Debian Lenny-Based Freespire 5 to Spearhead Xandros Consolidated Desktop Strategy

NEW YORK, NY–(EMWNews – August 6, 2008) – Xandros,

Inc., the leading provider of custom OEM Linux solutions,

next-generation Linux desktop and server products, and advanced

cross-platform Windows-Linux management tools, today announced that the

Xandros Freespire 5, arriving Q4

2008, will be based on the Debian GNU/Linux “Lenny” release. The move

spearheads a new Xandros consolidated desktop strategy following last

month’s acquisition of Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution

facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems

currently based on Ubuntu Linux. Freespire 5 will be followed by Xandros Desktop Professional 5, built on

the same open source code base with additional commercial elements

primarily for enterprise customers.

“This is really some of the most exciting news since the announcement of

Freespire 1.0,” said Tom House, Freespire community organizer. “This is

what we were hoping to see… both the continued development of Freespire

and a return to a Debian base.”

“A combined Xandros/Linspire development effort will return Freespire to

its Debian GNU/Linux roots and put it in sync with Xandros Desktop Pro,”

said Andreas Typaldos, Xandros CEO. “We will have a leading edge code base

while preserving our commitment to Debian, stability, Windows

interoperability, and ease of use. This commitment allows us to meet the

needs of a wide range of users, from open source enthusiasts to demanding

enterprise clients. In addition, we are intensifying our commitment to the

Freespire open source community, which will now help to drive both the

Freespire and Xandros products.”

About Freespire

Freespire is a community-involved,

Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source

software has to offer with the freedom to choose proprietary codecs,

drivers and applications as users see fit. For more information, please

visit www.freespire.org.

About Xandros

Xandros, Inc. is a leading provider

of mixed-environment BridgeWays management tools and intuitive Linux

solutions including SMB and enterprise servers, consumer and business

desktops, custom OEM solutions, and content delivery from digital

warehouses. Xandros subsidiary Scalix

provides the premier e-mail, calendaring and messaging solutions based on

open standards and open source. Xandros fosters Linux adoption with

graphical products that leverage existing skill sets while providing

seamless Windows-Linux interoperability. Xandros server and management tools

feature workflow automation and centralized remote deployment and

administration. The company is headquartered in New York with research and

development facilities in Ottawa, Europe, and Mumbai, and sales and support

offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.xandros.com.

Xandros® is a registered trademark of Xandros, Inc. Scalix is a trademark

of Scalix Corporation. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks

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