Zumiez Completes Companywide Deployment of Ximian Desktop.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Retail Chain Installs Linux Desktop Software in 91 Stores for Easier, Faster and Affordable Point-of-Sale Transactions and Email Capabilities Ximian, Inc., the leading open source desktop company, today announced that Zumiez(TM), a retail apparel chain, finished its deployment of Ximian(TM) Desktop, the complete desktop productivity suite for Linux and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). users. The 1,200 employee, Seattle-based company completed the nationwide rollout in just six months and installed Ximian Desktop Ximian Desktop was a GNOME-based desktop environment from Ximian. It was made to be suitable for desktop and office-productivity environment, and it enabled businesses to use Linux and open source software for daily work. at each of its 91 retail locations to enable every point-of-sale computer to easily and efficiently perform spreadsheet calculations, manage email and browse the corporate intranet. Zumiez demonstrates how companies can cost-effectively capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the desktop and productivity solutions from Ximian. "We thoroughly researched the options available to us and chose the Ximian Desktop because it is a sophisticated system that allowed us to customize the desktop to our precise needs--those of a spreadsheet, email system and web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. ," said Rory Hudson, retail systems manager at Zumiez. "Ximian Desktop and Ximian Evolution(TM) have resulted in tremendous time and cost savings for the company, especially in the ability to provide information to stores quickly and at less cost. On top of that, our employees have found the desktop easy to use and similar in look to what they use at home, which simplified and sped up the transition to Ximian Desktop." Ximian Desktop is a complete desktop environment with a suite of applications including word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and , spreadsheet, web browsing, email and personal information management, and software updating. Ximian Desktop combines the core Ximian GNOME gnome (nōm), in folklore, tiny subterranean creature associated with mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as hunchbacked, gnomes are said to be guardians of hidden treasures. desktop environment with Ximian Evolution, a groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. suite for personal information management, and Ximian Red Carpet(TM), a software management and updating application, to provide powerful collaboration and software management for Linux and UNIX users. "Increasingly, retailers like Zumiez are recognizing the many advantages of Ximian open source solutions for Linux and UNIX over Windows and other closed-source options, which include substantial cost savings, increased stability and the ability to customize the desktop to a company's unique needs," said David Patrick, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Ximian. "Ximian is committed to providing companies with a complete productivity solution and Zumiez is a perfect example of how Ximian Desktop enables companies to successfully and affordably meet their business technology needs with Linux." Zumiez, which provides clothing, accessories and hard goods for skate, snow, surf and other active lifestyles, is representative of a growing market for Linux desktop and productivity solutions beyond its traditional uses by technical, R&D and systems administration personnel. In retail settings, customers benefit both from the flexibility of Ximian solutions and access to source code, as they can optimally configure and customize machines to perform the targeted functions associated with data entry, web browsing and communications with headquarters. For example, Zumiez uses Ximian Evolution to exchange daily emails with stores across the country and to maintain company promotional and planning calendars, Gnumeric to update operationally oriented financial information in corporate Excel spreadsheets, and a web browser for intranet access. Because Ximian Desktop is distributed under the terms of the General Public License, Hudson can access the source code, enabling him to limit the interface only to those applications and tasks he wants users to perform. The result is a tailored, cost-effective desktop solution. Complete Productivity Solutions for Linux Ximian Desktop is available for purchase in two versions, Ximian Desktop Standard Edition and Ximian Desktop Professional Edition, both of which are available for purchase on CD direct from Ximian at www.ximian.com. The Ximian Desktop Standard Edition, priced at $29.95, delivers a complete desktop environment and robust suite of applications, including word processing, web browsing, email and personal information management, complete with documentation and web-based technical support. Supporting a broad range of leading Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. including Red Hat, SuSE, Mandrake mandrake, plant of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), the source of a narcotic much used during the Middle Ages as a pain-killer and perhaps the subject of more superstition than any other plant. , Debian, Yellow Dog and more, Ximian Desktop Standard Edition combines the Ximian GNOME desktop interface, the Red Carpet software management and updating application, and Ximian Evolution, the leading email and personal information management suite for Linux. A host of third-party open source productivity applications such as the Mozilla web browser, the AbiWord word processor, the Gnumeric spreadsheet and GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) An open source paint and image editing program for Unix, X Window and Mac OS X that originated as an undergraduate project by Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball at the University of California, Berkeley. image editor are also included. Ximian Desktop Standard Edition provides 30 days of web-based technical support. Ximian Desktop Professional Edition, regularly priced at $59.95, adds the Sun(R) StarOffice(TM) 6.0 suite of Microsoft-Office-compatible applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and more. Tight integration of StarOffice with Ximian Evolution enables one-click opening of Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , Excel and PowerPoint email attachments. Ximian Desktop Professional Edition includes 90 days of web-based technical support. About Ximian, Inc. Ximian is the established leader in providing open source desktop technology, applications, support and services for the Linux and UNIX marketplaces. Ximian products, in use by over 1,000,000 people worldwide, are providing the ease of use, productivity and interoperability needed to propel the adoption of the Linux desktop in corporate computing environments. Its Ximian Desktop software starts with Ximian GNOME, a productized end-user desktop based on the GNOME project, to provide a complete graphical desktop environment and productivity application suite for Linux and UNIX systems. Ximian Red Carpet and Ximian Evolution deliver software and personal information management solutions for both end users and corporate customers. Comprised of many of the original architects of the GNOME system, Ximian is a founding member of the GNOME Foundation The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, coordinating the efforts in the GNOME project. The GNOME Foundation and sits on the advisory board. The company has secured funding from leading venture firms Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures and Battery Ventures and can be reached at www.ximian.com. Ximian, Ximian Evolution, and Red Carpet are trademarks of Ximian, Inc. Zumiez is a trademark of Zumiez, Inc. 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