. Wall Street recognizes Linux as "Disruptive Change" in the Information Technology world. This has been echoed by Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft comments last month that Linux is their number one competitor, and IBM President Sam Palmisano announced $1Billion dollar investment in Linux this year" says Dennis Hickey, Vice President of Global Sales of Mission Critical Linux. "Bringing Frank into our Company will allow us to continue to explore Linux opportunities beyond traditional scopes of work".

About Mission Critical Linux, Inc.
Mission Critical Linux Inc. offers enterprise-ready Linux professional services to help plan and deploy efficient and highly available Linux systems; custom engineering for specific development needs; and
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24/7 support to ensure maximum systems availability and performance. By combining these services
with ground-breaking Linux technologies such as Convolo Cluster Software and Secure Service Technology, the Company provides commercial Linux users with the tools needed to maximize the performance of their IT infrastructure. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, with offices in Santa Clara, California, Washington D.C., and Europe, Mission Critical Linux, Inc. can be reached at www.missioncriticallinux.com or at +1 877.625.4689 toll free or +1 978.606.0200.