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MandrakeSoft & TransGaming Bring Top-Selling PC Game, Electronic Arts' The Sims, to Linux (Products)

Monday October 22 2001:

This partnership forges foundation for expansion of Windows® games and applications running directly on Linux PCs

Product: Mandrake Linux Gaming Edition, featuring The Sims
Ship Date: November 9, 2001
MSRP: USD $69.99
Description: The Mandrake Linux Gaming Edition bundles one of the world's most popular games with the award winning Linux operating system by MandrakeSoft. Powered by TransGaming Technologies' innovative and unique portability technology layer, WineX, this marks the first time Electronic Arts'® chart-topping 3D-simulation game, The Sims, is available under Linux.

Pasadena, Paris, Toronto - October 22, 2001 - MandrakeSoft (mandriva.com), publisher of the premier, user-friendly Mandrake Linux operating system, and TransGaming Technologies, developers of software portability solutions that seamlessly allow cutting edge games to operate on the Linux platform, announce the release of the Mandrake Linux Gaming Edition. Designed specifically for gamers, this release bundles Mandrake Linux 8.1 Standard Edition, the newest version of the award winning Mandrake Linux operating system, with Electronic Arts' The Sims, the wildly popular virtual simulation game that allows players to create a neighborhood of simulated people known as "Sims" and control their lives.

Mandrake Linux 8.1 Packs Now Available (Products)

Monday October 22 2001:

Latest from leading Linux distribution is easiest to install, includes thousands of applications.

Pasadena and Paris - October 22, 2001 - MandrakeSoft (mandriva.com), the publisher of the powerful and user-friendly Mandrake Linux operating system, announces the immediate availability of boxed sets of Mandrake Linux Version 8.1 in retail outlets throughout the world and on www.mandrivastore.com. There are four versions of the 8.1 product, each designed to suit user needs: Mandrake Linux Standard Edition 8.1, Mandrake Linux PowerPack Edition 8.1, Mandrake Linux ProSuite Edition 8.1, and Mandrake Linux ProSuite Gold.

Immediately available for download, Mandrake Linux 8.1 broadens the MandrakeSoft services offering (Products)

Thursday September 27 2001:

MandrakeSoft today announced the immediate availability of Mandrake Linux 8.1 for download from http://www.linux-mandrake.com. With this new version, MandrakeSoft widens its range of services and confirms its commitment to offer the most complete, user-friendly and server-adapted Linux operating system available.

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Friday September 14 2001:

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New MandrakeExpert V2 Support Center for Linux has been released (Services)

Thursday September 06 2001:

Altadena, Paris; 6 September 2001 - By providing the opportunity for the best Linux experts to be paid for their services, and for Linux users to receive high-quality and fast Linux support, MandrakeSoft answers a growing need in Linux Business with its newly released MandrakeExpert V2 Support Center.

Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0 Final Release Available (Products)

Monday August 27 2001:

Linux World Expo San Francisco, August 27, 2001 - In response to overwhelming demand by users everywhere, MandrakeSoft proudly announces the immediate availability of Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0 final release. This version builds upon the highly successful Mandrake Linux 8.0 release for the x86 architecture.

Like Apple, MandrakeSoft strives to offer the most user-friendly solution to its customers. Thanks to Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0, the widely acclaimed Mandrake Linux distribution is now available for PowerPC G3 and G4.

MandrakeSoft announces the success of its entry on the Stock Exchange (Finance)

Tuesday July 31 2001:

Paris, July 31th, 2001 - MandrakeSoft (Euroclear code : 4477), the famous publisher of Mandrake Linux operating system announces today that it has succeeded in entering the Paris Euronext's « Marche Libre » under the aegis of Europe Offering and KBC Securities France.

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Thursday July 19 2001:

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MandrakeSoft and Ayrtek team up to offer powerful and comprehensive Linux Business solutions to enterprise users (Partnerships)

Monday June 25 2001:

London, Paris, 25th June 2001 - In an important move to deliver comprehensive and powerful Linux business solutions to the enterprise market and following IBM Server Proven certification of the award-winning Mandrake Linux distribution and Ayrtek eBoxit software on its xSeries Intel server range, MandrakeSoft today announced its partnership with Ayrtek, a leading e-business solutions provider, to market a range of fully integrated business applications with an internet architecture built over Linux.

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Wednesday June 20 2001:

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