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Red Hat to refresh Linux desktop By Winston Chai, CNETAsia 20/1/2005 URL: http://asia.cnet.com/news/software/0,39037051,39214109,00.htm SINGAPORE--In line with its server product upgrade, Linux seller Red Hat will release a new operating system for desktop computers, a senior company official has confirmed. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, the latest iteration of the firm's flagship server operating system, could be launched as early as next month, various industry sources have revealed. Based on version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, the product is expected to feature a slew of security and networking enhancements, including support for a set of utilities called Security-Enhanced Linux. Steve McWhirter, Red Hat's vice president for Asia-Pacific, told CNETAsia in an interview the firm will also unveil its latest desktop operating system alongside the debut of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. "We've spent a significant amount of money enhancing that (desktop) offering. It will roll out when we announce the next version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux," he said. Amongst other improvements, Red Hat's upcoming desktop operating system will feature better interconnectivity with gadgets such as USB thumb drives and digital cameras by having a vastly-expanded pool of device drivers. "The next release of Red Hat desktop is designed to enable people with standard Windows skills to install and use it off the rack. You can plug in digital cameras, USB keys, and they will work," McWhirter hinted. Taking a similar approach as its first desktop offering which was launched last May, the new desktop product will be sold on a subscription basis and is targeted mainly at corporate users with less-demanding computing requirements. Red Hat is also evaluating the possibility of bundling the new desktop operating system with its server offerings, he added. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indo-Linux/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
