"Virtual Access Networks, Inc., a leader in settings migration
and remote access technologies, today announced a strategic
relationship with MandrakeSoft, the most user-friendly and
best-selling Linux operating system of 2000, according to PC
Data."
"Under the partnership, Virtual Access Networks and
MandrakeSoft will collaborate to develop a Windows to Linux
settings migration tool, providing customers with a seamless and
reliable enterprise and e-business solution to integrate data
across the two platforms. This migration tool will allow Windows
users desiring to migrate onto MandrakeSoft Linux-Mandrake without
losing their settings and personalization, such as bookmarks,
wallpaper, e-mail address books and files. In addition, the tool
will automatically create back up and store profiles for disaster
recovery."
"MandrakeSoft's user-friendly Linux distribution is strategic to
our Windows to Linux migration tool because it is the leading
client distributor on the market," says Marcus Goncalves, CKO for
Virtual Access Networks. "MandrakeSoft's distribution brings a lot
of strength to this project because of its focus on the desktop,
where migration tools are much needed, and attention to details,
greatly improves the end user experience."