"Novell today unveiled SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal and SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional, the first complete commercial Linux products based on the 2.6 kernel, providing the only significant retail Linux products on the market. SUSE LINUX 9.1 will enable customers to take full advantage of Linux on both 32- and 64-bit platforms, and it includes the latest GNOME and KDE desktop interfaces for product flexibility and user choice.
"SUSE LINUX 9.1 brings the latest open source technology into a single, easy-to-use package for beginners and experienced Linux users," said Markus Rex, general manager of SUSE LINUX for Novell. "Seasoned Linux users get the power of 64-bit computing and more than 2,500 software packages. Linux beginners can take advantage of 9.1's LiveCD, which requires no installation. For veterans or beginners, SUSE LINUX 9.1 has it all."
SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional delivers the latest Linux technology for standard 32-bit PC processors as well as for AMD Athlon 64 and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology. SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal is delivered with a "LiveCD," a self-running Linux CD that lets Linux evaluators experience SUSE LINUX 9.1 on their systems without actually having to install it on their machines.
The new 2.6 Linux kernel enables the efficient distribution of hardware resources, for example guaranteeing high-quality music and video performance even as other applications are started and run simultaneously. The DMA mode also accelerates CD and DVD burning. The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA), which is spearheaded by Novell's SUSE LINUX business unit, is now an integral component of kernel 2.6. ALSA supports most common sound cards and provides diverse audio functions. Kernel 2.6 boasts an improved ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) implementation, enabling more-efficient power management and extending battery operation time for laptops."
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