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Amsterdam, January 16, 2006: UnifiedRoot, a company using the
inclusive namespace simplified Internet addressing system for corporate
and public top-level domains (TLDs), has appointed Jon Hall, president of
Linux International, as a founding member of its advisory board. He will
assist UnifiedRoot in the expansion of the advisory board with the
specific task of addressing technical and policy issues.
UnifiedRoot wants to improve the way people use the Internet. Through
the use of top-level domains UnifiedRoot promotes a more intuitive
standard of Internet addressing, for example: products.yourname instead of
http://www.yourname.com/products.
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Jon Hall: "As one of the early supporters of the commercial
side of the Linux system, I feel that a more liberalised and standardised
approach to Internet navigation will make the Internet easier to use and
propel innovation. UnifiedRoot will be funding freely distributed
software that will benefit the entire Internet, and therefore the entire
world. These applications and services will enable the Internet to more
efficiently accommodate a broadening array of future uses."
Erik Seeboldt, CEO of UnifiedRoot: "The support and involvement
of Jon Hall and the free and open source software (FOSS) community is an
important step toward our goals to develop applications that will allow
users to liberate the true potential of the Internet."
Jon "maddog" Hall is the president of Linux International, the
organisation dedicated to the promotion of the Linux Operating System.
Previously, Mr. Hall worked at such companies as Bell Laboratories and DEC
(UNIX Group). Over his thirty-five year career in computer engineering he
has been a systems engineer, systems programmer, university professor,
manager, and businessman.
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Jon Hall of Linux International
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UnifiedRoot:
UnifiedRoot makes corporate and public top-level domains globally
available through the existing inclusive namespace also known as the
PublicRoot. It provides a simple, direct, logical, and intuitive Internet
addressing system enabling governments, companies, entrepreneurs, and all
other Internet users to enjoy an easier, user-friendly approach to
locating information on the Internet. The UnifiedRoot Foundation has also
been established to support the funding, development, and implementation
of new Internet technologies. UnifiedRoot is based in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
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