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>  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> 
> 
>  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.
> 
>  "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."
> 
>  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.
> 
>  "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."
> 
>  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.
> 
>  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.
> 
>  MEDIA CONTACT ONLY:
>  Kalle Dalheimer and Martin Konold
>  K Desktop Environment e.V.
>  +49-7071-29-78653
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