Linux Consultants HOWTO Martin Michlmayr, tbm@cyrius.com, http://www.cyrius.com/tbm v4.07, 31 January 1997 This document contains a listing of companies providing commercial Linux related support. It is maintained by Martin Michlmayr . 1. About this document This is the Linux Consultants HOWTO. It is a listing of companies providing commercial Linux related support. It is maintained by Martin Michlmayr . 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 Consultants HOWTO can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.cyrius.com/tbm/Consultants-HOWTO. New versions of the Consultants 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 providing Linux support are invited to fill out the following form and contact me at tbm@cyrius.com. Name: Address: Phone: Fax: EMail: Url: Contact (Name of contact person): Type of support (e.g. phone, EMail, remote network administration, inhouse, onsite): Expertise (e.g. installation, programming services, system administration, Internet and Intranet connectivity, firewall installation, troubleshooting, training): Sample prices (please specify currency): 2. Copyright Information This HOWTO is Copyright © 1996, 1997 by Martin Michlmayr. A verbatim copy may be reproduced or distributed in any medium physical or electronic without permission of the author. Translations are similarly permitted without express permission if it includes a notice on who translated it. Short quotes may be used without prior consent by the author. Derivative work and partial distributions of the Consultants HOWTO must be accompanied with either a verbatim copy of this file or a pointer to the verbatim copy. Commercial redistribution is allowed and encouraged; however, the author would like to be notified of any such distributions. In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this information through as many channels as possible. However, we do wish to retain copyright on the HOWTO documents, and would like to be notified of any plans to redistribute the HOWTOs. We further want that all information provided in the HOWTOs is disseminated. If you have questions, please contact Greg Hankins, the Linux HOWTO coordinator, at gregh@sunsite.unc.edu. 3. Argentina 3.1. CIBER*NET Derqui 47 5501 Godoy Cruz Mendoza Argentina Phone: +54 61 243883 Fax: None EMail: afernand@planet.losandes.com.ar Url: None Contact: Alejandro Fernandez Herrero Type of support: Onsite. Expertise: General Unix/Linux consulting, networking, connectivity with other operating systems, support, porting and web pages development. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 25, 1996. 4. Australia 4.1. ACAY Network Computing Pty Ltd Level 1, 10 Help Street Chatswood, NSW 2067 Australia Phone: +61 2 9411 7340 Fax: +61 2 9411 7340 EMail: support@acay.com.au Url: http://www.acay.com.au Contact: Kris Kulasekera Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: AUS$60/hour. Last modified: October 18, 1996. 4.2. Farrow Norris Pty Ltd Epping/Hurstville Sydney Australia Phone: 0417243239 (mobile) Fax: None EMail: srn@flibble.psrg.cs.usyd.edu.au Url: http://www.usyd.edu.au/~jfarrow Contact: Stephen Norris Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration, inhouse and onsite. Expertise: Installations, system administration, training and Unix programming. Sample prices: AUS$40-$70 (depends on length, complexity). Last modified: January 4, 1997. 4.3. Interactive Infotainment Systems Sydney, NSW Australia Phone: +61 15 955 042 Fax: None EMail: anthony@rumble.waratah.id.au Url: http://www.infotainment.com.au Contact: Anthony Rumble Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Training, porting, development, web and CGI, networking. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 24, 1996. 4.4. InterWeft Melbourne Australia Phone: +61 3 9735 3586 Fax: +61 3 9735 3586 EMail: info@interweft.com.au Url: http://www.interweft.com.au Contact: Robert Hart Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Strategic IT business planning. Data/voice networking (design, specification and integration), Internet connectivity planning, design, installation, configuration and security. Linux/Unix installation, configuration, training and support. Author of Linux PPP-HOWTO and mail2news Mini-HOWTO Sample prices: Upon request. Quick help via EMail is provided free as long as the work load permits - particularly for Linux PPP. Last modified: November 30, 1996. 4.5. IPAX Systems GPO Box 94A Melbourne, Vic Australia 3001 Phone: +61 3 9887 1984 Fax: +61 3 9801 8533 EMail: info@ipax.com.au Url: http://www.ipax.com.au Contact: Adam Neat Type of support: EMail. Expertise: We do system and network design. We use Linux for the majority of the Unix machines we install. 24 hour NOC services are also available. Linux is used for this. Sample prices: Free for advice. Last modified: September 27, 1996. 5. Austria (Österreich) 5.1. Bergmann Engineering and Consulting Dirmhirngasse 27/118 A-1230 Wien Austria Phone: +43 1 8695186, +43 2254 7802703, +43 664 3573565 Fax: +43 1 319956110 EMail: office@bec.co.at Url: http://www.bec.co.at Contact: Josef Bergmann Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Installation, troubleshooting, training, administration, consulting, Internet and Intranet connectivity, Linux file, print, fax, EMail, web, FTP, DNS, cache, modem servers. Custom software development (C and C++) for scientific, industrial or business applications Sample prices: Base price ATS 950/hour (about US$80). Last modified: October 9, 1996. 5.2. Company Systems Consulting Pohlgasse 41/14 A-1120 Wien Austria Phone: +43 222 8170494 AirPage: +43 688 4220313 Fax: None EMail: mike@xphys.tuwien.ac.at Url: http://sus1.xphys.tuwien.ac.at/mike Contact: Dipl. Ing. Michael Rumpler Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration, inhouse and onsite. Expertise: Installation, programming services, system administration, Internet and Intranet connectivity, firewall installation, troubleshooting, training, web services, special software solutions. Sample prices: ATS 900/hour. Last modified: January 21, 1997. 5.3. EDV-Consulting Wolfgang DREYER Hintnausdorf 14/1 A-9300 St. Veit/Glan Austria Phone: +43 4212 60040 Fax: +43 4212 60044 EMail: support@quant-x.com Url: http://www.quant-x.at Contact: Fritz Ganter Type of support: EMail, phone, onsite. Expertise: Specialized on Linux/Alpha. Sample prices: 30 days getting started US$150. Last modified: October 10, 1996. 5.4. g.a.m.s. edv-dienstleistungen gmbh Schönbrunnerstr. 179/II/4 A-1120 Vienna Austria Phone: +431 8176230 Fax: +431 8176230 17 EMail: info@gams.at Url: http://www.gams.at Contact: Vinzenz Grabner, Michael Lausch, Rainer Hochreiter Type of support: Phone or EMail for commercial customers. Expertise: Linux installation and configuration, networking, security policies, firewall configurations. Programming of Internet applications (e.g. http://www.gams.at/ubahn), Internet service provider (leased lines, dial-up, web, etc). We are using the Red Hat Linux distribution. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 9, 1996. 5.5. EDV-Beratung Friedrich Ganter Grazerstraße 26a A-8045 Graz Austria Phone: +43 316 688112, +43 664 1021621 Fax: +43 316 688112 EMail: ganter@quant-x.com Url: http://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/fritz Contact: Friedrich Ganter Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Alpha Support only through EDV-Consulting Wolfgang DREYER. Linux installation, turnkey systems for firewall, web and EMail server, Intranet server. Choose Intel or Digital Alpha based systems. Sample prices: US$40-$80/hour. Last modified: December 17, 1996. 5.6. Horus GmbH Jakob-Haringer-Straße 8 A-5020 Salzburg Austria Phone: +43 662 450363 Fax: +43 662 450364 EMail: info@horus.com Url: http://www.horus.com Contact: Thomas ``Dune'' Freina Type of support: EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Consulting, installation, training and programming. Sample prices: Base price is ATS 1250 per hour (about US$115). Last modified: October 16, 1996. 5.7. Alexander List Neue-Welt-Höhe 52A A-8042 Graz Austria Phone: +43 316 474737 Fax: None EMail: alexlist@sbox.tu-graz.ac.at Url: http://www.sbox.tu-graz.ac.at/home/alexlist Contact: Alexander List Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Specialized on ISDN solutions. Will also set up your LAN and clients running other operating systems if desired. Sample prices: Basic rate US$60/hour. To be negotiated, depending on type and duration of job. Last modified: October 7, 1996. 5.8. netwing GmbH Brixentaler Str. 12 A-6300 Wörgl Austria Phone: +43 5332 70455 Fax: +43 5332 70455 5 EMail: info@netwing.at Url: http://www.netwing.at Contact: Peter Saringer Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Training for commercial customers. Linux installation and configuration, networking, security policies, firewall consulting and configuration. Internet and Intranet solutions. Sample prices: ATS 1100/hour. Last modified: December 27, 1996. 6. Belgium 6.1. Double Barrel Consultancy and Productions Sportstraat 28 9000 Gent Belgium Phone: +32 9 2227764 Fax: +32 9 2224976 EMail: mvergall@double-barrel.be Url: http://www.double-barrel.be Contact: Michael C. Vergallen Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: BEF 1500/hour VAT exclusive (One hour minimum). Last modified: November 29, 1996. 