WIN4LIN ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR GOOGLE PICASA
February 24, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
AUSTIN, TX – Win4Lin, the leading purveyor of desktop and enterprise Windows-on-Linux solutions announced today immediate support for running the Google Picasa Photo Organizer product on Linux using either the company’s Win4Lin Pro™ or Win4Lin 9X™ product.Picasa has been a very popular free software download from Google but has previously only been available for the MS Windows operating system. Win4Lin products allow the Windows desktop and application to run on Linux bringing thousands of Windows applications to Linux in true Windows. Win4Lin Pro supports Windows 2000/XP and Win4Lin 9X supports the many users of the Windows 95/98/ME platform.Win4Lin products are aimed at enabling users of all sizes – from individuals and small and medium organizations to large enterprises - to more easily embrace the cost, reliability and security advantages of an end-to-end Linux infrastructure, without having to give up, port or re-write viable Windows applications. Win4Lin products run Windows applications as intended with no need to modify the application or the application environment.Picasa helps users find, edit and share all the pictures on their PC. Every time Picasa is opened, it automatically locates all the pictures on the PC and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with recognizable folder names. Users can drag and drop to arrange their albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure pictures on a PC are always organized. Win4Lin Desktop Solutions allow organizations and individuals to complete their migration from Windows to Linux by allowing critical Windows applications to continue to run using the Win4Lin Windows-on-Linux virtual computing environment (VCE).About Win4Lin Win4Lin is a leader in technology for creating Windows-on-Linux virtualization solutions. With Win4Lin Virtual Computing Environment (VCE), the company supplies Fortune 500 enterprises, educational institutions, SMB and desktop users with solutions that allow them to run the Windows desktop and Windows applications on Linux in true Windows sessions. For more information about Win4Lin and its products please visit www.win4lin.com. Win4Lin, Win4Lin Pro Desktop, Win4Lin 9X Desktop and Win4Lin 9X Terminal Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Win4Lin, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.