TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (COMPUTEX
TAIPEI) – Novell today announced it will release SUSE® MeeGo as
a fully supported operating system for netbooks. Novell expects
SUSE MeeGo to be pre-installed on a variety of devices from
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the next twelve months.
SUSE MeeGo is built on the codestream from the MeeGo Project,
the new Linux-based operating system established by Intel and Nokia
and designed for next-generation netbooks and other mobile devices.
The planned shipment of SUSE MeeGo with multiple hardware
OEMs further extends Novell's leadership in this rapidly growing
market, and gives users a powerful and affordable alternative to
existing desktop computing environments.
"Our commitment to ship SUSE MeeGo further extends our position
as the leading OS vendor in the desktop Linux market," said
Guy Lunardi, director of Client
Preloads at Novell. "Novell is passionate about providing
users with a better computing experience and MeeGo will deliver on
that promise. Our experience as the leading commercial
provider of desktop Linux* environments — from thin clients, to
workstations, through netbooks, notebooks and desktop devices —
puts us in a great position to deliver SUSE MeeGo to a broad base
of original equipment and device manufacturers."
SUSE MeeGo builds on the longstanding collaboration between
Novell and Intel to encourage OEMs and original design
manufacturers (ODMs) to adopt Moblin. This effort has met with
strong success, as large ODMs, including Samsung and MSI, have
shipped netbook and mobile devices powered by SUSE Moblin. A
leading contributor to the Moblin project, Novell is now also a key
participant in the development of MeeGo. To support the development
of new Linux-based operating systems, Novell has established
Novell® OpenLabs in Taiwan, in
conjunction with the local government there.
"Novell's support of MeeGo only further establishes their
commitment to enhancing the mobile Linux experience," said
Doug Fisher, vice president of the
Software and Services Group and general manager of the Systems
Software Division at Intel Corporation. "SUSE MeeGo together with
Intel® Atom™ processor-based platforms will provide consumers
choice for Linux operating systems on netbooks and emerging mobile
devices."
Novell will be showcasing SUSE MeeGo 1.0 at the COMPUTEX
conference in Taipei, Taiwan
beginning today. In addition, Novell will be an active participant
in the Intel* Atom* Software Summit as both a speaker and
technology showcase provider. To learn more about SUSE MeeGo visit
Novell booth L401-L404 at the Nangang Exhibition Hall during the
show.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), a leader in Intelligent Workload
Management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage
computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing
environments. We help customers reduce the cost, complexity,
and risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for
identity and security, systems management, collaboration and
Linux-based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software
and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT
environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For
more information, visit www.novell.com.
Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in
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their respective owners.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.