Novell introduced the Linux version for PC

Novell has just introduced the next version of the Linux operating system for desktop computers - Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED 10).

Jeff Jaffe, executive director and chief technology officer of Novel, said the product hopes the new Linux version will help create a transition from Windows to using open source operating systems in the community. use.

Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED 10) was officially introduced at the CeBIT Fair being held in Hanover City (Germany). This is Novell's first desktop version of Linux. This version is rated "good enough" to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system in an enterprise environment.

" The new SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop version we have just released is able to meet the basic needs of office workers ," Jaffe said.

Jaffe also said that although it has been predicted for many years, the transition from Windows to Linux in the corporate environment is still very limited. However, the president still hopes SLED 10 will do something in the second half of this year.

Then until businesses realize that they don't find it difficult to bring computers running the Linux operating system into an enterprise environment where Windows is dominating. The trend to switch to using Linux or replacing Windows will be really strong in at least two years.

" I don't think the transition to Linux will be widespread in 2007, but it could be 2008. And this year is just a preparation ," Jaffe said.

Nat Friedman, Novell's vice president of Linux programming, demonstrated SLED 10 at CeBIT. SLED 10 has a lot of features similar to the test versions of Windows Vista.

Novell has built a 3-D user interface exclusively for SLED 10. This is similar to Microsoft's Vista. With this new interface, users can make windows transparent to make viewing the desktop easier while working with the application on the full screen.

The developer also added a number of new features to overcome some common Linux problems when operating on desktops. Along with that is a new "plug-and-play" mechanism for SLED 10 that allows the operating system to identify hardware devices immediately similar to Windows.

SLED 10 of course also has multimedia media software - the application is developed with the help of RealNetworks. The software called Banshee has a similar interface to Apple Computer's iTunes that allows users to listen to MP3 music directly on Linux.

SLED 10 will officially launch the market by the end of September this year.

Readers can refer to: http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/

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