SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop includes the Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org, a full office productivity suite on Linux that provides word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database capabilities. OpenOffice.org Novell Edition works like Microsoft Office and is interoperable with Microsoft Office file formats. In addition, OpenOffice.org Novell Edition contains key enhancements not found in the upstream version of OpenOffice.org. This includes improved compatibility with Microsoft Excel, stronger Visual Basic macro support, and richer file import capabilities (e.g., ability to read Microsoft Works, WordPerfect, and scalable vector graphics files).

Dozens of bundled applications

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop includes Firefox 3.0, the latest version of the world's fastest, most secure, and customizable Web browser. Firefox has been downloaded over 500 million times to date. Firefox comes with leading features such as integrated search, one-click bookmarking, smart location toolbars, and advanced security and privacy tools. In addition, its broad standards support, and compatibility features, let you work with many Web pages and applications that would otherwise require Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Mozilla Firefox

Novell Evolution is the most widely used Linux collaboration client in the world and integrates e-mail, calendaring, contact management, and tasks all integrated into one easy-to-use application. Bundled into SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Novell Evolution integrates smoothly with other applications and communications tools. It also connects to a wide range of collaboration servers including Novell GroupWise® (including GroupWise 8), Microsoft Exchange (including Exchange 2007), and any collaboration server that supports the IMAP and POP standards.

Novell Evolution email view

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop includes Pidgin for instant messaging. Pidgin supports popular public IM networks such as AOL, MSN, Jabber and Yahoo!. Pidgin also supports Novell GroupWise Instant Messaging, offering security and control by keeping the messaging system both encrypted and contained within the company. Your employees can only chat with co-workers, which adds a layer of protection to sensitive information.

Pidgin Instant Messenger

Banshee Multimedia Player

Backed by Novell, Banshee is the leading open source multimedia player. Banshee provides playback support for MP3 files, and playback and creation support for Advanced Audio Coding (aac), Ogg Vorbis audio (oga), and Ogg Theora video (ogv) files, along with many other open standard formats. Banshee also has advanced video capabilities and allows you to subscribe to a variety of multimedia sources including streaming music (e.g., Last.fm) as well as audio and video podcasts.

In addition, through the collaboration between Novell and Microsoft, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 supports all Microsoft Silverlight multimedia formats including Windows Media Audio (wma) and Windows Media Video (wmv). These applications make it easy to view multimedia files, stream audio or video feeds, create CDs or DVDs, and more.

F-Spot is an open source project focused on developing the highest-quality photo-management application. With advanced support for photo import, publishing, cataloging and editing, F-Spot delivers full-scale photo management that is completely integrated into SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

F-Spot Photo Management