Linspire, Inc today announced the release of its latest operating system, Linspire 5. More than a year in the making and with more than 1 200 improvements, the newest version of Linspire boasts enhancements in every core application and provides the most secure, reliable and easy-to-use desktop Linux experience available for home, business and school users.
Highlights include a completely revised and streamlined graphical interface, improved laptop and hardware support, significant Internet optimisation, and dozens of enhanced software applications to provide a complete user experience.
The new Linspire 5 operating system is available immediately via digital download from www.linspire.com and will be distributed in the UK by Phoenix Global Software.
"The Linux operating system (OS) has been particularly successful within large corporations running servers - it is here that Linux has experienced 25% growth," stated Simon Campbell-Young, Managing Director of Phoenix Global Software. "With the introduction of the Linspire OS 5 for desktop and laptops, Linspire will make significant in-roads into a marketplace ready for an alternative OS, that is faster, more stable and much more cost-effective. Phoenix Global Software has the expertise and distribution channels to make this exciting new product line available to all."
Linspire 5 is a stable, secure Linux-based operating system that comes complete with major desktop applications, including OpenOffice.org (a Microsoft file-compatible office suite); Web browser, e-mail and instant messaging clients; multimedia viewers; photo and music managers; calendaring tools; and more.
Access to additional software and applications is available through Linspire`s innovative CNR ("click and run") Warehouse, a software library where users can download and install more than 2 000 Linux programs in seconds with just one mouse click. For more information about CNR, visit www.linspire.com/cnr.
Linspire 5 is effortless to install and update. A new installation of the operating system typically takes under 10 minutes. Once installed, Linspire 5`s new "total system update" feature provides update notifications for both the operating system and all installed software. Users may then update manually or choose to have CNR Technology install updates automatically anytime they are available. Furthermore, customers with earlier versions of Linspire can upgrade to Linspire 5 without losing any stored data. For more about Linspire 5, go to www.linspire.com/os.
Linspire 5 features and benefits:
* Complete operating system: Built on Linux kernel 2.6.10; includes KDE 3.3 plus integrated office suite, Web browser, e-mail client, instant messenger, and more.
* Improved security: New built-in VPN; new encrypted "wallet" for storing passwords and other personal information; pre-configured firewall; enhanced virus resistance with optional VirusSafe service.
* Advanced hardware support: Easy plug and play support for removable media use; one-step diagnostic reporting; broader video support with X.org 6.8.2; sound system with real-time mixing support.
* New, exclusive look and feel: Graphical user interface and themed Linspire environment; enhanced and expanded voice-narrated "How-To" tutorials
* Advanced Internet optimisation: New Hot Words integrated search feature; built-in automatic spell checking in all Web applications including in e-mail, Web browser and instant messenger; built-in BitTorrent support; new AOL dialler; enhanced firewall; MailMinder service.
* Improved laptop support: WiFi profiles for mobility; Intel Centrino compatibility and AMD PowerNow; new wireless control panel and access point locater.
* Improved support for schools and businesses: OpenOffice 1.1.3 office suite; improved networking; Lassist Suite (Reminders, MailMinder, Calendar, Address Book); Nvu Web authoring system.
* Improvements for home users: Lsongs Music Manager and Lphoto Photo Manager; RealPlayer 10; PhoneGaim Instant Messenger with free long-distance phone calls; Marble Blast Gold arcade game.
* Expanded support for popular Internet, office and media file types: Supports QuickTime, Windows Media, Flash, Java, Real, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .mp3, .pdf, .mpg, etc. (Complete list of supported file types at www.linspire.com/filetypes)
For a detailed list of new features in Linspire 5, please visit www.linspire.com/newfeatures.
Availability and pricing
Linspire 5 will be available ESD from www.Linspire.com and from SA retail in the next few months. RRP will be R499 including VAT.
For more information, about Phoenix Global Software and its range of titles please go to www.phoenixglobalsoftware.co.za.
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Linspire, Inc (www.linspire.com) was founded in 2001 to bring choice into the operating system market. The company`s flagship product, the Linspire operating system, is an affordable, easy-to-use Linux-based operating system for home, school and business users.
Linspire pioneered CNR (click and run) Technology, which allows Linspire users to download and install thousands of software programs with just one mouse click. The nearly 2 000 software titles available in the CNR Warehouse (www.linspire.com/cnr) include full office and productivity suites, games, multimedia players, photo management software, accounting tools, and more.
CNR, CNR Technology, CNR Warehouse, Hot Words, Lassist, Linspire, Linspire 5, LinspireLive, Lphoto, Lsongs, MailMinder, Nvu, SurfSafe, VirusSafe, and "The World`s Easiest Desktop Linux" are trademarks of Linspire, Inc. All other marks herein may be property of their respective owners.
Phoenix Software
Phoenix Software is a software re-publishing business with offices in the UK, Australia and SA, and affiliate partnerships in South East Asia and the US. The company follows a software distribution model that allows for high quality products to reach consumers - both business and domestic users - at lower prices by locally reproducing and packaging software. This model allows for a streamlined supply chain that benefits every link - the distributor, the reseller and the end-user. Phoenix Software`s product range includes titles from vendors including Ulead Systems, Data Becker, Acronis, Webroot, Namo Webeditor, Pubcompany/Axelab, Software Imaging, Ahead Software, Manaccom and Data Prompt Technologies.
For more information about Phoenix Software and its range of titles please go to: www.phoenixsoftware.co.za or call Simon Campbell-Young on 021 417 1385 or cell 083 300 3377 or the Johannesburg office on 011 807 5162.
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