Acronis OS Selector resizes windows partitions, freeing space for users to install SuSE Linux on any existing Windows-based PC and set up a multibooting system
South San Francisco, CA, January 22, 2003
Acronis, Inc. www.acronis.com the leading system
software publisher, today announced a partnership with SuSE Linux
AG (Nürnberg, Germany) to ship Acronis OS Selector 8.0
Special Edition with each SuSE Linux Office Desktop sold in a
retail environment. Acronis OS Selector, the premiere
multibooting application that also incorporates partitioning
technology, allows users greater security, stability and the unique
ability to install and manage SuSE Linux on any existing
Windows-based PC.
In the past it was difficult to set up Linux and
Windows on the same system; Acronis OS Selector solves those
problems. Any user who wants to multiboot their PC will use Acronis
OS Selector 8.0 Special Edition-enabled SuSE Linux Office
Desktop to repartition their Windows hard disk and manage their
multibooting. The partnership with SuSE further demonstrates a
commitment to the Linux community, as Acronis is the only system
software publisher today that supports ReiserFS, SuSE Linux default
file system, as well as Ext2 and Ext3.
"Acronis OS Selector 8.0 Special Edition uses
advanced multibooting and partitioning technologies to allow SuSE
users from corporate to home users the freedom to run
SuSE Linux alongside Windows and other OSes in the same system,"
said Maxim Tsypliaev, president of Acronis, Inc. "We are
giving Linux users freedom of choice by supporting multiple
operating systems and file systems on the same PC."
"Acronis OS Selector 8.0 Special Edition will
greatly benefit our users by providing commercial multibooting and
partitioning software that will allow them to resize NTFS
partitions and free up hard disk drive space to install SuSE Office
Linux on their desktop," said Petra Heinrich, Vice President of
Qualified User at SuSE Linux AG. "Acronis OS Selector 8.0
Special Edition provides great value, as it's the only product of
its kind to fully support ReiserFS, our SuSE Linux default file
system."
Individuals, small companies and large
organizations can all use Acronis OS Selector 8.0 Special
Edition-enabled SuSE Linux Office Desktop to run Linux securely on
their desktop. In addition, the product will allow users to
multi-boot their PCs and continue running existing Windows data and
applications, such as Microsoft Office.
The SuSE Linux Office Desktop will ship with
Acronis OS Selector 8.0 Special Edition in both German
and English, beginning in January 2003. This product will carry a
suggested retail price of $129 USD per workstation, which includes
detailed documentation as well as 90 days of installation
support.
Users of SuSE Linux Office Desktop with Acronis
OS Selector 8.0 Special Edition can also upgrade to the
latest full version of Acronis OS Selector 8.0 that
allows users to install Linux on any Windows FAT or NTFS partition,
as well as multi-boot other additional operating systems. Users of
SuSE Linux Office Desktop with Acronis OS Selector 8.0
Special Edition are offered this full version upgrade for
40% off the suggested retail price of Acronis
OS Selector 8.0 at www.acronis.com/homecomputing/sales/upgrade/.
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.