7. Canada 7.1. Cabala Systems Corp. 801 3760 Albert St. Burnaby, B.C. V5C 5Y8 Canada Phone: +1 604 294 1721 Fax: +1 604 294 1751 EMail: kcarson@direct.ca Url: None Contact: Kevin Carson Type of support: Phone, EMail, onsite. Expertise: Administration, training and programming. We cover all Linux related areas but specialities comprise of X11 graphics, security, networking, and 24/7/365 applications. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 23, 1996. 7.2. Dataden Computer Systems 895 2nd Avenue Ile Bizard, Quebec Canada, H9C 1K3 Phone: +1 514 891 2293 Fax: +1 514 696 0848 EMail: arseneau@dataden.com Url: http://www.dataden.com Contact: Danny Arseneau Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Linux installation, configuration and administration. Installation, configuration and administration of Samba on Linux. Setting up Internet connections with Linux as a gateway. Setting up firewalls and other security systems with Linux. Setting up Linux as a network file and print server. Integration of Linux into existing networks. Software development for Unix in C/C++. Sample prices: CAN$60/hour. Negotiable for longer commitments. Last modified: October 1, 1996. 7.3. Datasoft Communications 36 Ellendale Dr. Scarborough, ON M1P 1N2 Canada Phone: +1 416 285 0803 Fax: +1 416 285 5607 EMail: mark@datasoft.on.ca Url: http://www.datasoft.on.ca Contact: Mark Buckaway Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Please see http://www.datasoft.on.ca/about.html Sample prices: CAN$85/hour (1 hour minimum) or a flat rate contract (Please see http://www.datasoft.on.ca/prices.html) Last modified: November 30, 1996. 7.4. Dynamicro Consulting Limited 282 Waratah Avenue Newmarket, Ont. L3Y 5J2 Canada Phone: Available to clients Fax: Available to clients EMail: glouis@dynamicro.on.ca Url: None Contact: Greg Louis Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Custom software development for scientific, engineering, monitoring/control or business applications. Sample prices: CAN$125/hour for short-term contracts, negotiable for longer commitments. Last modified: December 1, 1996. 7.5. Global Proximity Corporation 959 Alice Street Woodstock Ontario N4S 8B1 Canada Phone: +1 519 421 3541 Fax: +1 519 421 2107 EMail: CTyler@Oxford.net Url: http://www.he.net/~globprox Contact: Chris Tyler Type of support: Full range of local and remote consulting services. Expertise: Installation support, creation of small CGI scripts and provision of full-service managed-Intranet services (including hardware, software, distaster recovery planning and administration). Sample prices: Base price CAN$100/hour (about US$80), lower for large projects, higher for urgent work. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 7.6. G.M. Systems 2570 Seaview Road Mill Bay, BC. V0R 2P0 Canada Phone: +1 250 743 1500 Fax: +1 250 743 1500 EMail: george@gmsys.com Url: http://www.ultranet.ca/gmsys (Will become http://www.gmsys.com soon) Contact: George A. Farris Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Equipment sales and setup with Linux pre-installed. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 5, 1996. 7.7. Interactive Electronic Design Inc. 338 Westcourt Pl. Waterloo, ON, N2L 2R7 Canada Phone: +1 519 725 7353 Fax: +1 519 725 7353 EMail: orders@ied.com Url: None Contact: Jan Vicherek Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Tutoring, Internet connections setup, custom programming. Sample prices: CAN$20-$40/hour plus expenses. Last modified: September 24, 1996. 7.8. Jones Computer Supplies RR #3 Perth, Ontario K7H 3C5 Canada Phone: +1 613 267 6704 Fax: +1 613 264 0372 EMail: sos@jcs.on.ca Url: http://www.jcs.on.ca Contact: Peter Jones Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Installation of Linux, network configuration (firewalls, gateways, FTP, POP and web servers). Sample prices: CAN$60-$160/hour depending on the work being performed. Last modified: November 17, 1996. 7.9. MostlyLinux Calgary Alberta Canada Phone: +1 403 209 9406 Fax: +1 403 285 1399 EMail: info@mostlylinux.ab.ca Url: http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca Contact: Scott Barker Type of support: Phone, EMail. Expertise: We do everything, from vanilla installs, to specific customizations and hacks, to ongoing system administration. However, we do not do phone-only support. We will do phone support only if we can have direct access to the system, such as through the Internet or through a no-charge dial-in. Also, since we are a very small company (at the moment), we will not return long-distance phone-calls, unless they are toll free. Sample prices: · $20/hour for individuals · $30/hour for corporate Last modified: November 9, 1996. 7.10. Gary Lawrence Murphy RR#1 Box F3 Sauble Beach, Ontario Canada Phone: +1 519 422 1150 Fax: +1 519 422 2723 EMail: garym@sos.on.ca Url: http://www.sos.on.ca/~garym Contact: Gary Lawrence Murphy Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and direct or distance training (via MUD). Expertise: Web site installations and design, Linux installations particularly for web sites and gateways. Projects of note: Ontario Science Centre Information Highway exhibit and OSC web site, Bell Canada ``AutoLinx'' intranets, SOS Internet Corp web site and ISP service, Town of Wiarton web site. Sample prices: CAN$60/hour but have been known to work for free or for barter for a right cause. Last modified: October 17, 1996. 7.11. Ken Roberts Computer Consultants Inc. 148 York Street, 2nd Floor London, Ontario N6A 1A9 Canada Phone: +1 519 672 8844 Fax: +1 519 672 3528 EMail: krcc@mirror.org Url: http://www.mirror.org/krcc.html Contact: Ken Roberts Type of support: Phone, EMail and remote network administration. Expertise: Custom applications software, C programming, database applications including DBase and Appgen file formats. We have worked with Unix and Linux for seven years and have must-be- reliable applications operating on systems in over 50 Ontario communities. Familiar with networks. Remote programming, debugging, installation and support. Sample prices: CAN$120/hour. Last modified: November 27, 1996. 7.12. Silver Technologies Box 22123 Regina Saskatchewan S4S 7H4 Canada Phone: +1 306 596 1332 Fax: +1 306 585 2878 EMail: rcp@dlcwest.com Url: None Contact: Richard Perrin Type of support: Phone, EMail and onsite. Expertise: System and network administration, programming, Linux publications. Sample prices: CAN$20-$50/hour. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 8. Europe Companies which are not bound to a particular country within Europe. 8.1. Jochen Hayek Augsburger Str. 33 D-10789 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 171 350 28 73 (mobile), +49 30 214 798 80 Fax: +49 30 214 798.81 EMail: Jochen_Hayek@ACM.org Url: http://www.ACM.org/~Jochen_Hayek Contact: Jochen Hayek Type of support: To be negotiated - quite unrestricted. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: ECU 60/hour. Last modified: November 5, 1996. 9. Finland 9.1. Netsol Network Solutions Oy Hiihtotie 3A FIN-01280 Vantaa Finland Phone: +358 50 5666898 Fax: +358 9 34090404 EMail: netsol@netsol.fi Url: http://www.netsol.fi Contact: Timo Virtaneva Type of support: Inhouse. Expertise: Support for Internet connections, firewalls and networking. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 15, 1996. 10. Germany (Deutschland) 10.1. AllCon GmbH Lise Meitner Straße 2 D-24941 Flensburg Germany Phone: +49 461 9992 162 Fax: +49 461 9992 165 EMail: info@allcon.net Url: http://www.allcon.net Contact: Sven Dirks, Göran Jensen, Olliver Albrecht, Dieter Thiel Type of support: Phone, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: DM 120/hour. Last modified: December 15, 1996. 10.2. Gerd Aschemann Osannstr. 49 D-64285 Darmstadt Germany Phone: +49 6151 16 2259 Fax: +49 6151 16 3052 EMail: aschemann@Informatik.TH-Darmstadt.de Url: http://www.informatik.th-darmstadt.de/~ascheman Contact: Gerd Aschemann Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, training. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$100/hour. Last modified: October 8, 1996. 10.3. Stephan Austermühle Glückaufstr. 52/053 D-57076 Siegen Germany Phone: +49 271 790504 Fax: +49 271 790532 EMail: stephan@wad.org Url: http://www.wad.org/users/stephan Contact: Stephan Austermühle Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: I serve the regions Kreis Altenkirchen, Cologne, Oberbergischer Kreis, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Siegerland, and Westerwaldkreis. Sample prices: · DM 20/15 minutes or DM 80/hour for support by phone · DM 80/hour for inhouse support · DM 400/month for a maintenance contract · DM 1500 for installing a Linux-based Internet server Last modified: January 2, 1997. 10.4. Hans-Joachim Baader Poppelfeld 9 D-76646 Bruchsal Germany Phone: +49 7257 930142 (Mostly outside normal business hours) Fax: +49 7257 930143 EMail: hans@grumbeer.inka.de Url: None Contact: Hans-Joachim Baader Type of support: Free support by EMail, phone, fax if I can answer by EMail. Expertise: Linux/Unix programming, system administration, and consulting. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 19, 1996. 10.5. 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, Jörg Bellwinkel Type of support: Not specified Expertise: We're concentrating in Linux and are writing software for customers. Different supports for Linux users: Internet, dial- in, ISDN-WAN, etc. Sample prices: Take a look at our web site. Last modified: October 7, 1996. 