VA Gets Investors

Peter Collins gets creds for scooping the story that VA Research will be getting invested in by Sequoia Capital (best known for funding Yahoo amongst others). The press release is attached below. VA has been super cool to us, swapping hardware for banner ads and the likes for awhile. Congrats guys, Its super cool to see a major Linux Systems vendor going at the big time.

Sequoia Capital invests in Linux start-up VA Research.

Mountain View, CA. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- November 12, 1998 -- VA Research Inc., the global leader in Linux workstations and servers and Linux systems research, is proud to announce that Sequoia Capital, the Menlo Park, CA. based venture capital firm behind the capitalization of companies including Yahoo!, Tandem and 3COM, has invested in the Mountain View based company and validated its dedication to the Linux operating system.

"We're going to help build VA into the complete systems company for Linux users wherever they are", says Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital.

With Linux rapidly growing in power and influence within the computer industry, VA Research is well poised as the current global leader in Linux information technology solutions to leverage the Sequoia investment and provide truly full service Linux hardware and solutions.

"The investment by Sequoia and other investors will allow VA to extend its reach further and allow it to provide for the customer a collection of Linux hardware, support and services that will help corporations the world over leverage the power of the Linux operating system", says Dr. Larry Augustin, President and CEO of VA Research.

About VA Research:

VA Research (http://www.varesearch.com) is a privately held company that specializes in powerful, reliable, state of the art Linux based workstations and servers. Founded in 1993, the Mountain View,Ca. based VA Research has been at the forefront of Linux development and engineering and is the recognized world leader in Linux based hardware solutions. Visit VA Research at Comdex in the Sands Expo Center at booth S7236 in the Linux pavillion.

Sequoia Capital
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Menlo Park, Ca. 94025
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VA Research Inc.
1235 Pear Ave. #109
Mountain View, Ca. 94043
Main) 650-934-3666
Fax) 650-964-7668

Press Contact:
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