Corporate Background

Xandros, Inc. is the leading provider of award-winning, intuitive, end-to-end Linux solutions, including desktops, SMB and enterprise servers, enterprise applications and mixed-environment, cross-platform management tools. Xandros’ mission is to provide a complete enterprise stack of Linux-based products that can be used by Windows-centric organizations, without any special skills or training. All Xandros products are designed to simplify provisioning, deployment, configuration and management to lower the costs and complexities of Linux-based solutions. They also promote Microsoft Windows co-existence through award-winning integration and interoperability.

Xandros was founded in 2001 by Linux Global Partners. Xandros acquired the Corel Linux technology, a derivative of Debian, and engineered it into what is today the award winning Xandros Desktop. In 2006 Xandros expanded its product line to include server operating systems. Xandros entered the cross-platform systems management space in 2007 with the introduction of its BridgeWays product line, which includes cross-platform server management, deployment and systems monitoring tools. All Xandros operating systems and systems management products are based on the popular and incredibly stable Debian GNU/Linux platform. In 2007 Xandros also acquired Scalix Corporation, the leading provider of Linux-based e-mail and calendaring tools. You can learn more about the Scalix product line at www.scalix.com.

Xandros products combine the best of open source, commercial and internally developed software to deliver industry-leading solutions to companies of all size around the globe. Xandros offers both free and commercial software, and make available for download the open-source components of its commercial software. The company enjoys the strong and loyal support of a large international community of developers, beta testers and users.

Xandros is a privately-held company headquartered in New York. It has offices around the globe including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Poland, Maylasia, Japan, and India.