10.6. B.I.S Babylon Internet Service GmbH Runde-Turm-Str. 2a D-63785 Obernburg Germany Phone: +49 6022 6160 0 Fax: +49 6022 6160 16 EMail: babylon@babylon.de Url: http://www.babylon.de Contact: Andreas Tikart Type of support: Schulungen in unserem Schulungsraum mit Internet-Standleitung, u.a. zu Linux und Aufbau eines Dial-In Servers mit Linux. Expertise: Wir betreiben einen Internet-Einwaehlknoten (POP) unter Linux. Sample prices: Auf Anfrage. Last modified: January 14, 1997. 10.7. B.I.T. Beratungsgesellschaft für Informations-Technologie mbH Bunsenstraiße 15 D-64293 Darmstadt Germany Phone: +49 6151 827575 Fax: +49 6151 827576 EMail: info@b-i-t.de Url: http://www.b-i-t.de Contact: Reinhold Schucht, Andy Schmidt Type of support: Telephonisch, per EMail oder vor Ort. Expertise: Beratung bei Planung und Durchführung von Softwareprojekten, Projektleitung, Softwareentwicklung, Administration von Unix- Netzwerken und Internet-Anbindung, Schulung. Sample prices: DM 120/hour. Last modified: January 17, 1997. 10.8. Jens Doll Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 40 67391235 Fax: +49 40 67391237 EMail: 100117.3615@compuserve.com Url: None Contact: Jens Doll Type of support: Inhouse, training. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: November 5, 1996. 10.9. EDV-Beratung Gert Döring Frankfurter Ring 24 D-80807 München Germany Phone: +49 89 3545979 Fax: +49 89 3545980 EMail: gert@greenie.net Url: None Contact: Gert Döring, Simone Demmel Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Networking, LAN/WAN planning and implementation, system integration, system programming, training, general support. Sample prices: Prices vary depending on the job. Prices can be negotiated. · Low prices for non-profit organizations · DM 95/hour for short jobs · DM 700/day for longer jobs Last modified: December 14, 1996. 10.10. Karl Feichtinger information systems & communications consult­ ing Ziegelhütte 4 D-66862 Kindsbach Germany Phone: +49 6371 60056 Fax: +49 6371 69957 EMail: feichtinger@iccc.se Url: None Contact: Karl Feichtinger Type of support: Fernwartung. Expertise: Entwicklung und Administration von Internet und Intranet- Lösungen, Aufbau von EMail-Netzwerken, Installation und Wartung von Linux-Server. Schulung, Support. Sample prices: Tagessatz DM 1200, Festpreise nach Vereinbarung. Last modified: October 22, 1996. 10.11. Mike Gärtner Am Harthwald 14 D-09123 Chemnitz Germany Phone: +49 172 3526586 Fax: +49 371 2600099, mailbox with support for Linux. EMail: mg@genyosha.in-chemnitz.de Url: None Contact: Mike Gärtner Type of support: Phone (only in German, no price), EMail (only in German), inhouse (only in Chemnitz). Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: December 19, 1996. 10.12. Gärtner Datensysteme Hamburger Str. 273a 38114 Braunschweig Germany Phone: +49 531 2335555 Fax: +49 531 2335556 EMail: info@gaertner.de Url: http://www.gaertner.de Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Depending on the job, starting at DM 1800 for a full day. Last modified: September 13, 1996. 10.13. Ing. Büro Gerichhausen Steinsstraße 103 D-41199 Mönchengladbach Germany Phone: +49 2166 15068 Fax: +49 2166 10159 EMail: support@mail.niederrhein.de Url: http://www.niederrhein.de Contact: Christoph Adomeit Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: DM 155/hour. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 10.14. Jürgen Gerloff Elektronik Thörener Str. 14 D-29308 Winsen Germany Phone: +49 5146 92046 Fax: +49 5146 92047 EMail: postmaster@gerloff.de Url: None Contact: Jürgen Gerloff Type of support: Nicht angegeben Expertise: Verkauf, Installation, Service und Administration von Linux- Systemen. Sample prices: Auf Anfrage. Last modified: December 20, 1996. 10.15. Bernd Hentig EDV-Beratung Parkstr. 10 D-16244 Finowfurt Germany Phone: +49 3335 32330 Fax: +49 3335 32331 EMail: Bernd.Hentig@guug.de Url: None Contact: Bernd Hentig Type of support: Phone, EMail, fax and inhouse. Expertise: LAN/WAN planning and installation (Ethernet, ISDN, X.25), software development and untegration of standard software, Internet and Intranet connectivity and presentation. Sample prices: · DM 80/hour for Unix and Linux development jobs · DM 120/hour for installation and support jobs · DM 150/hour if non-Unix systems are involved (Novell, Windows) · Special prices for larger projects on request Last modified: January 10, 1997. 10.16. IKS GmbH Wildenbruchstraße 15 D-07745 Jena Germany Phone: +49 3641 675640 Fax: +49 3641 675655 EMail: info@iks-jena.de Url: http://www.iks-jena.de Contact: Erik Heinz Type of support: Phone, EMail and remote network administration. Expertise: Installation, training. We also do network planning and setup, programming, and provide full Internet service. Sample prices: DM 150/hour for consulting. Contract prices available. Last modified: November 5, 1996. 10.17. ISS Internet Service Stuttgart GmbH Wilhelm Schickard-Str. 7 D-72124 Pliezhausen Germany Phone: +49 7127 9740 Fax: +49 7127 974110 EMail: info@neckar-alb.de Url: http://www.neckar-alb.de Contact: Jochen Wiedmann Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration, inhouse, and onsite. Expertise: Firewall installation, programming (C, C++, Perl), system administration, Internet, Intranet and training. Sample prices: DM 160/hour. Last modified: January 20, 1997. 10.18. K&K Kommunikationssysteme GmbH Haunstetterstr.19 D-86161 Augsburg Germany Phone: +49 821 25892 20 Fax: +49 821 25892 22 EMail: Alexander.Mueller@Exklusiv.De Url: http://www.exklusiv.de Contact: Alexander Müller, Oliver Kaufmann, Felix Kirschner Type of support: Onsite, network. Expertise: Installation, Internet connectivity, Perl, shell, networking, ISDN with Linux. Sample prices: DM 150/hour. Last modified: December 15, 1996. 10.19. Andreas Koppenhöfer Franz-Schubert-Str. 2 D-97616 Bad Neustadt Germany Phone: +49 9771 7943 Fax: +49 9771 7947 (in case of no answer, try again after five minutes) EMail: koppenas@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Url: http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/menschen/ako Contact: Andreas Koppenhöfer Type of support: To be negotiated - quite unrestricted. Expertise: Linux and Unix software development, installation, system and network administration, backup, dialin and ISDN, inhouse and remote, training and others. Please take a look at my web pages. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: January 23, 1997. 10.20. LEMIS Schellnhausen 2 D-36325 Feldatal Germany Phone: +49 6637 919123 Fax: +49 6637 919122 EMail: lemis@lemis.de Url: None Contact: Greg Lehey Type of support: Phone, EMail, fax, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Typically US$100 or DM 150/hour. Significant reductions for non-profit organizations. Last modified: September 23, 1996. 10.21. MetaWorks GmbH Florinsmarkt 5 D-56068 Koblenz Germany Phone: +49 261 37773 Fax: +49 261 37775 EMail: support@metaworks.de Url: http://www.metaworks.de Contact: Andreas Heilwagen Type of support: Phone, (EMail), inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 14, 1996. 10.22. MU Softwareentwicklung Wacholderweg 14 D-70597 Stuttgart Germany Phone: +49 711 7676184 Fax: +49 711 7676185 EMail: info@musoftware.com Url: http://www.musoftware.com Contact: Ullrich von Bassewitz Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 22, 1996. 10.23. B. Neubert EDV-Dienstleistungen Parkweg 16 Scheidt D-66133 Saarbrücken Germany Phone: +49 681 817629 Fax: Upon request. EMail: neubert@lusi.uni-sb.de (nur für private nichtkommerzielle und wissenschaftliche Kontakte, for private non-commercial and scientific contacts only) Url: None Contact: Boris Neubert Type of support: Not specified Expertise (German): Die Beratungstätigkeit umfaßt Hilfestellung bei Hardware- und Software-Kauf sowie Installation von Hardwarekomponenten und Anwenderprogrammen, Netzwerklösungen im Unix-Bereich, Vermittlung von Netzzugängen, sowie die allgemeine Informationsbeschaffung im wissenschaftlichen Bereich und verwandte Dienstleistungen. Expertise (English): Consulting comprises assistance with hardware and software purchase, installation of hardware components and user programs, networking solutions under Unix, mediation of network access, general information retrieval in the scientific field and related services. Sample prices: DM 40/hour (zuzüglich Spesen/plus expenses). Last modified: December 16, 1996. 10.24. noris network GmbH Schleiermacherstrasss 12 D-90491 Nürnberg Germany Phone: +49 911 59818 0 Fax: +49 911 59818 11 EMail: info@noris.de Url: http://www.noris.de Contact: Matthias Urlichs Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse and remote network administration. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: DM 150/hour for phone or inhouse support. Last modified: September 17, 1996. 10.25. Ntakpe Management & Consulting Waldweg 9 D-85386 Eching/Munich Germany Phone: +49 89 327155 0 Fax: +49 89 327155 99 EMail: ntakpe@ntakpe.com Url: http://www.ntakpe.com Contact: Jean Louis Ntakpe Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 29, 1996. 10.26. J. Nübold Datentechnik Münsterstr. 390 D-40470 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49 211 6411 118 Fax: +49 211 6411 254 EMail: nuebold@technet.net Url: None Contact: Joachim Nübold Type of support: Inhouse (EMail, phone, 24 hours/day and night support for customers). Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: DM 140/hour (inclusive expenses, exclusive VAT) or fixed. Last modified: December 19, 1996. 