SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

You need a cost-effective, easy-to-use, secure desktop—and you need choice. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop is the market's only enterprise-quality Linux desktop. It provides seamless interoperability with your existing systems and dozens of essential productivity applications. It delivers an easy-to-use, highly secure and "green" desktop experience. It also delivers unparalleled levels of flexibility, making it a great choice for an enterprise operating system. You can deploy SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on a wide range of client devices including desktops, notebooks, netbooks, nettops and workstations; on thin clients; or as a virtual desktop. Combined with world-class Novell support and available preloaded by our partners, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is the leading Windows alternative.

Lower Costs

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop lowers your desktop costs in two ways. First, you're no longer tied to the expensive and complex licensing that Microsoft delivers. Instead, you only buy what matters: a subscription for the updates and services that help run your business. At the end of the day, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop costs 90% less than Windows and Office, and doesn't sacrifice productivity in any way.

Second, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop delivers stronger security relative to Windows—essential in an enterprise operating system. This reduces the costs associated with virus, malware, and spyware attacks and dramatically cuts the number of helpdesk calls in your enterprise. In addition, it delivers innovative green IT capabilities. It helps you save on energy costs and delivers a rich suite of tools so you can achieve a green server-based computing deployment of your Linux desktop.

Dozens of Bundled Applications

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop bundles dozens of applications right into your desktop. You get the latest applications right at your fingertips, and slash costs associated with incremental software purchases. Key applications include:

• Office productivity: OpenOffice.org 3.0 Novell Edition, a full office productivity suite, provides word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database capabilities. It also interoperates with Microsoft Office file formats.
• Web browser: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, the world's fastest, most secure and most customizable Web browser. It has been downloaded more than 500 million times to date.
• E-mail and calendaring: Novell Evolution, the most widely used Linux collaboration client, integrates e-mail, calendaring, contact management and tasks into one easy-to-use application
• Instant messaging: Pidgin, the popular instant messaging (IM) application, supports public networks such as AOL, MSN, Jabber and Yahoo!, and enterprise software such as GroupWise.
• Multimedia: Banshee, the leading open source multimedia management tool, lets you import CDs, listen to streaming audio and video, and synchronize with a wide range of portable media players and smartphones. Also, integrated support for Windows multimedia files including a Firefox plug-in to support Microsoft Silverlight 1.0.
• Search: Beagle, an integrated search tool, provides real-time indexing and integrated search capabilities throughout the entire desktop.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop also delivers other leading applications like those for high-quality image editing, photo management, note-taking, and dozens of others.

Interoperability with Your Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop interoperates with your existing IT. This lets you easily leverage your current technology investments. For example, it:

• Works with Novell GroupWise (including GroupWise 8), Microsoft Exchange (including Exchange 2007) and other mail servers that support POP and IMAP.
• Connects to Novell eDirectory, Microsoft Active Directory, and other networking and directory standards.
• Supports key applications such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Sun Java Virtual Machine and much more.
• Includes Mono, an application framework that enables you to easily run Microsoft .NET applications on Linux. This enables enterprises to write applications that run on either Windows or SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, and is a key enabler of Linux desktop migration.
• Includes Moonlight, a Firefox browser plug-in that provides the ability to access Microsoft Silverlight enabled websites and to play Windows multimedia including Windows Media Audio (wma) and Windows Media Video (wmv) files.

Market-leading Usability

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop delivers a high-sizzle desktop experience. It features an award-winning graphical user interface, integrated search capabilities, and powerful 3D graphical effects. These features give you more than just eye candy. They give you a desktop that is wonderfully easy to use, and supply new ways to be productive. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktops also features key accessibility tools and is available in a host of languages so everyone in your enterprise can enjoy its benefits.

Bullet-proof Security

As an open source operating system, Linux is inherently more secure than any other operating system. Novell strengthens Linux by including the AppArmor™ application security solution into SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. AppArmor creates a firewall around Linux programs and manages them by preventing unauthorized access. It easily contains malicious programs and thwarts attempted disruptions, including zero-day attacks. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop also comes with other security tools including an integrated Virtual Private Network (VPN), a firewall, antivirus tools and certificate management.

Easy Management

No matter how you deploy it, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is easy to manage. It includes YaST, a comprehensive installation, configuration and administration suite, and AutoYaST, a time-saving tool that automatically performs installation and configuration. What's more, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop integrates with Novell ZENworks™ Linux Management for centralized administration of your Linux desktops.

Backed by Novell, Preloaded by Partners

When you purchase a subscription for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, you are backed by Novell. You get the maintenance updates, bug fixes, and security patches. You get email and telephone support from our award-winning technical services organization. You get technology assurance and product upgrades at no additional charge. In addition, our partners preload SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on a wide variety of form factors. From desktops, notebooks, netbooks, nettops, and thin clients, you can now get SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop right out of the box on leading hardware from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Wyse, Micro-Star International and First International Computer.