desktop business / commercial software for linux

Initially provided with a Linux OS, Java Desktop System is now also integrated with the Solaris 10 Operating System. As a result, Sun customers have the option of deploying the same desktop environment on Sun workstations, Sun Ray thin clients, as well as a broad range of non-Sun notebook and desktop systems with standard x86-based architectures.

With Java Desktop System, Release 3 for Solaris 10, Sun offers customers the combination of a modern, intuitive desktop environment and the advanced feature set and rock-solid security of the Solaris OS. Solaris users benefit from improved functionality and greater user-friendliness through Java Desktop System. Java Desktop System delivers the best in open source software with the technical innovation and release discipline in a fully integrated, comprehensive desktop

Benefits:

• The most advanced operating system with rock-solid security
• A modern, sleek desktop that is intuitive and user friendly for Solaris users

Major Features:

1. Comprehensive, integrated desktop that includes GNOME 2.6, StarOffice 7, Evolution, Mozilla, and a full array of software utilities and accessories
2. Accessibility features (Comply with U.S. Government requirements)
3. Microsoft interoperability including Evolution Connector for MS Exchange Server

Requirements:

• Disk space:
• • 2 GB minimum for the smallest set of packages
  • 6 GB for the most popular Solaris packages
• Memory:
• • 512 MB minimum (1 GB recommended)
• Platforms:
• • Sun UltraSPARC-based systems,
  • Fujitsu SPARC64 platform-based systems,
  • 32 and 64 bit systems based on AMD, Intel and VIA x86 CPUs.

Desktop/LX is an operating system designed with your ease of use in mind. Desktop/LX loads ready for Internet access, office productivity, multimedia, entertainment, and more.

Simple, understandable icons allow you to access common desktop functions. One click brings up your Personal Files, the Network Browser, the Trash and My Linux System.

Desktop/LX presents you with a clean slate on which to work. A simple and familiar layout will help you start working right away. Desktop/LX uses drag and drop, so linking to and working from the desktop is a breeze.

Lycoris is the first operating system company to ship with works of fine art as default desktop wallpapers. From the gallery of Organic Light Photography, the Signature Series provides beauty, peace and vibrance to your desktop experience.

All your drives and printers are available in a familiar way inside My Linux System. You can eject CD-ROMs, format floppy disks, check the space left on your drives, and even convert a full audio CD to digital music all with a single right click.

Every time you boot Desktop/LX or if you add a USB device, My Linux System automatically detects new supported drives. You can also use the Rescan Hardware link in the left pane to list new devices.

Linare Operating System meets entire needs and fulfills all requirements of this era. The entire system and its applications are designed to work well with each other and suit your individual computing style.
A complete coalition of Internet software offers you intuitive communications capabilities. Built-in tools let you be productive immediately. Linare provides a luscious, glossy look, across every application and the utilities you need to control and customize your system. Best of all, it just works.
Main features:
- Linare offers an user-friendly and gives a new look and feel.
- Includes simple and well-structured menu.
- Access files on local drives, CD-Rom, Floppy disk just on single click.
- Automatic mount and unmount action allowing user to easily access CD-ROMs and floppies.
- Converts .doc files to .pdf files wihtout any convertor tools.
- Compress files with ease.
- KDE 3.2.2,OpenOffice.org 1.1, Evolution Mail, Gaim are included.
- Provides a full featured word, spreadsheet, presentation tool.
- Supports both vector and bitmap images.
- You can export presentations and drawings to the Macromedia Flash format (.swf) and can view presentations in a simple web browser that has the Flash plugin installed.
- Enables to analyse, calulate your numbers and communicate your data quickly and easily. Presents many built-in tools to generate 3D and 2D charts with Calc.
- Create effective multimedia presentations with special effects, animation with Impress
- You can create brochures, newsletters, reports, documents everything from business letters to books with professional layouts with writer.
- You can create everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D images and special effects.
- Users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.
- Fully-featured email client has features such as support for IMAP, POP3, multiple accounts, powerful filters, PGP/GnuPG privacy, inline attachments, and much more.
- Mozilla, a fast, secure, featureful web browser enables tabbed browsing and blocks Pop-up windows. Includes Mail and HTML Editor.
- Can hold face-to-face conversations with friends and family, and collaborate with co-workers around the world using your PC and Internet.
- Keeps all your downloads in one dialog and you can add and remove transfers. Transfers can be paused, resumed, queued or scheduled.
- Includes Evolution Mail.Check upcoming appointments, new messages, weather, and news at a glance.
- View and send email in either HTML or text formats. On-the-fly spell checker helps you create professional email without slowing down.
- Supports major industry communications standards to connect Linux and UNIX users to existing infrastructure. With Connector, Evolution works even more closely with Microsoft Exchange servers to connect Linux and UNIX systems to the rest of the organization.
- You can scan images, view graphics of different formats such as PostScript, TIff etc.,
- Can convert images to other graphics formats.
- Supports virtual fonts and fonts in TeX PK, Type 1 and TrueType formats.
- Includes GIMP, enables tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
- You can take screenshots, capable of capturing images of either the whole desktop or just a single window.
- You can view your CDs, Hear your favourites, record songs.
- Can play MP3 files.
- RealPlayer 8 lets you experience the broadest range of cool audio and video (A/V) content on the Web at the click of a button.
- Includes Noatun featured with audio effects, a six-band graphic equalizer, a full plugin architecture, network transparency, and several look and feels!