10.27. PiN - Präsenz im Netz GmbH iG Leimbacher Str. 36 D-42281 Wuppertal Germany Phone: +49 202 2 50 11 64 Fax: +49 202 2 50 11 65 EMail: pin@pinserve.de Url: http://www.pinserve.de Contact: Kurt Harders Type of support: Inhouse. Expertise: Training and site planing. Sample prices: Upon reqest. Last modified: December 18, 1996. 10.28. Dipl.-Ing. Axel Ramge Ebertallee 16 D-22607 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 40 893060 Fax: +49 40 893061 EMail: axel@ramge.de Url: http://www.ramge.de/ax Contact: Axel Ramge Type of support: Telephon. Expertise: Alles, mit Schwerpunkt Ingenieurbüro: Analyse, Auswahl, Beschaffung, Installation, Wartung und Betreuung. Software: CAD, Datenbanken, Technische Software, Kommunikation (Mail, Fax, WWW). Sample prices: · DM 10/Telephonat (Hotline) · DM 110/hour · Tages- und Projektsatz nach Vereinbarung Last modified: January 14, 1997. 10.29. Martin Schulze Artillerieweg 55a D-26129 Oldenburg Germany Phone: +49 441 7780584 Fax: +49 441 777884 EMail: joey@troi.orgatech.de Url: http://home.pages.de/~joey Contact: Martin Schulze Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 12, 1996. 10.30. Silent Running Hospitalstraße 2 D-53840 Troisdorf Germany Phone: +49 2241 87190 Fax: +49 2241 871946 EMail: info@silent-running.de Url: None Contact: Ralf Nitzgen, Diplominformatiker, Ray Pye, PhD Type of support: Not specified. Expertise: Specializing in object-oriented software engeneering and networking under Linux. Services include design, development and support of custom systems (particularly business systems), the provision of low-cost Internet and Intranet connectivity solutions (firewalls and gateways) and general Linux support (installation, configuration, security and tuning). Sample prices: DM 115/hour. Fixed price basis available for development projects. Last modified: January 27, 1997. 10.31. Julian Howard Stacey, Vector Systems Limited, München Holz Straße 27d D-80469 Munich Germany Phone: +49 89 268616 Fax: +49 89 2608126 ISDN Data: +49 89 26023276 EMail: jhs@freebsd.org Url: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/vsl Contact: Julian Stacey Type of support: Phone (only after prepaid contract), EMail Expertise: Training at customer site custom development on and offsite, system config, system administration, etc. Mainly FreeBSD based, but also Linux. I provide consulting in Bayern (Germany) and South East England. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: December 22, 1996. 10.32. S.u.S.E. Gmbh Gebhardtstr. 2. D-90762 Fürth Germany Phone: +49 911 32471 56, +49 911 7405331 Fax: +49 911 3206727 EMail: psupport@suse.de Url: http://www.suse.de Contact: Klaus Franken, Bodo Bauer Type of support: Nicht angegeben Expertise: Support mit/ohne Wartungsverträge, Entwicklung, WWW- Applikationen, Internet- und Intranet-Anbindung (z.B: ISDN), spezielle Hardwareanbindung, Beratung. Sample prices: · Supportvertrag - DM 240/Monat: Beinhaltet Anfragen per EMail und per Fax für zwei Ansprechpartner, die sich ohne langwierige Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeit beantworten läßt. · Ohne Vertrag - DM 180/Stunde = DM 15/5 Minuten · Supportvertrag, Zusatzdienstleistung - DM 144/Stunde = DM 12/5 Minuten Last modified: October 14, 1996. 10.33. transdata - Bigge, Haux und Langanke GbR Arnsbergerstr. 12 D-58636 Iserlohn Germany Phone: +49 2371 963816 Fax: +49 2371 963721 EMail: info@transdata.de Url: None Contact: Frank Bigge, Boris Langanke Type of support: EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Training, installation and administration, Internet administration, web authoring and web design under Linux. Sample prices: · DM 120/hour or DM 1200/day for installation and administration · DM 120/hour for training · DM 150/hour for web authoring and web design Last modified: December 31, 1996. 10.34. Jörg Weber Sursstr.1 D-45143 Essen Germany Phone: +49 172 2186328 Fax: +49 201 312677 EMail: kufi@kufis.ruhr.de Url: None Contact: Jörg Weber Type of support: Phone, EMail and remote network administration. Expertise: Training, system installation and maintainance (Standalone, LAN, WAN). Trouble shooting. Sample prices: · Free for privates and non-profit organizations if it doesn't take too much time · In general DM 120/hour plus expenses and VAT Last modified: October 14, 1996. 10.35. Arne Wichmann Kaiserstraße 35 D-66121 Saarbruecken Germany Phone: Upon request. Fax: None EMail: aw@math.uni-sb.de Url: http://vieta.math.uni-sb.de/~aw Contact: Arne Wichmann Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Training, network purchase assistance, installation and support. Sample prices: DM 40/hour. Last modified: October 17, 1996. 10.36. Jochen Wiedmann Am Eisteich 9 D-72555 Metzingen Germany Phone: +49 7123 14881 Fax: +49 7127 974110 EMail: Jochen.Wiedmann@Neckar-Alb.DE Url: None Contact: Jochen Wiedmann Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Firewall installation, programming (C, C++, Perl), system administration, network, Internet, Intranet. Sample prices: DM 120/hour. Last modified: January 20, 1997. 10.37. Michael Will Linux Systeme Fichtenweg 1/1 D-72076 Tübingen Germany Phone: +49 7071 969063 Fax: +49 7071 969064 EMail: Michael.Will@student.uni-tuebingen.de Url: http://www-ti.uni-tuebingen.de/~will Contact: Michael Will Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: In general, I do free support for home users and universities with light weight trouble shooting and consulting. When I have to invest more time, I charge money. Last modified: October 1, 1996. 10.38. Bernd Wolf Möllner Str. 11, Wh. 3, Zi. 45a, D-18109 Rostock Germany Phone: +49 177 2350472 Fax: None EMail: wolf@egd.igd.fhg.de Url: http://www.egd.igd.fhg.de/~wolf Contact: Bernd Wolf Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Verschiedenes, z.B.: System Installation und Administration, "trouble shooting", Hard-, Software- und Netz-Tips, Hilfe: learning by doing, außerhalb Rostock: kommerziell (bis auf EMail) - nach Absprache, größere Aufträge. Sample prices: Auf Anfrage. Last modified: October 23, 1996. 10.39. Woller & Link GbR Grunewaldstraße 9 D-10823 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 30 21750287, +49 172 3124656 (D2) Fax: +49 30 21750288 EMail: wl@inx.de Url: http://www.inx.de/w+l Contact: Daniel Link Type of support: Telephon, EMail, Fax und Fernwartung. Expertise: System-Administration und Beratung, Netzwerkplanung und Aufbau, Vermittlung von Internetzugängen, Verkauf von für Linux geeigneten Hardwarekomponenten und Systemen. Sample prices: Informationen über die aktuelle Preisgestaltung liegen auf unserer Website. Last modified: January 8, 1997. 10.40. WorNet Internetdienste Weidacher Hauptstr. 61 D-82515 Wolfratshausen Germany Phone: +49 8171 22937 Fax: +49 8171 22938 EMail: wornet@wor.de Url: http://www.wor.de Contact: Christian Eich Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: DM 80/hour. Last modified: October 16, 1996. 11. Israel 11.1. TclTek Ltd. Mehalke HaMayim 12 Jerusalem 91112 Israel Phone: +972 52 670 353 Fax: +972 2 563 0948 EMail: benavrhm@tcltek.co.il Url: http://www.tcltek.co.il Contact: Jonathan Ben-Avraham Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Custom firewalls and routers, secure servers. Sample prices: US$50/hour for companies, free via linux-il@linux.org.il Last modified: October 31, 1996. 12. Italy 12.1. P.O.P. Art S.r.l. Via Camperio, 9 Milano Italy Phone: +39 338 8164150 Fax: +39 2 57605058 EMail: multivac@comm2000.it Url: None Contact: Luca Pescatore Type of support: EMail, remote network administratiom, inhouse and onsite. Expertise: PC (Intel/PowerPC) with Linux (Hardware), system administration, Internet and Intranet Connectivity, web administration and Installation and firewall configuration. Sample prices: Upon reqeust. Last modified: January 12, 1997. 12.2. PROFUSO di Zanetti Giuseppe Please ask for the new address I-35031 Abano Terme (Padova) Italy Phone: ++39 348 2220811 Fax: None EMail: profuso@profuso.com Url: http://www.profuso.com/PROFUSO Contact: Giuseppe Zanetti Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Located in Veneto. Support Intel and Alpha Linux systems. System Integration and LAN technologies. Intranet. We offer Linux installation and Linux based solutions. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: December 2, 1996. 12.3. SIR s.r.l. - PublinetWork P.zza Tavarone 2/22 I-16123 Genova Italy Phone: +39 10 2463638 Fax: +39 10 206761 EMail: info@publinetwork.com Url: http://www.publinetwork.com Contact: Luca Maranzano Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and inhouse (when possible). Expertise: Training, Internet and Intranet connectivity, web publishing, ready to run Linux servers with installation and configuration. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 11, 1996. 12.4. Softmedia Spa via Pietrasanta 14 I-Milano Italy Phone: +39 335 417677 Fax: +39 2 5730 7652 EMail: venta@softmedia.it Url: http://www.softmedia.it Contact: Paolo Ventafridda Type of support: Phone and inhouse. Expertise: Training and C programming. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 17, 1996. 13. Japan 13.1. SoftWare Research Co. Hayabusacho 2-11 Chiyodaku, Tokyo Japan 102 Phone: +81 3 3264 6171 Fax: +81 3 3264 0647 EMail: info@src.co.jp Url: http://www.iijnet.or.jp/src, http://www.src.co.jp Contact: Hayama Yossihiro Type of support: EMail. Expertise: Linux installation and configuration, Internet and Intranet conectivity. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: November 8, 1996. 