Mandrakesoft Unveils 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community'

Altadena, CA; Paris, France; March 4th, 2004 - Mandrakesoft is proud 
to announce that its new flagship operating system 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 
Community' has been released. 10.0 Community is the first major Linux 
distribution to take advantage of the new Linux kernel 2.6 while 
providing one of the most easy to use and attractive Linux operating 
systems ever.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is now available as a DVD from 
Mandrakestore.com (Price: 54 EUR/59.90 USD), and also as a download 
for Mandrakeclub members & contributors. 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official' 
is scheduled to be released in May 2004. 10.0 Official will be used in 
retail packs tailored for individuals and small businesses, as well as 
for specialized corporate solutions.

In accordance with Mandrakesoft's new development roadmap, 
Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is the ideal product for Linux users who 
demand the 'latest and greatest' features at the soonest opportunity.

*Greater performance and scalability*

Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides the new Linux 2.6 kernel as the default 
kernel for greatly enhanced performance and scalability. For those 
deploying Mandrake 10.0 as servers, the new Linux kernel increases the 
number of unique users and groups from 65,000 to over 4 billion, with 
1 billion concurrent processes on a single system. Server deployments 
also benefit from interoperability with MS-Windows® systems thanks to 
enhanced support of Windows' Logical Disk Manager and new read/write 
NTFS support.

The desktop user's experience is greatly enhanced with notable 
improvements in ease of use and reliability, plus impressive system 
responsiveness gains. Additional benefits include hyperthreading 
capabilities, major I/O performance improvements under various 
workloads, better support of and multimedia devices, as well as 
greater support for laptops with software support for 'suspend to 
disk' functionality.

Additionally, Mandrakelinux 10.0 includes the Native POSIX Threads 
Library (NPTL) for maximum threading performance.

*Making Linux easier for all*

In line with Mandrakesoft's traditional commitment to making Linux 
easier for all computer users, Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides a powerful 
and modern desktop and server operating system:

- Server capabilities have been enhanced with the integration of Linux 
kernel 2.6, Samba 3.0, MySQL 4.0.18, PostqreSQL 7.4.1, Apache2, 
extended hardware support, and a new Mandrakeonline update service.

- The desktop experience has been enhanced with numerous improvements 
including a new Mandrakegalaxy 2 desktop theme, new menu organization, 
and a new Mandrakelinux Control Center to make this release even more 
friendly and easy to use than ever. Additionally, 'Magicdev' has been 
added -- Magicdev provides dynamic CD support for launching 
appropriate applications when a CD or DVD is inserted into a drive.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides KDE 3.2 and GNOME 2.4 as default desktop 
environments, plus an impressive variety of Office applications such 
as the famous OpenOffice.org 1.1 office suite, which is compatible 
with Microsoft® Office® documents.

"Mandrakelinux 10.0 marks the beginning of a re-energized drive by 
Mandrakesoft to achieve worldwide Linux adoption. We believe that 
Mandrakelinux 10.0 will be seen as the perfect example of a Linux 
product that individuals and corporations need to migrate away from 
proprietary operating systems", declared François Bancilhon, CEO of 
Mandrakesoft.


*Availability:*

* Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community is available:

    - Immediately as a download for Mandrakeclub Members and 
contributors. Additionally, ISO images which contain commercial 
applications such as Acrobat® Reader®, Real PlayerTM, NVIDIA® Drivers 
and others, are available for "Silver" and above Club members. Join 
Mandrakeclub to download Mandrakelinux 10.0 today:
     http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/club/

    - Immediately as a DVD set which includes commercial applications 
such as Acrobat® Reader®, Real PlayerTM, NVIDIA® Drivers and more. The 
10.0 Community DVD set can be pre-ordered now exclusively from 
MandrakeStore:
     http://www.mandrakestore.com

    - Following the initial release, a download edition of 
Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community will be made available on a number of 
public FTP mirrors

* Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official will be available:

    - In May, as part of the complete range of Mandrakelinux 10.0 
Official retail packs which include support, printed documentation and 
new Mandrakesoft services and tools. Official retail packs include:

      * Discovery, a desktop solution for Linux newcomers
      * PowerPack, a multi-purpose product for power users
      * PowerPack+, a desktop and server solution for small to 
medium-sized businesses

    - Thereafter, a new desktop product for corporates will be 
introduced, as well as a new edition of the Corporate Server.

    More details about these products plus ordering information will 
be released later.

The Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community list of features is available at:
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/10.0/features/

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community DVD is available at:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
http://www.mandrakestore.com

    Press contact:
    Gaël Duval <press at mandrakesoft.com>


*About Mandrakesoft*

Mandrakesoft is the publisher of the popular Mandrake Linux operating 
system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems 
available. The company offers its enterprise, government and 
educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source 
software and related services. Mandrakesoft products are available in 
more than 120 countries through dedicated channels and also from 
Mandrake Store.com, the company's online store. Number 1 in several 
countries, Mandrakesoft has been awarded many times for quality and 
the technical innovation of its products. "Born on the Internet" in 
late 1998, Mandrakesoft has established headquarters in the U.S.A. and 
in France. Mandrakesoft is traded on Paris Euronext Marche Libre 
(Euroclear code: 4477.PA; Reuters code: MAKE.PA) and the US OTC market 
(stock symbol MDKFF).