SUSE Moblin combined with Intel Atom Processor-based netbooks and nettops equals a paradigm shift in computing.
Novell has introduced SUSE® Moblin, the first fully-supported desktop operating system for netbooks and nettops. Leveraging the enterprise-class capabilities of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Moblin is optimized for Internet, social media, and Web-centric collaboration usage.
SUSE Moblin features an array of office productivity and social media applications making it the premier operating system for the Atom-processor platform. From the business executive to the field service worker; college student to pre-teen; all users will benefit from this new release. It marries the quick boot time and usability features of Moblin with the legacy of innovation from Novell.
SUSE Moblin will have the following applications preloaded: Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Novell Mono, Novell Moonlight, OpenOffice.org Novell Edition (office productivity suite), and integrations into social media applications (Facebook, Last FM, MySpace, Flickr).
SUSE Moblin will be demonstrated at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with partners MSI and Samsung. Products will be available in February 2010.
About Moblin
Moblin is an open source project, hosted by the Linux Foundation, that provides an optimized Linux platform for the next generation of mobile devices including netbooks, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems, and other embedded devices. Moblin is optimized for Intel Atom Processor-based devices.
Novell has worked closely with Intel and the Linux Foundation to bring this innovative and completely new user experience to end-users by developing rich media management, collaboration software, and user interfaces optimized to run on netbooks with Moblin v2.1. This is the crystallization of the promise announced to the world in Spring 2009 by Intel and Novell.
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Click to View Large ImageCheck out the Buzz About Moblin and Novell
- Novell, Intel to push Moblin adoption—ZDNet
- Intel, Novell Will Jointly Promote Moblin Operating System—Wall Street Journal
- Novell prepping Moblin version of SUSE—Desktop Linux
- Intel Adopts an Identity in Software—NY Times
Learn More
- Read the Press Release: Intel, Novell Extend Collaboration to Drive Moblin Adoption
- Read the Press Release: Novell to Demo Moblin-based Operating System on Acer and MSI Devices at Computex
- Learn about the Moblin Project
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Novell Quotes about Moblin
"Moblin is a key project for the acceleration of Linux on desktops and mobile devices. It will allow OEMs/ODMs to reach out to new customers through more channels—thus being more competitive."
- Markus Rex, Senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform Solutions at Novell, and the former CTO at the Linux Foundation
"We really view this as an opportunity and a game changer."
- Ronald W. Hovsepian, CEO of Novell