Windows remains the dominant desktop application, but Linux is making steady progress in its battle to win over mainstream PC users.
SuSE Linux has released an update to its Openexchange Server software, with features intended to make it a more effective alternative to Microsoft's Exchange Server for e-mail and calendar functions.
Novell has extended a partnership to sell software for email and other server functions from Netline Internet Service.
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Sun Microsystems is to drop its free downloads of StarOffice 5.2 as it ramps up promotional efforts around the fee-based StarOffice 6.0, the company said. In the meantime, Sun and Ximian announced a distribution deal bundling StarOffice 6.0 with fee-based Ximian products.
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