click2try™ Unveils openSUSE 11.1 in Open Source Catalog

Virtualized applications host click2try adds major Linux distro

Houston, TX - click2try™ (http://www.click2try.com) today announced the availability of OpenSUSE 11.1 (http://www.openSUSE.org) in its online catalog of virtualized Open Source applications. A Community site, click2try enables users to try applications for free and to use them by subscription.

A highly popular and reliable Linux distribution, openSUSE, sponsored by Novell, is a community-developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. The openSUSE distro available at http://www.opensuse.org includes the KDE and GNOME desktops and contains a variety of useful and fun applications—a Web browser, Pidgen IM, chat clients, multimedia tools, graphics tools, and many more.

The click2try openSUSE appliance provides users access to the GNOME desktop and the full openSUSE 11.1 distribution and Linux kernel through its Xen-based virtual machine and VM Jukebox™.

"The goal of the openSUSE community is to promote the use of Linux everywhere," says Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, openSUSE Community Manager. "Including openSUSE in the click2try catalog makes it that much easier for people to try and use, and that's a win for everybody."

Originally spun off from Novell's SUSE back in beta version 10.0, openSUSE has established a reputation among millions of users worldwide as the Linux distribution that delivers the latest packages in the most reliably integrated build.  A number of top-notch application providers have signed on to provide specialized applications to run on openSUSE, including dozens of education applications.

click2try is dedicated to providing a way for individuals and companies to easily evaluate and use the best Linux distributions in the Open Source market. Bypassing downloads, visitors to the site (http://www.click2try.com) can try any application for free or subscribe to an affordable service plan for persistent access. Subscribers can save data, share applications with other registered users, and enjoy peace of mind knowing that all applications and data are securely stored within a hardened network infrastructure at the company’s data center in Houston, Texas. click2try currently hosts over 50 Open Source applications in its VM Jukebox™, and adds new applications weekly.

About click2try

click2try is a content rich, Community-driven Web site for sourcing, testing, evaluating, and hosting existing Open Source software products on pre-configured virtual appliances. With the most comprehensive collection of information on selected Open Source software applications online, click2try is committed to extending the access and the usability of Open Source software to as many people as possible by making it simple, reliable and economical to use. For more information, visit http://www.click2try.com/.

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