14. Mexico 14.1. Miguel de Icaza Av Copilco 163-22-1003 Mexico City Mexico Phone: +52 915 622 4680 Fax: None EMail: miguel.de.icaza@linux.org Url: None Contact: Miguel de Icaza Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Kernel hacking, driver developement, system administration, applications programming, bug fixing of publicaly available software, extension of freely redistributable software. Sample prices: US$30-$50/hour. Last modified: September 15, 1996. 14.2. Laboratorio de Sistemas Linux Casa 1 Manzana 2 INFONAVIT Lomas de Cortes Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico Phone: +52 73 170952 Fax: +52 73 297098 EMail: turbo@linux.lsl.com.mx Url: http://www.lsl.com.mx Contact: Aztec Eagle Turbo, IRL Hector Daniel Cortes Gonzalez Type of support: EMail, onsite. Expertise: General Linux consulting, Linux workstations, networking, Internet connectivity, and web server. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: December 1, 1996. 15. The Netherlands 15.1. Bitbybit Information Systems Kluyverweg 2A 2629 HT Delft The Netherlands Phone: +31 15 2682569 Fax: +31 15 268 25 30 EMail: info@bitbybit-is.nl Url: http://www.bitbybit-is.nl Contact: Erno Marks Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Installation, troubleshooting, training, Internet and Intranet connectivity. Sample prices: US$60-$75/hour. Last modified: September 13, 1996. 15.2. BitWizard B.V. Oosterstraat 23 2611 TT Delft The Netherlands Phone: +31 15 2137459 Fax: None EMail: info@BitWizard.nl Url: http://www.BitWizard.nl Contact: Rogier Wolff Type of support: Support contracts. Expertise: Troubleshooting, programming, firewall installation, installation. Sample prices: · HFL 150/hour · HFL 3000 for a small firewall · Support contracts start at HFL 200/month Last modified: September 29, 1996. 15.3. Cistron Internet Services P.O. Box 297 2400 AG The Netherlands Phone: +31 172 419445 Fax: +31 172 430979 EMail: linux@cistron.nl Url: http://www.cistron.nl Contact: Danny ter Haar Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Author of large parts of Linux (sysvinit, minicom, network code and kernel code). Maintainer of many Debian GNU/Linux packages. Internet and Intranet provider including firewalls and leased lines. Sample prices: HFL 150/hour. Last modified: September 24, 1996. 15.4. MANTRA Research Wijenburg 10 5655 EW Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 40 2910125 Fax: +31 40 2910126 EMail: naresh@letterbox.com Url: http://www.focus-asia.com/home/naresh/MANTRAHome Contact: Naresh Sharma Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Turn-key installations, firewalls, cryptography, networking, development, engineering design and analysis. We install Linux on all types of processor architectures, multiprocessor Intel machines, SPARCs and Alphas. We are a Caldera Channel Partner. Sample prices: Rates are on per hour basis, fixed prices by negotiation. · Dfl 100/hour plus BTW (approx US$70 plus VAT) for Linux consulting · Dfl 175 plus BTW (approx US$100 plus VAT) for cryptography, firewalls · Dfl 150-225 plus BTW (US$90-$135 plus VAT) for engineering design · Dfl 150-225 plus BTW (US$90-$135 plus VAT) for engineering analysis Last modified: December 22, 1996. 16. Norway 16.1. it-analyse as Breistølsveien 14 N-5035 Bergen-Sandviken Norway Phone: +47 55962221 Fax: None EMail: magnus@login.eunet.no Url: None Contact: Magnus Alvestad Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$80-$100/hour. Last modified: September 13, 1996. 16.2. NorConnect Internet Services AS Boks 9273 Grönland N-0134 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22 17 41 70 Fax: +47 22 17 64 99 EMail: post@norconnect.no Url: http://www.norconnect.no Contact: Vidar Hokstad Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Training, programming, planning, maintenance of systems, phone support for customers of our customer, porting of programs etc. Sample prices: · Starting at NOK 500/hour (approximately US$75) for support agreements · Starting at NOK 650/hour (approximately US$110) for projects or one time jobs Last modified: September 15, 1996. 17. Pakistan 17.1. Vision Systems 179-C-1 Model Town Lahore-54700 Pakistan Phone: +92 42 583 6152, +92 42 586 9353 Fax: +92 42 5834920 EMail: abnaseem@paknet1.ptc.pk Url: http://www.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/~abidn Contact: Abid Nasim Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Training, configuration and BBS. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 18, 1996. 18. Poland 18.1. Polskie Sieci Teleinformatyczne S.A. ul. Zaolzianska 11 41-800 Zabrze Poland Phone: +48 32 176 14 30 Fax: +48 32 176 01 75 EMail: pst@netkat.com.pl Url: http://www.netkat.com.pl Contact: Andrzej Madloch Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Training, web/CGI, networking, Internet connectivity planning, design, instalation, configuration and security. Sample prices: US$50-$100/hour dependent on project level. Last modified: November 25, 1996. 18.2. Publiczny Dostep do Internetu sp. z o.o. Matejki 10/5 87-100 Torun Poland Phone: +48 56 22165 (21146 starting in February) Fax: None EMail: rzm@torun.pdi.net Url: http://www.pdi.net Contact: Rafal Maszkowski Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and direct help in Torun area. Expertise: Installation, administration, security, connecting to the Internet, training in administration and usage. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: January 19, 1997. 19. South Africa 19.1. Obsidian Systems P.O. Box 687 Honeydew, 2040 South Africa Phone: +27 83 377 4946 Fax: +27 11 794 1334 EMail: adw@obsidian.co.za Url: http://www.obsidian.co.za Contact: Anton de Wet Type of support: Onsite. Expertise: Installations, training. Sample prices: R150/hour, subject to change. Last modified: November 30, 1996. 20. Sweden 20.1. Guide Datakonsult Gustavslundsv. 12 S-167 51 Bromma Sweden Phone: +46 70 745 52 39 Fax: +46 634 46 00 EMail: mge@guide.se Url: http://www.guide.se Contact: Mikael Geijer Type of support: EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 15, 1996. 20.2. Signum Support AB Teknikringen 8 S-583 30 Linköping Sweden Phone: +46 13 21 46 00 Fax: +46 13 21 47 00 EMail: info@signum.se Url: http://www.signum.se Contact: Magnus Redin Type of support: Phone, fax, EMail and remote network administration. Expertise: Specialised in the Readynet Internet server and the Readycom conferensing system, both are in house developed Free Software. Sample prices: · US$110/hour for consulting · Approximately US$4300 for Readynet Internet server installation and support Last modified: September 9, 1996. 20.3. Tarkus AB Skommartorpsv. 24 S-735 38 Surahammar Sweden Phone: +46 70 7522246 Fax: +46 220 33907 EMail: tarkus@tarkus.se Url: http://www.tarkus.se Contact: Carlos Vidal, Bo Berggren Type of support: Phone, EMail, and inhouse if required. Expertise: We work in Scandinavia, Germany and Switzerland. Sample prices: From SEK 0 to 700/hour (US$0-$100) depending on the job. Many "easy" questions are answered for free. Last modified: September 13, 1996. 21. Turkey 21.1. Hakan Kalyoncu Perihan S 49/12 Sisli 80260 Istanbul Turkey Phone: +90 532 323 4186 Fax: None EMail: hk@yore.com.tr Url: http://www.yore.com.tr/~hk Contact: Hakan Kalyoncu Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, onsite. Expertise: Training, Internet connectivity, Internet server setup, administration. Sample prices: · Free for individuals · US$100/hour for corporate Last modified: October 27, 1996. 22. United Kingdom (UK) 22.1. Cygnet Internet Services Ltd Lee Valley Technopark Ashley Road London, N17 9LN UK Phone: +44 181 880 4650 Fax: +44 181 880 4651 EMail: steve@cygnet.co.uk Url: http://www.cygnet.co.uk Contact: Steve Merrony Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Consultancy from £400/day. Last modified: November 7, 1996. 22.2. Paul Dunne 30 Onslow Gardens London N10 3JU UK Phone: +44 181 365 2821 Fax: None EMail: paul@tiny1.demon.co.uk Url: http://www.tiny1.demon.co.uk Contact: Paul Dunne Type of support: EMail, onsite. Expertise: Linux installation and configuration, Internet connectivity, system administration, programming with shell and Perl scripts. Sample prices: Basic rate £30/hour. Last modified: October 1, 1996. 22.3. Laboratory for Micro Enterprise Oakley Court Benson Wallingford, OX10 6QH UK Phone: +44 1491 832932 Fax: +44 1491 832932 EMail: lme@storrs.demon.co.uk Url: http://www.i-way.co.uk/~storrs Contact: John Storrs Type of support: As required. Expertise: Our focus is to support very small enterprises (most of us) with affordable systems and tools. See our web pages for details. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 15, 1996. 22.4. Nene Information Sytems 32 Glasgow Street Northampton, NN5 5BL UK Phone: +44 1604 464561 Fax: +44 1604 464561 EMail: tim@nisys.demon.co.uk Url: http://www.nisys.demon.co.uk Contact: Timothy Peters Type of support: EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Software development, network, Internet and connectivity solutions. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 26, 1996. 23. USA - Arizona 23.1. M. Cooper P.O. Box 237 St. David, AZ 85630 U.S.A. Phone: +1 520 720 9431 Fax: None EMail: thegrendel@theriver.com Url: http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel Contact: Leo M. Cooper Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: We offer setup, programming and training. Sample prices: US$20-$50/hour, negotiable. Last modified: November 30, 1996. 