[suse-announce-usa] SuSE Linux 8.0 will be available 22nd of April

[Holger Dyroff]

Dear SuSE Linux customers and friends!

We are very excited to announce our next version of SuSE Linux.

Version 8.0 features 3-step Installation, Security, Desktop and Multimedia
enhancements it also will highlight, the brand new KDE 3 desktop, for
professional and private desktop and workstation users.

High Security
SuSE Linux 8.0 offers an array of security levels, including mouse click
activation of SuSE Personal Firewall 2. In the event of theft, GNU Privacy
Guard (GPG) encryption protects laptop and desktop data, allowing only
authorized users to read e-mail stored within SuSE Linux. Version 8.0
integrates professional e-mail and data security concepts and advanced
security technologies including OpenSSH, PAM, and IPsec.

3-step Installation
Automated installation improves hardware detection, while SuSE system
assistant, YaST2, detects existing Windows partitions, making suggestions
for allocating hard disk space and software selection. A mouse click
installs most peripheral devices and cards.

KDE 3 And KOffice
SuSE debuts with KDE 3, the latest graphical desktop for Linux. KDE 3,
KOffice with KWord, KSpread, KPresenter and an illustration module, and the
e-mail client, KMail, are highly stable products.

Multimedia: CD-writing and Games
SuSE Linux 8.0 enhances CD writing, viewing and editing videos and sound
mixing with an editing studio and synthesizer. SuSE is first to present
version 0.9 of Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) in support of most
professional and personal sound cards. Popular games such as "Vegastrike",
"Racer", "FlightGear", and the adventure game, "Nethack Falconseye" are
included.

Power for Professionals
SuSE Linux 8.0, using Kernel 2.4.18, more than 1200 drivers, XFree86 4.2
support of graphics cards and glibc 2.2.5 represents state-of-the-art Linux
technology. In addition to numerous improvements in the areas of firewall
configuration, ISDN, modem, and mail, YaST2 now comes with a new module for
the activation of high-rate data transfer modes for hard disks (direct
memory access). The latest central Linux tools include: web server Apache
1.3.23 and file and print server for Windows networks, Samba 2.2.3a. Basic
system advantages such as memory protection, preemptive multitasking,
optimized memory management, and excellent network properties enhance
professional deployment and ambitious home use.

SuSE Linux 8.0 can be ordered directly from
http://shop.suse.com

SuSE Linux 8.0 will be available at all major US and Canadian retailers
and bookstores after the 22nd of April.

Prices:
SuSE Linux 8.0 Personal 		USD $39.95
SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional		USD $79.95
SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional Update	USD $49.95

For detailed product information:
http://www.suse.com/us/products/index.html

SuSE Linux 8.0 is a really exciting product, which defintely features the
cutting edge of Linux development!

Preorder your SuSE Linux today!

Holger Dyroff
Director of Sales, North America


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Holger Dyroff, SuSE Inc., 318 Harrison, Oakland, CA 94607 USA E-Mail:
hd at suse.de Voice: +1 510 628 3380 ext 5024 FAX: +1 510 628 3381
http://www.suse.com


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