Linare Launches Low Cost Linux PCs for Holiday Season


BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct 15, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Is a PC on your child's, spouse's or special friend's wish list this holiday season? Then let Linare be your personal Santa's helper. Linare Corporation, an integrator of software and hardware focused on the Linux platform, launches its fully loaded, high-quality, virus-free Linare PC for $199.95 this holiday season.

The Linare PC uses a 1.3 Ghz AMD processor. It has 128 MB of RAM, 30 GB of hard drive space with Ethernet Inteface. It also includes a keyboard, mouse and speaker.

This PC comes with Linare Linux, which includes Linux kernel, powerful Graphical User Interface KDE, Open Office software (a complete office suite which includes word processing, spreadsheets, drawing and presentation tools), games, Internet access, multimedia and other utilities.

Purchasers also have access to Linare's 24-hour, seven-day-a-week technical support phone line, and will find Linare's Linux-based platform to be very user friendly.

This is a perfect gift for college students who want the concentration, time savings and luxury of working on papers and research in their own dorm rooms. It's also great for teaching elementary school children about computers with hands-on experience, and an affordable essential for high-school students. They can do homework, surf the Internet, email friends and play games in the comfort of their own rooms.

Plus, what married couple doesn't battle over use of one household PC? The Linare PC is great as a second household PC from families or roommates.

Soma Sundaram, Chief Executive of Linaire, said that he is very pleased about being able to offer consumers this user friendly PC. "We're making it possible for consumers to buy a quality, affordable and powerful computer at a very low cost," he said. "Linux is the wave of the future; it's a virus-free operating system that does not crash."

To purchase the Linare PC, visit the company website at www.linare.com or call 877-77- LINUX. Consumers who just want the Linare software can purchase it separately for $19.95, and should also visit http://www.linare.com or call 877-77-LINUX.

For more information on this press release, contact Jill Beaverson-Dietz at 877-77-LINUX or media.relations@Linare.com.

Linare Corporation is an integrator of software and hardware focused on the Linux platform. This technologically advanced operating system allows users to execute business and personal computing in a much faster, easier and cost-efficient way. The company also offers systems-integration services to help customers easily build and maintain Linux-based applications. Linare Corporation has international presence, operating in North America, Europe and Asia.



            

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