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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CALDERA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF KDE TECHNOLOGY
> Caldera hosts official U.S. FTP site for KDE
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> OREM, UT - July 15, 1998 - Caldera, Inc. today announced the adoption and
> support of KDE technology. Caldera will include the K Desktop Environment in
> the OpenLinux 1.2.2 maintenance release due out the end of September. KDE will
> be the default desktop in the Caldera OpenLinux 2.0 product, scheduled for
> release the fourth quarter of this year.
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> "Caldera is proud to be the first Linux vendor to fully adopt KDE technology.
> Based on the open-source model, KDE offers the customers of our commercial
> Linux products an internationally developed, leading-edge desktop environment,"
> said Ransom Love, General Manager of the OpenLinux Division at Caldera. "With
> this partnership, Caldera continues its commitment to our customers success by
> providing easy-to-use management and productivity tools."
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> Caldera is supporting KDE technology by hosting the official KDE U.S. FTP site
> at ftp.us.kde.org. Provided by Caldera, KDE 1.0 binary and source rpms for
> OpenLinux 1.2 are available for download from the site.
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> "Caldera's adoption of the KDE technology helps to get not only the KDE desktop
> into corporate settings, but also means a big leap forward for the Linux
> operating system," said Kalle Dalheimer, member of the KDE core team. "KDE
> provides users with the most feature-rich, easy-to-use desktop available for
> Unix systems."
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> The completely new internet enabled desktop, incorporating a large suite
> of applications for Unix workstations and the upcoming Compound Document
> Framework based KOffice Suite, does currently support more than 25
> languages. The true strength of this exceptional environment lies in the
> interoperability of its components and the functionality of its
> applications.
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> COMPANY INFORMATION
> Caldera, Inc. develops and markets a line of operating system and networking
> technologies including OpenLinux and DR-DOS. For more information about Caldera
> products and technologies, please visit our web site at www.caldera.com, or
> call 1-888-GO-LINUX or 1-801-765-4888.
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> MEDIA CONTACT ONLY:
> Laura Kenner
> Caldera, Inc.
> (801) 765-4999 x238
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> ORGANISATION INFORMATION
> The K Desktop Environment is an international internet based volunteer
> project which develops the freely available graphical desktop environment
> for the UNIX[tm] platform. For more information about KDE and its
> technology, please visit the web site at www.kde.org or contact
> press@kde.org.
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> MEDIA CONTACT ONLY:
> Kalle Dalheimer and Martin Konold
> K Desktop Environment e.V.
> +49-7071-29-78653
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