Novell Extends Desktop Linux Leadership Through Pre-Load Agreement With Micro-Star International

WALTHAM, Mass., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — In order to meet increasing global customer demand for Linux* on client systems, Novell(R) today announced that Micro-Star International (MSI), a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions based in Taiwan, is pre-installing SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on MSI's low-cost mini-notebooks. The initial pre-loaded model, the Wind Notebook, is one of the first in the rapidly growing segment of low-cost mini-notebooks, termed "netbooks" by Intel Corporation. Powered by the new Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor, the Wind netbook will be available worldwide and comes pre-loaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop as well as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and a host of wireless, security and multimedia capabilities.