Linux and Desktop specialist Xandros, Inc., a New York-based company, announced recently a new campaign to target the education sector. The Education Edition of its Xandros Desktop OS Linux operating system starts at $10 per seat for use by students.
Xandros already offers business and consumer versions of its Linux desktop product, but hopes that the recently-launched education edition will open up a brand new market for Linux in regards to the desktop computer. This package will introduce a new base of clients for the computer business to Linux.
Xandros Desktop OS Education Edition is compatible with Microsoft Corp’s Active Directory, the Firefox web browser, the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, the Ximian Evolution email client, and support for Microsoft's Office applications in the form of a trial of Codeweavers Inc's CrossOver Office.
Academic Institutions that qualify can receive the Xandros educational software package starting from $10 per station for both students and faculty. This deal also allows students and faculties to use the standard version of the software at home for personal use. Certain individual qualified students and staff can also get copies of Xandros Desktop OS Education Edition for less than $50.
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