01/29/2002 — In 2001, SUSE was the only Linux distributor to double its market shares since the previous year. The actual PC Data figures show a 70% increase from the 2000 figures. As a result, the European market leader has positioned itself as the second largest distributor in the US market.

Holger Dyroff, Director of Sales, North America and head of SUSE Linux, Inc., SUSE´s US subsidiary stated, "Linux users around the world appreciate SUSE easy installation and administration tool YaST2, as well the thorough engineering of SUSE Linux. It's great that US Linux users are taking advantage of these features and we are happy about our success in U.S."

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