Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter Issue # 98

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Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter

Issue # 98 November 22, 2004

Welcome to the Mandrakelinux Community Newsletter -- dedicated to keeping you up-to-date with the latest Mandrake-related news & info. Inside this Issue:

• Top Story -- Mandrakesoft releases Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official
• Mandrakesoft News -- Ucopia and Mandrakesoft mobility grant
• Mandrakesoft Bizcases -- Regional Bank with 9 Offices Runs Entirely on Mandrakelinux
• Financial Corner -- Mandrakesoft has announced its highest profits ever!
• Mandrakelinux Education & Training -- New Mandrakesoft E-Training Platform
• Quick Reminder! -- Mandrakelinux 10.1 Products & Goodies
• Software Updates -- Keeping your Mandrakelinux system up-to-date

Top Story

"Mandrakesoft has announced the release of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official, the latest version of its leading Linux Operating System. Notable new features include extended support for mobile devices, better hardware compatibility and major application upgrades. Following a successful Community release, 10.1 Official will be the basis for a large part of Mandrakesoft's range of products. The value-added packs (Discovery, PowerPack and PowerPack+) are available now for orders and for download through the Mandrakeclub online service." More information about this new release can be found here. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/products/2516

Review of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official

"Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official Edition is a great Linux distribution. The system installation is easier and smoother than ever before, as is the configuration and maintenance of the system through the Mandrake Control Center and the Draktools. The installation and maintenance tools, coupled with very good hardware support and the outstanding user community, make Mandrakelinux very attractive as a Linux platform for novice users as well as experienced users who don't want to fiddle with their system any more than necessary." Read the full review here. http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/review101.html

Mandrakesoft releases Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official for x86-64

"Mandrakesoft has just released Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64, a version of its Linux Operating System that runs on AMD x86-64 and Intel EM64T architectures. Linux has always been ahead of the competition in this area: it was the first operating system to support 64-bit architectures. This new release of Mandrakelinux, featuring EVP and mixed software support, will help ensure Linux is the only reasonable choice when it comes to 64-bit computing." More information about the new release for x86-64 can be found here. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/products/2521

Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official for PPC is available

Mandrakelinux for PPC is back, semi-officially since it's now mostly a community-driven project. More information about the new release for PPC can be found here.
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=2878

Mandrakesoft News

Ucopia, Mandrakesoft and the University of Paris' LIP6 research laboratory have just been granted a 1 million research grant to collaborate in advanced mobility research. The project, led by WiFi specialist Ucopia, aims at finding new ways of enabling and managing mobility in IT. Learn more about this research collaboration here.
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/corporate/2518

Mandrakesoft Bizcases

RBBI Bank, a rural bank operating in the Cagayan Valley Region (Region II) of the Philippines, has 9 offices in 3 different provinces and approximately 35 desktop computers which now run entirely on Mandrakelinux. Read all about it here.
http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=579

Do you use Mandrakesoft products in your business?

If so, please share your experience with others and tell us how Mandrakelinux is meeting the demands of your enterprise by submitting your own personal "Bizcase". Follow this link to share your Mandrakelinux experiences. http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/

Financial Corner

Mandrakesoft has announced that its revenue over the last fiscal year has reached 5.18 million Euros (6.71 million USD), representing a 33 percent increase over the previous year. This revenue is the highest in the company's history. Mandrakesoft's revenues are rising on the back of a number of high profile successes. Read more about Mandrakesoft's success here. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/newsletter/sn041109

Mandrakelinux Education & Training

Whether you're a newbie or a wizard, you're bound to find something of interest in our new E-Training platform! Brought to you by Mandrakesoft and Integrale Vision, this new offer lets you build up your Linux skills regardless of your current level. Many lessons are already online and more training modules are expected soon. Follow this link to learn more. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/etraining

Mandrakesoft Training Licensing

Mandrakesoft has launched a new Training licensing option for partners. The licensing program gives partners access to unlimited usage, personalization in their own language and reproduction of all our courses.

Benefits include:

• An up-to-date curriculum, in the most requested subjects
• Vendor-neutral courses that make for adaptable skill sets
• Wide publicity for your training center through our website
• LPI-approved courses that lead to professional certification

Please contact partner at mandrakesoft dot com for further details.

Quick Reminder!

Don't forget, you'll find all new Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official products at Mandrakestore. Choose from the new range of packs and offers, from the Discovery desktop product to the PowerPack+, which includes a full client/server groupware solution, and several bundles with new Mandrakesoft goodies! Order your packs, bundles and other goodies at Mandrakestore today! http://www.mandrakestore.com

Software Updates

Mandrakesoft provides timely security advisories to users of Mandrakelinux and related products to ensure users a safe computing experience, regardless of whether the chosen product is used as a desktop system or server.

Recent topics include:

• Security Advisories
  • OpenOffice.org
  • NetPBM
  • ImageMagick
  • webmin
  • mpg123
  • Gtk+
  • XFree86
  • and others - please update!
• End of Life Product Support
  • Mandrakelinux 9.1 - upgrade to a newer version today!
• CVE Compatibility
• Advisory RSS Feed
• Mailing Lists
• Kernel Update Procedures

Learn more about keeping Mandrakelinux up-to-date. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/

Mandrakeonline: The answer to easy updates, Mandrakeonline provides automated software updates including security patches, bug fixes and errata notices. Mandrakeonline can inform you when updates are available and the updates can even be scheduled for a convenient time. Learn more about how to keep your system up-to-date with Mandrakeonline. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/mandrakeonline

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