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HP launches Linux desktop in Australia

Chris Duckett Builder AU

Published: 30 Aug 2007 12:20 BST

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HP and Red Hat have started selling a new Linux-based desktop PC targeting small and medium-sized businesses.

The dx2250 HP desktop ships with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop pre-loaded, which includes Firefox, OpenOffice and the Evolution email client. Red Hat will handle technical support for the system.

Pricing starts at AU$600 (£243) with HP citing the rising cost of proprietary solutions as a reason to collaborate with Red Hat.

This is the latest in a series of pro-open-source announcements by HP. In July, the company started supporting the DSpace foundation.

HP also trumps Dell, which has yet to announce plans for a pre-installed desktop Linux in Australia, which would achieve product parity with the US, parts of Europe and Asia.

Red Hat is expected to beef up its desktop offering in the coming weeks with the release of Global Desktop.

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