23.2. InfoMagic, Inc 11950 N. Highway 89 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 U.S.A. Phone: 1 900 786 5555 Fax: 1 520 526 9573 EMail: support@infomagic.com Url: http://www.infomagic.com/support/linux Contact: Henry M. Pierce Type of support: Individuals who purchase InfoMagic Linux Developer's Resource get free EMail and fax back support. Support via phone for our Linux Developer's Resource or any Linux vendor's Linux CD is US$2.00/minute in the U.S.A. Everyone is welcome to look at our support web pages. International customers needing phone support should contact us via EMail first. Expertise: Everything related to InfoMagic Linux Developer's Resource. Sample prices: Fixed service contracts, including remote maintance are available starting at US$50/engineering hour. Please contact us by EMail for additional information. Last modified: September 28, 1996. 23.3. Mechanix Computer Consulting 1515 S. Extension Mesa AZ 85210 U.S.A. Phone: +1 603 668 6325 Fax: +1 603 668 6325 EMail: shindle@goodnet.com Url: None Contact: Stephen Hindle Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and onsite. Expertise: Installation, programming services, Perl and connectivity. Sample prices: · US$40/hour for programmer analyst · US$35/hour for programmer · Hourly rates vary with length and nature of contract · Fixed price contracts are also available Last modified: January 10, 1997. 24. USA - California 24.1. Evolve Computer Solutions 1523 E. Valley Parkway, Suite 237 Escondido, CA 92027 U.S.A. Phone: +1 619 746 2757 Fax: +1 619 751 0612 EMail: evolve@sierra.net Url: None Contact: Sean P. Kane Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$40/hour. Last modified: September 17, 1996. 24.2. Kensho, LLC 9444 Balboa Avenue Suite 235 San Diego, CA 92123 U.S.A. Phone: +1 619 514 3939 Fax: +1 619 514 3938 EMail: info@kensho.com Url: http://www.kensho.com Contact: Sean Dreilinger Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Research, training, and marketing of networked information services, with an eye towards PD and GPL solutions, i.e. Linux! Sample prices: Free consultation. Per project and hourly rates negotiable. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 24.3. Alvin Oga RING, Inc P.O. Box 70958 Sunnuyvale, CA 94086 U.S.A. Phone: +1 408 245 8400 Fax: +1 408 523 9097 EMail: alvin@planet.fef.com Url: http://planet.fef.com or http://www.linux-consulting.com Contact: Alvin Oga Type of support: EMail and remote network administration. Expertise: We install, setup, test and maintain your Linux machines and Internet connectivity networking. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: November 5, 1996. 24.4. RCT Design Santa Barbara, CA 93117 U.S.A. Phone: +1 805 683 9717 Fax: +1 805 683 0717 EMail: bob@zooid.com Url: http://www.zooid.com Contact: Bob Tellefson Type of support: Phone, EMail and remote network administration. Expertise: Turnkey Linux systems with support, Internet servers, web site design and CGI programming. Sample prices: US$45/hour. Last modified: November 30, 1996. 24.5. RG Consulting 1751 East Roseville Pkwy. #1828 Roseville, CA 95661 U.S.A. Phone: +1 916 786 7945 Fax: +1 916 786 5311 EMail: rfg @ monkeys . com (Please note that this is no correct address; you have to remove the blanks before you can send messages to it. Sorry for the inconvenience -- this is against spammers) Url: None Contact: Ronald F. Guilmette Type of support: Inhouse and onsite. Expertise: Maintenance, and enhancement of GNU software development tools. Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 10, 1996. 24.6. Bill Rousseau 842 Lucille Street Livermore, CA 94550-3519 U.S.A. Phone: +1 510 455 8008 Fax: +1 510 455 8008 EMail: rousseau@aimnet.com Url: Look me up in http://www.ieee-sv-consult.org which I maintain. Contact: Bill Rousseau Type of support: Phone, EMail and onsite. Expertise: Software development is offsite as much as possible. Training is available if there is sufficient interest. Sample prices: General computing consulting (Unix, Linux, network configuring, software development) US$100/hour. Support for individuals attempting to install or configure Linux for their own use or for work that promises to benefit the Linux community may be offered at much lower prices or for free in special cases. Last modified: October 18, 1996. 24.7. Softcraft Impresa 2923 Cohansey Drive San Jose, CA 95132 U.S.A. Phone: +1 408 251 9820 Fax: None EMail: mauro@softcraft.com Url: http://www.softcraft.com Contact: Mauro DePalma Type of support: Not specified Expertise: We can fine tune homogeneous and heterogeneous networks with Linux/Unix nodes and others TCP/IP capable. We also have an evolving secure operating environment based on Linux which is complete but does not (yet) come with installation scripts/programs and is currently only available for Intel. We'll call it Linux generations. Gladly demo it and use it to build a LAN/WAN with shadow/NYS/DNS for secure nodes, gateways and networks. Sample prices: US$90/hour. Depends on the kind of work and duration. Last modified: September 20, 1996. 24.8. Earl A. Stutes, Inc. P.O. Box 35567 Monte Sereno, CA 95030-0567 U.S.A. Phone: +1 408 448 1089 Fax: +1 408 264 5129 EMail: estutes@eas.com Url: http://www.eas.com Contact: Earl Stutes Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon Request. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 24.9. Vennerable Consultants 7216 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 101 El Cerrito, CA 94530 3240 U.S.A. Phone: +1 510 525 2989 Fax: +1 510 525 8072 EMail: jason@vennerable.com Url: http://www.vennerable.com Contact: Jason Venner Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon reqest. Last modified: September 10, 1996. 24.10. Gregg Weber 1076 Carol Lane #3 Lafayette, CA 94549 U.S.A. Phone: +1 510 283 6264 Fax: None EMail: gregg@netcom.com Url: None Contact: Gregg Weber Type of support: Onsite in SF bay area, or can travel for big jobs. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$55/hour. Last modified: September 9, 1996. 24.11. Yggdrasil Computing, Inc. 4880 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 205 San Jose, CA 95129-1034 U.S.A Phone: +1 800 261 6630 Fax: +1 408 261 6631 EMail: tech-support@yggdrasil.com Url: http://www.yggdrasil.com Contact: Patrick Bedell Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: We are also able to use our T1 Internet connection to solve your problem online (if your machine is also on the Internet). Sample prices: US$25 for a 15 minute support call guaranteed to solve your problem. Other arrangements are available. Last modified: September 27, 1996. 25. USA - Connecticut 25.1. BRT Technical Services Corporation 50 Newtown Road Danbury, CT 06810 U.S.A. Phone: +1 203 748 5100 Fax: +1 203 792 0280 EMail: info@brttech.com Url: http://www.brttech.com Contact: Chad Robinson Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, training. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon reqest. Last modified: September 20, 1996. 25.2. Kracked Rock Komputing, LLC 13 Fleetwood Drive Danbury, CT 06810-7009 U.S.A. Phone: +1 203 778 6269 Fax: +1 203 778 6292 EMail: ken@eci.com Url: None Contact: Kenneth E. Nawyn Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: systems administration, system configuration and technical support for Linux and FreeBSD. Over ten years of Unix systems adminstration experience along with Perl and C coding experience. For more detailed description of our experience and services, please contact us. Sample prices: Base rate US$100/hour. For a more detailed rate schedule, please contact us. Last modified: September 24, 1996. 26. USA - Colorado 26.1. Colorado Computer Consultants 615 Quartz Way Broomfield, CO 80020-1727 U.S.A. Phone: +1 303 404 9589 Fax: +1 303 404 9588 EMail: co3-info@co3.com Url: http://www.co3.com Contact: Robert Kaczanowsk Type of support: Phone, EMail and onsite. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: · US$35/hour for individuals · US$50/hour for small business · US$75/hour for corporate · Contract prices available. Last modified: October 8, 1996. 26.2. Daylight Software 1062 Lexington Lane Estes Park, CO 80517 U.S.A. Phone: +1 970 586 6062 Fax: None EMail: daylight@frii.net Url: http://www.frii.net/~daylight Contact: Chris Howard Type of support: Phone and remote network administration. Expertise: Administration and programming. Sample prices: US$65/hour. Last modified: November 21, 1996. 26.3. Granite Computing Solutions P.O. Box 270103 Fort Collins, CO 80527-0103 U.S.A. Phone: +1 970 225 2370 Fax: None EMail: granite@SoftHome.Net Url: http://www.SoftHome.Net/granite Contact: Brian Grossman Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and onsite. Expertise: Training developed on request for Internet and Unix topics. Sample prices: US$45/hour for technical support. Last modified: September 14, 1996. 26.4. Worldwide Solutions, Inc. 4450 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80303 U.S.A. Phone: +1 303 581 0800 Fax: None EMail: info@wwsi.com Url: http://www.wwsi.com Contact: Steve Hultquist and Blaine Berger Type of support: Phone, EMailremote network administration and onsite. Expertise: Training, installations, configuration, specification, architecture, engineering, integration. Sample prices: Variable. Monthly support agreements or project based statement of work pricing preferred. Standard hourly rates available for those with specific requirements. Last modified: December 1, 1996. 