SuSE Linux AG is one of the leading providers of Open Source software worldwide: this forms the backdrop to the reason why we, too, have committed ourselves to the support and further development of the Open-Source community. SuSE Linux AG, with over 100 full time developers, is making a substantial contribution to the further development of the Linux Open Source operating system and its related programs. We are one of the main driving forces in the fields of development of the kernel, KDE, XFree86, compiler, ALSA, USB and multiple-platforms, and we are in addition supporting the internationalization of the Linux project. In our SuSE Linux Open Source operating system we bring together a wide range of freely available programs, applications and tools. This is our carefully assembled product, which we provide and distribute for 6 platforms (Intel/AMD, IA64, PPC, AXP, S/390 and Sparc). Above all we strive to ensure the high quality of SuSE Linux, and that it is as up-to-date as possible. In addition we want to guarantee the constant high quality of our documentation and our support, in the interest of all customers. In order to be able to maintain this service in the future, as well as meeting the accompanying wishes of our customers, we are dependent on sales of our products and services, and must ensure that an adequate cost structure exists within our company. For the purposes of testing and evaluation, we have made a great effort to provide a variation of SuSE Linux which does not have to be installed, and which makes it extremely easy to try out SuSE Linux or examine its hardware requirements. With our SuSE Linux FTP version (SuSE Linux Professional, excluding commercial program packages, which we are not allowed to offer on their own for download) we provide a free service for all those who wish to install SuSE Linux via FTP. We are currently providing ISO images for download for all non-Intel/AMD/PPC platforms (IA64, AXP, S/390 and Sparc), since these products cannot be made available everywhere, worldwide and at the accustomed speed. Of course we would be pleased to present you and your company with our complete range of services; you can request our product catalog at any time, free of charge and without obligation. Your SuSE Linux Team!