| Xandros to create new desktop Linux, based on Corel's Linux OS |
Aug. 29, 2001
San Francisco, CA; LinuxWorld -- (press release excerpt) -- Xandros Corporation today announced that it has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Corel Corporation, giving it access to Corel's Linux desktop OS and related technologies. The newly formed company will focus on developing the desktop and server markets with assistance from its founding parent, Linux Global Partners.
Xandros has secured a $10 million capital commitment from NY-based Linux Global Partners, a Linux-specific investment company with financial holdings in several key desktop application companies. The new company will be headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and has already retained a majority of the original software architects of the award-winning Corel Linux operating system.
"Xandros combines the best of open source technologies with a corporate attention to completeness, usability, and support to benefit the end user," said Michael A. Bego, president of Xandros. "We believe Xandros has all the elements necessary to deliver an outstanding desktop experience to customers," Bego added.
Bego explained that the resulting combination of technology and usability would provide an easy-to-install and easy-to-use solution. This positions Xandros as a viable alternative to the Windows operating system and also marks the first end-to-end Linux desktop that will better meet the needs of its current users as well as potential users.
The Xandros distribution is scheduled for release in the coming months and retail for a fraction of the cost of the comparable Windows OS and applications. Bego said that the software will ship with a full suite of productivity tools, ISP providers, and the variety of drivers, and applications that users need and expect.
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