27. USA - Florida 27.1. LOD Communications 1621 Creighton Road Pensacola, FL 32504 U.S.A. Phone: +1 904 494 0955 Fax: None EMail: support@lod.com Url: http://www.lod.com/cns.html Contact: Todd Lawrence Type of support: Phone, remote network administration and onsite. Expertise: We provide training in all forms of Unix system administration and networking. We can generally provide our own transportation anywhere in the continental USA for onsite consultation. Sample prices: · US$30 for phone support · US$50/hour with fixed/flat rate estimates for remote (telnet/rlogin) consulting · US$75/hour with fixed/flat rate estimates for onsite Unix consultation Last modified: October 18, 1996. 28. USA - Georgia 28.1. Triangle Software Corporation 3216 Caldwell Road Atlanta, GA 30319 U.S.A. Phone: 1 800 625 7787, +1 770 455 9089 Fax: Upon request. EMail: triangle@america.net Url: None Contact: Ben Cooper Type of support: Inhouse. Expertise: Inhouse ANSI C++ training with labs using G++ (very well reviewed by students). Sample prices: US$5000 plus travel expenses for a five-day C++ class with up to 15 students, taught at your site. Last modified: December 1, 1996. 29. USA - Illinois 29.1. Rahim Azizarab 1925 S 3rd Ave Maywood, IL 60153 U.S.A. Phone: +1 708 344 6994 Fax: None EMail: rahim@megsinet.net or ray@tezcat.com Url: None Contact: Rahim Azizarab Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, training. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Free for individuals. Last modified: September 18, 1996. 29.2. onShore, Inc. 1655 E. 55th St. #1 Chicago, IL 60615 U.S.A. Phone: +1 312 667 4673 Fax: +1 312 667 4263 EMail: sales@onshore.com Url: http://www.onshore.com Contact: Stelios Valavanis Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Inhouse installaion and support of Linux for custom solutions such as routing, firewall, EMail, web serving, etc. Custom solutions for job tracking, print spooling/processing, Intranet, etc. Sample prices: · US$110/hour for support · US$125/hour for software development Last modified: October 9, 1996. 30. USA - Indiana 30.1. LANscape 1100 W Lloyd Expressway Evansville, IN 47708 U.S.A. Phone: +1 800 896 6171, +1 812 423 1231 Fax: +1 812 426 6138 EMail: info@lanscape.net Url: http://www.lanscape.net Contact: Steven Pritchard Type of support: Limited free phone and EMail support available for Linux users as time permits. Ongoing phone and/or EMail support available with a service contract. Expertise: TCP/IP network setup and maintenance, system administration, programming, and training available on-site or at/from our office. We also offer web site hosting, POP mail accounts, EMail forwarding, primary and secondary DNS, etc. See our web site for details. Sample prices: Base rate is US$100/hour for most services. Contract pricing is available at a reduced rate. Last modified: October 22, 1996. 30.2. Sophic Consulting 4822 Wrenwood Place Columbus, IN U.S.A. Phone: +1 812 342 0166 Fax: +1 812 342 0166 EMail: sophic@mail.cpbx.net Url: http://www.sophic.com Contact: Bruce Varney, Chief Technical Officer Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, onsite. Expertise: Custom software development, system configuration and administration support for Linux, cross-platform user interface development, Linux Internet/web servers, web page development. Sample prices: Pricing on a contractual per-project basis, but based on targets of US$25-$100/hour depending on the project. Last modified: October 11, 1996. 31. USA - Iowa 31.1. DigiTech, Inc. 301 N. Ankeny Blvd., Suite 100 Ankeny, IA 50021 U.S.A. Phone: +1 515 964 8032 Fax: +1 515 965 7626 EMail: digitech@ecity.net Url: http://george.ecity.net/~digitech Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, onsite. Expertise: Installation, hardware, software, etc. Sample prices: · US$52/hour for hardware and software support · US$65/hour for networking Last modified: September 15, 1996. 32. USA - Maryland 32.1. I-Link, Inc. 136 Forests Edge Place, Laurel, MD 20724 U.S.A. Phone: +1 301 604 8411 Fax: +1 301 604 8411 EMail: fbennett@i-linkcom.com Url: http://i-linkcom.com Contact: Fred Bennett Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, training. Expertise: We support software from Red Hat Software, InfoMagic, Walnut Creek, and Caldera. Sample prices: US$50-$75/hour. Last modified: October 12, 1996. 32.2. Matthew Kaylor 13639 Barnhart Rd. Clear Spring, MD 21722 U.S.A. Phone: +1 301 733 2922 Fax: None EMail: maxit@nfis.com Url: http://maxit.nfis.com Contact: Matthew Kaylor Type of support: EMail, IRC, phone, world wide onsite support. Expertise: Linux system setup (remote or inhouse) to commercial networked Internet servers (complete). Personal or group Linux training courses. Sample prices: · US$5000/month, US$150/day, US$30/hour for corporate · Based on needs for individuals Last modified: October 7, 1996. 32.3. Vertex Development 11 Crestview Court Potomac, MD 20854 U.S.A. Phone: +1 301 340 2162 Fax: +1 301 309 6968 EMail: jeff@vertexdev.com Url: http://www.vertexdev.com Contact: Jeff Barr Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Porting Unix and non-Unix software to Linux. User Interface design, development, and review. Applications and Systems software development. Sample prices: Porting and development projects are typically handled on a firm-fixed price basis. Other services are supplied at US$120-$150/hour, depending on duration and travel requirements. Last modified: September 15, 1996. 33. USA - Massachusetts 33.1. NDA 400 West Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 U.S.A. Phone: +1 617 937 3338 Fax: +1 617 937 3775 EMail: info@nda.com Url: http://www.nda.com Contact: Tom Bills, Mary Ede Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and onsite. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$50-$150 based on task. Last modified: November 24, 1996. 34. USA - Michigan 34.1. Jim Willette 18190 - 15 Mile Rd Big Rapids, MI 49307 U.S.A. Phone: +1 616 592 3119 Fax: None EMail: jimw@ctec.net Url: http://www.netonecom.net/~jimw, http://www.ctec.net Contact: Jim Willette Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Specialties include Internet firewalls, proxy servers, web servers, domain name servers (DNS), Linux terminal servers, Internet connectivity networking, NFS and more. Sample prices: · US$40/hour phone support · US$50/hour onsite plus expenses and travel time (negotiable) Last modified: October 13, 1996. 35. USA - Missouri 35.1. Reboot Inc. 748 N Lindberg #180 St. Louis, MO 63031 U.S.A. Phone: +1 314 731 1034 Fax: +1 314 731 1034 EMail: reboot@i1.net Url: http://www.i1.net/~reboot Contact: Zubin Chandran Type of support: Phone, EMail, and onsite to the 314 and 618 area codes. Expertise: Training onsite as well as hardware upgrades and sales. Sample prices: Call for special pricing and promotional deals. · US$27 for up to the first hour and 15 minutes, then US$5.50 every 15 minutes thereafter for onsite support. · Phone support is 60 cents per minute Last modified: November 25, 1996. 36. USA - Nebraska 36.1. Probe Technology Inc 10159 J St Omaha, NE 68164 U.S.A. Phone: +1 402 593 9800 Fax: +1 402 593 8748 EMail: info@probe.net Url: http://www.probe.net Contact: Dale Botkin, Tim Russell Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Training, configuration. Can configure Internet routers, firewalls, mail servers, web servers (Apache), etc. Can also provide hardware platform of choice at competitive prices, as well as provide a near-turnkey solution for an ISP setup. Training available. Sample prices: US$100/hour consulting, average setup of new system with services is 5-7 hours. Last modified: October 9, 1996. 36.2. tummy.com, ltd. 300 South 16th Street, Suite 807 Omaha, NE 68102 U.S.A. Phone: +1 402 344 4426 Fax: +1 402 341 7119 EMail: info@tummy.com Url: http://www.tummy.com Contact: Sean Reifschneider Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Custom programming, firewall setup, general Unix/Linux consulting. Sample prices: Depending on level of expertise, usually in the US$60-$125 range. Last modified: October 1, 1996. 37. USA - Nevada 37.1. Steve Hedlund Las Vegas, NV U.S.A. Phone: +1 702 254 6749 Fax: None EMail: ssh@nevadacom.com Url: http://nevadacom.com Contact: Steve Hedlund Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$25-$40/hour. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 38. USA - New Jersey 38.1. Etc Services 31 N. Vivyen St., Bergenfield, NJ 07621-1529 U.S.A. Phone: +1 201 385 7113 Fax: None EMail: swebster@carroll.com Url: None Contact: Scott D. Webster Type of support: Inhouse. Expertise: System setup and administration, TCP/IP network configuration, web server setup (not content creation), Linux LAN servers, DNS configuration, experience with Linux on x86, Linux on Digital Alpha (AXP). Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: September 15, 1996. 38.2. Isle-Net Telecommunications P.O. Box 434 Port Monmouth, NJ 07758 U.S.A. Phone: +1 908 787 0663 Fax: None EMail: dan@islenet.com Url: None Contact: Dan Srebnick Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Specializing in providing efficient, low-cost Internet connectivity solutions for business and government, using Linux. Sample prices: Hourly consulting or turnkey package solutions are available. Last modified: October 12, 1996. 38.3. ZEI Software 2713 State Hwy 23 South Newfoundland, NJ 07435 U.S.A. Phone: +1 201 208 8800 Fax: +1 201 208 1888 EMail: art@zei.com Url: None Contact: Arthur Zysk Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse and onsite. