eChannelLine Daily News Briefs 24-June-2008 Micro-Star to pre-load Novell desktop Linux In order to meet increasing global customer demand for Linux on client systems, Novell has announced that Micro-Star International (MSI), a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions based in Taiwan, is pre-installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on MSI's low-cost mini-notebooks. The initial pre-loaded model, the Wind Notebook, is one of the first in the rapidly growing segment of low-cost mini-notebooks, termed "netbooks" by Intel Corporation. Powered by the new Intel Atom processor, the Wind netbook will be available worldwide and comes pre-loaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop as well as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and a host of wireless, security and multimedia capabilities. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell, MSI customers get a user friendly interface coupled with a rich set of applications, as well as unmatched technical and driver support. Since 2006, MSI and Novell have collaborated to provide SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop for MSI desktops and notebooks, but this is the first pre-load agreement between the two companies. The lightweight Wind netbook featuring Intel's energy-saving Atom processor will be available worldwide later this summer. More information can be found at www.msimobile.com. For more information, visit www.novell.com.