ALT Linux releases ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop – an operating system for office and home use, that enables you to solve common tasks in a convenient environment. The operating system has a user-friendly installation program and ALTerator, an easy to use tool to setup and manage your ALT Linux desktop.
ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop contains OpenOffice.org office suite, that works with ODF files (an ISO standard for office documents) and files in other popular formats. WINE system is also included, in order to run Windows applications from ALT Linux. ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop sports Internet applications, tools that deal with vector and raster graphics, multimedia programs, dictionaries and learning programs.
For many years, high security and robustness are features of ALT Linux products. ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop is also good at support of newest hardware from major vendors and modern data transfer technologies, such as wireless networks.
We managed, however, to maintain modest hardware requirements, so most of the new applications can work on existing systems with no or little need to upgrade.
It is easy to install ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop as a second operating system, and you can get used to the new environment without removing your old one.
ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop is available for 
free download in binary or source packages as well as in ISO DVD-5 image suitable for burning to a plain DVD disc.
Boxes with ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop are available at local retailers since August, 30th, 2007. The package includes a DVD-5 disc, a printed installation manual, copyright notice and technical support per one computer.
ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Live CD allows to make use of ALT Linux desktop advantages without having to install it on the hard disk.
ALT Linux 4.0 Small Business Desktop includes WINE@Etersoft (Local) software that integrates ALT Linux desktop with popular Russian business applications such as 1C:Enterprise, Garant, Consultant and others.
ALT Linux 4.0 Corporate Desktop includes extended technical support for up to five workstations, WINE@Etersoft (Local), and a discount for purchase of WINE@Etersoft (Network or SQL). ALT Linux 4.0 Corporate Desktop is especially useful in heterogeneous networks.
ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Lite is targeted towards older computers with low memory resources.
ALT Linux 4.0 Junior is a distribution for educational use, and includes all applications needed to teach computer science in schools.
ALT Linux JSC has been established in 2001 and is now the only Russian, and one of only several in the world, company that implemented full technological circle of development, release, and support of GNU/Linux systems for various purposes.
The technical base of ALT Linux development is Sisyphus – one of the biggest free software repositories in the world. Sisyphus is a unique set of technologies providing a means of automated development and building of programs, taking into account their dependencies between them. ALT Linux controls the whole of its development circle, which allows the company to be completely independent in technological questions. ALT Linux Sisyphus is the winner of CNews AWARDS 2007 in “Information security” nomination.
Among ALT Linux clients there are Russian ministries and many enterprises, including Vympelcom, Gazpromneft and others.
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