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: Upon request. Last modified: October 18, 1996. 39. USA - New York 39.1. Aegis Information Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 730 Hicksville, NY 11802 U.S.A. Phone: +1 800 234 4700 Fax: +1 800 247 1216 EMail: info@AegisInfoSys.com Url: http://www.AegisInfoSys.com Contact: David Harari Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse, onsite, 24 by 7 support, direct online, etc. Expertise: We do training, physical planning and installations, contract programming services, custom EMail forwarding and reverse- forwarding, mid-range and mainframe programming and support, etc. Sample prices: · US$60-$90/hour for general programming · US$85-$110/hour for special services · US$125-$140/hour for emergency, on-call and round-the-clock support Last modified: October 1, 1996. 39.2. Crynwr Software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. Potsdam, NY 13676 U.S.A. Phone: +1 315 268 1925 Fax: +1 315 268 9201 EMail: info@crynwr.com Url: http://www.crynwr.com Contact: Russell Nelson Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Qualified to do any kind of support; specializing in networking drivers. Sample prices: US$100/hour; fixed-price quotes for your task. Last modified: December 1, 1996. 40. USA - Ohio 40.1. DESIGN SCIENCE LABS P.O. Box 542 Berea, OH 44017-0542 U.S.A. Phone: +1 216 243 1346 Fax: +1 216 243 1346 EMail: stutz@dsl.org Url: http://www.dsl.org Contact: Michael Stutz Type of support: Phone, remote network administration and onsite. Expertise: We are exclusive to Linux and GNU and provide comprehensive hypermedia/Internet solutions including web design, analog/digital logo/illustration, technical writing (TeX, texinfo, SGML etc) and training. Sample prices: Billing by project or hourly. US$50/hour for most work. Last modified: October 30, 1996. 40.2. Internet Robotics 131 Willow Lane, Floor 2 Oxford, OH 45056 U.S.A. Phone: +1 513 523 5028 Fax: +1 513 523 7501 EMail: support@bill.iac.net Url: http://www.iac.net/~mikeh Contact: Mike Heins Type of support: Phone and EMail, will travel for training courses. Expertise: Specializing in online shopping with MiniVend, the GPL shopping cart. Expertise in all aspects of Linux, web administration, shell and Perl scripting and network configuration. Performance tuning. Sample prices: · US$50/hour for contract shopping site HTML design · US$50/hour for configuration support · US$50 for monthly retainer (includes first hour) · US$85/hour for contract technical support (with retainer) · US$85/hour for contract shopping software design · US$100/hour for expert technical support (uncontracted) Last modified: September 12, 1996. 40.3. Practical Network Design 9 Chambers Rd Mansfield, OH 44906-1302 U.S.A. Phone: +1 419 529 3841 Fax: +1 419 529 3625 EMail: stick@richnet.net Url: None Contact: Chuck Stickelman Type of support: Phone, EMail and inhouse. Expertise: Can provide system and network planning, installation, support and administration. Training is also available for hardware service and support, system and network administration, and various user-level applications. Sample prices: · US$50/hour for phone support (1 hour minimum) · Inhouse support can be contracted on an hourly basis at US$100/hour or by day/half-day or by project. Last modified: September 23, 1996. 41. USA - Oregon 41.1. Kymsoft Consulting 745 Foothill Dr Eugene, OR 97405 U.S.A. Phone: +1 541 465 9008 Fax: +1 541 465 9052 EMail: rick@efn.org Url: http://www.efn.org/~rick Contact: Rick Bronson Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: 12 years Unix experience. Sample prices: US$65/hour. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 41.2. NET-Community 522 SW 5th Avenue Suite 1105 Portland, OR 97204 U.S.A Phone: 1 800 919 0060, 1 503 274 4423 Fax: 1 503 953 5829 EMail: sales@net-community.com Url: http://www.net-community.com Contact: Scott Christley Type of support: Phone, EMail. Expertise: NET-Community specializes in support for GNUstep and MediaBook. Our web site has details regarding the support plans. Sample prices: · US$50/year for GNUstep Developer (EMail only) · US$200/year for GNUstep Corporate (EMail only) · US$2500/year for MediaBook Comprehensive (EMail and phone) Last modified: December 18, 1996. 42. USA - Pennsylvania 42.1. Christopher J. Fearnley 4807 Chester AVE APT 207 Philadelphia, PA 19143-3441 U.S.A. Phone: +1 215 724 2265 Fax: None EMail: cjf@netaxs.com Url: http://www.netaxs.com/~cjf Contact: Chris Fearnley Type of support: Phone, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$500/day. Last modified: September 17, 1996. 42.2. Neu-Direct Inc. 8121 Old York Road. Suite 200 Elkins Park, PA 19027 U.S.A. Phone: +1 215 886 4200 Fax: +1 215 886 5300 EMail: pdooley@neu-direct.com Url: http://www.neu-direct.com Contact: Patrick Dooley Type of support: EMail, inhouse, onsite. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: · US$95/hour for onsite · US$60/hour for inhouse Last modified: October 24, 1996. 43. USA - Texas 43.1. PSA AnswerDesk -- Pencom Systems Administration 9050 Capital of Texas Hwy North, Suite 310 Austin, TX 78759 U.S.A. Phone: +1 512 343 1111 or contact your nearest Pencom office. Fax: +1 512 346 6444 EMail: answer-info@pencom.com Url: http://www.pencom.com/psa/answer.html Contact: Randy Kirchhof Type of support: Phone. Expertise: AnswerDesk is an Open Systems phone support desk specifically designed to provide a backstop with difficult, senior administration issues. We do not provide end user support. We support administrators working with all Unix platforms, including Linux. Our client list includes a wide variety of Fortune 500 companies utilizing open systems, many with mission critical support requirements. Our technical database is supported by 200 of the best systems administrators in the business. Sample prices: AnswerDesk charges US$100/hour, with a one hour minimum. If we don't solve your problem, you are not charged. Please request a brochure for more in-depth info. Last modified: September 24, 1996. 43.2. xprt Computer Consuting, Inc. 731 Voyager Houston, TX 77062 U.S.A. Phone: +1 713 480 8649 Fax: +1 713 480 7357 EMail: jody@sccsi.com Url: http://zeus.xprt.com/~info/xprt.html Contact: Jody Winston Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Training, custom software, custom device drivers, custom application development. Sample prices: Either by the hour starting at US$100 or a firm fixed price. Last modified: September 12, 1996. 44. USA - Utah 44.1. The Network Wizards 2275 West Birdsong Rd West Valley City, UT 84119 U.S.A. Phone: +1 801 973 4170 Fax: +1 801 975 7355 EMail: tnw@ix.netcom.net Url: None Contact: Pat Eyler Type of support: Phone, EMail, remote network administration and inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: · Interesting work and worthy charities are free (my definition of worthy) · US$25/hour for individuals · US$50/hour for corporate Last modified: September 12, 1996. 45. USA - Virginia 45.1. Electronic Information Systems 8758 Brook Road McLean, VA 22102 U.S.A. Phone: +1 703 281 0409 Fax: None EMail: ghurwitz@tjhsst.edu Url: http://bhurwitz.erols.com/SS Contact: Gus Hurwitz Type of support: EMail preferred, phone very doable, inhouse can be arranged, individual training with inhouse, group training available also. Expertise: Classes are available for more than 5 people: topics ranging from simple installation, to C/C++ development, to system administration, to server setup and administration. Sample prices: · Simple questions via EMail are generally handled at no charge · US$25-$50 for ongoing EMail consulting · US$10/month for ongoing EMail support contract (seperate mail addresses available, are handeled first) for 6 months or more. · Inhouse setup as little as US$50, with network setup about US$100, if hardware setup about US$150. · If hourly rates are perfered, we like to stay below US$30, and are often willing to work for advertising space or endorsements. Last modified: September 20, 1996. 45.2. Internet Systems and Services 13628 Bent Tree Circle, Suite 201 Centreville, VA 22020 U.S.A. Phone: +1 703 222 4243 Fax: +1 703 222 7320 EMail: bass@silkroad.com Url: http://www.silkroad.com Contact: Tim Bass, Principal Systems Engineer Type of support: Phone, EMail, inhouse. Expertise: Not specified Sample prices: US$85.00/hour plus travel expenses (20 hours normal minimum). Last modified: September 15, 1996. 46. USA - Washington 46.1. Cutting Edge Communications, Inc. P.O. Box 861 Otis Orchards, WA 99027-0861 U.S.A. Phone: +1 509 927 9541 Fax: None EMail: roberth@cet.com Url: http://www.cet.com Contact: Robert Hanson Type of support: Not specified Expertise: Programming, system installation and administration, Internet and Intranet connectivity, LAN and WAN, firewall installation, security, troubleshooting and training. Sample prices: US$75/hour. Last modified: January 24, 1997. 47. USA - Wisconsin 47.1. Couvares Consulting 211 West Gilman St., Suite 3W Madison, WI 53703 U.S.A. Phone: +1 608 256 6901 Fax: None EMail: couvares@family.hampshire.edu Url: None Contact: Peter Couvares Type of support: Phone and EMail. Expertise: Installation, ongoing administration, training, programming, and specialized consulting services for Free Software, Linux, and other Unix environments. Sample prices: · Sliding scale for personal · US$40/hour for non-profit organizations · US$50/hour for corporate Last modified: September 9, 1996.