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| DATE | 2002-10-31 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] New SuSE Linux OS to run Office 2000, other Windows apps
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There correct that there is definetely demand for it,
but let's hope they are not cutting off their nose
On 2002.10.31 10:46 "Inker, Evan" wrote:
>
>
> New SuSE Linux OS to run Office 2000, other Windows apps
>
> By TODD R. WEISS
> OCTOBER 30, 2002
>
> A new business-targeted version of SuSE Linux AG's proven Linux operating
> system will incorporate software that allows users to run many of their
> favorite Microsoft Windows applications such as Office 2000 right on their
> Linux desktops.
> In an announcement yesterday, Oakland, Calif.-based SuSE said the new SuSE
> Linux Office Desktop version of its maturing operating system will include
> an integrated version of CodeWeavers CrossOver Office 1.2, which includes
> Windows application program interfaces (API). The APIs allow SuSE Linux to
> communicate directly with applications such as Office 2000.
>
> CodeWeavers Inc. in St. Paul. Minn., has been offering products for several
> years that allow Windows applications to be used with Linux.
> Holger Dyroff, manager for SuSE Americas, said the idea of a Windows
> application-enabled version of SuSE for business has been kicking around in
> the company for quite a while.
>
> "It looks like it's really ready for the market now, so we decided to
> include it," he said, referring to the CodeWeavers software.
>
> "I think there is definitely demand for that," Dyroff said, adding that at
> least 10 to 15 e-mails arrive each week from companies interested in running
> lower-cost Linux while still being able to use their favorite Microsoft
> products.
>
> Jeremy White, a CodeWeavers spokesman, said that users will be able to
> insert the SuSE installation CD into their computers, and after going
> through the install routine can put in their Microsoft Office CDs and begin
> their installs of that application, too. "This is a genuine competitor to
> the Windows operating system," White said. "It runs at speed."
>
> White said there's been no direct reaction from Microsoft on the
> announcement, but said it's likely that the company is "aware of what we're
> doing at the very highest levels."
>
> The first versions won't support Office XP, but that compatibility is in the
> works, he said.
>
> Customers using the new operating system will be able to run the Microsoft
> Office 97 or Windows 2000 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
> and Visio 2000.
>
> Customers will also be able to run IBM's Lotus Notes client software under
> Linux for the first time on SuSE, using the new operating system.
>
> The SuSE Linux Office Desktop version is aimed at small and medium-scale
> enterprises. The price for one workstation will be $129, with availability
> expected in January.
>
> A separate additional SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop version with other
> features will be available in the first quarter of next year. It will be
> aimed at large-scale enterprises. That version will include a focus on easy
> central administration and will be optimized for deployment in large-scale
> enterprises and companies with multiple locations.
>
> Both versions are based on SuSE's standard 8.1 versions of its stand-alone
> operating systems but are being offered as separate products.
>
> SuSE Linux Office Desktop also includes tools to migrate from Windows
> operating systems, as well as tools to install SuSE on a separate partition
> to dual-boot it alongside Windows.
>
> Stacey Quandt, an analyst at Giga Information Group Inc. in Cambridge,
> Mass., called the new SuSE offerings a good market opportunity.
>
> "A lot of people have been talking about a Linux desktop, but for a lot of
> people it's not practical" because they couldn't use their needed
> applications, such as Microsoft Office, Quandt said. "This would make a lot
> of sense for a lot of users," while lowering their operating costs by going
> to Linux instead of Windows.
>
> Al Gillen, an analyst at IDC in Framingham, Mass., called it a "great idea
> from a packaging perspective" because it eliminates hassles and
> compatibility issues for potential users who want to try Linux with
> CodeWeavers products. "If they're going to make that easier for people,
> that's a good thing," he said.
>
> Earlier this month, CodeWeavers announced a similar deal with Ottawa,
> Ontario-based Linux vendor Xandros Corp. to include CrossOver Office 1.2 in
> the upcoming version of the Xandros Linux operating system. In August, 2001,
> Ottawa-based Corel Corp. sold its Linux operating system business to
> Xandros, which has been working to create the new Xandros product.
>
> http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,75510,00.html
>
> http://www.suse.com/us/company/press/press_releases/archive02/office_desktop
> .html
>
> http://www.codeweavers.com/home/
>
>
>
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