Red Hat launches Linux desktop

, which competes with Novell during the year. Red Hat is preparing for the upgrade of the commercial version of Linux desktop software, which will compete directly with the recently released Novell Suse Linux 10. Red Hat said at a recent summit that Red Hat's new software, called Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Desktop, will go on sale later this year. The new software improves desktops with enhanced graphics capabilities, as well as OpenOffice 2.0 office software, support for Oasis file standards, database software similar to Microsoft Access, software that also improves support for wireless connectivity and improves compatibility with Microsoft Office software. Sex.

RHEL 5 Desktop Edition is the first major upgrade since Red Hat sold commercial desktop software version 4 in 2005. It is based on Fedora 5 code, which was published online in March of this year.

An IBM partner said that barriers to open source software applications still exist, but Linux desktop software is becoming more cost-effective and more secure, and is beginning to attract new users.

Basanta, technical director of System Solutions, said that I see a lot of opportunities for client software users to leave Microsoft desktop software and Office.