MandrakeSoft Announces Linux-Mandrake 6.1

Business Wire, Sept 24, 1999

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999--

MandrakeSoft(tm) (www.linux-mandrake.com), the publisher of the popular and user-friendly Linux-Mandrake(tm) operating system, today introduced Linux-Mandrake 6.1, the latest release of its award-winning solution, for immediate download and review.

Version 6.1 offers many new enhancements and results in making Linux distribution easier to use, faster, and better. The new version is available via FTP in both traditional and iso-image formats.

"MandrakeSoft is taking the lead with Version 6.1 by offering unprecedented level of performance, ease of use to his users while maintaining the flexibility of the Linux-Mandrake system for users interested in more configuration," said Daniel Morales, CEO, MandrakeSoft. "We are the first Linux distribution vendor to integrate the latest versions of XFree and KDE for additional language support and a more intuitive graphical interface environment, and we will continue to increase our competitive edge as we aggressively expand with innovative and broader integration."

Linux-Mandrake 6.1 Major Benefits -0-

--   Easy-to-install Linux system and user-friendly Linux environment
     while maintaining flexibility of installation and configuration
     to address both the needs of novices and experts
--   Robust architecture and fast Linux server with many features for
     Internet servers
--   Very attractive distribution in a well known Linux environment
     (Red Hat Linux)

     Linux-Mandrake 6.1 feature Enhancements and Add-Ons

--   Update of most packages to their latest stable version
--   Integration of:
     --   KDE Latest version (1.1.2) with MandrakeSoft customization
     --   XFree latest version (3.3.5) with support for new encodings
          (Armenian, Ukrainian Thai, Vietnamese, Lao, Georgian...)
     --   Mandrake customized Apache 1.3.9
     --   MySQL 3.20 (GPL) and 3.22
     --   Many additional KDE and Gnome applications including
          fdevelop, klilo, xmms ...
     --   Enlightenment 0.16 development version 5 with Window
          grouping, full pager support, and preliminary KDE
          compliance.
     --   XFCE 3.0.2 is part of the distribution
--   Optimization of X-TT/Free Type server
--   More complete and improved internationalization (Japanese TT
     fonts, more man-pages, more ispell dictionaries ...
--   Easier access to Dos/Windows(tm) partitions
--   Enhanced documentation
--   All current bug/security fixed
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About Linux-Mandrake

Linux-Mandrake is an easy-to-use Linux operating system that is appropriate for home or office use. Linux-Mandrake secured two awards at LinuxWorld Expo in August 99 for Best Product of the Year and Best Linux Distribution/Server, and was a finalist for the Linux Distribution/Client Award. LinuxMall, the largest online reseller of Linux products, reports that Linux Mandrake was its best selling product in July 1999.

About MandrakeSoft

Founded on the Internet in 1998, MandrakeSoft publishes the user-friendly and popular open-source Linux Mandrake operating system that is compatible with the leading Red Hat Linux Distribution. MandrakeSoft is headquartered in both France and the US, with offices in Germany. Through its strategic partnership with MacMillan, Linux-Mandrake maintains thousands of contributors around the world. MandrakeSoft is the originator of several other innovative Open Source cooperative projects that focus on ease-of-use, including Lothar, an automatic hardware configuration, which allows users to install and use Linux directly on top of a Windows directory, the DiskDrake hard-drive partitioning tool, and Panoramix, a new graphical interface. For more information on Linux-Mandrake and additional products, please visit us at http://www.linux-mandrake.com

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Mandrake and Linux-Mandrake are trademarks of MandrakeSoft . All other trademarks and copyrights are owned by their respective companies.