SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Productivity Applications
Unlike other desktops that require additional purchases and installations to build the application set your users need, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is an all-in-one solution. It includes a complete office suite (OpenOffice.org 2.0 Novell Edition), a Web browser (Firefox), instant messaging (GAIM), collaboration tools (Evolution), photo- and music-management software and dozens of powerful business tools.
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is the most popular Linux office suite. It includes word processing, spreadsheet functionality, an HTML editor, presentation and drawing tools, and a database application. The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org 2.0 is a significantly enhanced version of the open source productivity suite. It includes improved Microsoft-Office-file compatibility and integration with Novell Evolution™ and Kontact. Among the newest features are a new multipane view, enhanced PDF exporting, a mail-merge Wizard, an improved word-count feature, floating toolbars and much more.
Novell is the second-largest contributor to the OpenOffice.org project and recently designed and implemented the Visual Basic macro interpreter, which eliminated one of the largest barriers to OpenOffice.org adoption. Within the Linux space, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop will introduce the first version of OpenOffice.org 2.0 to support and run Visual Basic macros saved in Excel spreadsheets. Moreover, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offers the only complete office suite of productivity applications that are compatible with Microsoft Office.
Integrated Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop ships wth the following integrated applications:
- Office suite The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org 2.0 comes as a complete office suite with advanced Microsoft-file compatibility, including Pivot Tables import and—for the first time—support for Excel Visual Basic spreadsheet macros.
- Web Browser The Mozilla Firefox Web browser is sponsored by AOL, Google, IBM, Novell and Sun.
- Collaboration Novell Evolution ships with all the leading commercial Linux distributions and is the most widely used Linux collaboration client in the world. Novell Evolution features direct connections to Novell GroupWise®, Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 and any collaboration server that supports the IMAP, SMTP and POP standards. Connectivity to Lotus Notes is available via the Notes plug-in for its Workplace Client Technology.
- Instant messaging Gaim instant messenger supports popular public IM networks such as AOL, MSN, Jabber and Yahoo!. Support for Novell GroupWise Messenger is also included.
- File organization Novell iFolder file access and management allows users to access, organize and manage their files from anywhere, any time.
- Multimedia Multimedia support for Adobe, Macromedia and RealNetworks.
Additional integrated open source projects include:
- Search functionality Beagle personal information management provides integrated search capabilities throughout the entire desktop.
- Photo F-Spot photo-library management offers advanced support for photo importing, publishing, cataloging and versioning.
- Music Banshee music management delivers a music management and playback application.
- Notes Tomboy notes application provides a desktop note-taking application for Linux and UNIX.
Take a Closer Look
- Use the Reviewers Guide to guide your exploration of all the features of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 in greater detail.
- Want to see SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop in action? Check out the product demos.
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