The product is the first Linux release from Waltham, Massachusetts-based Novell to include the open source Xen technology for virtualization, as well as the Beagle desktop search tool and Linphone voice over IP technology, for example.

The new version also include version 1.0 of the Firefox browser, version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org, and version 2.2 of the GIMP graphics and imaging application, among more than 3,000 open source packages.

Claimed to be the richest Linux distribution on the market, SUSE Linux 9.3 is available now for $99.95 or 77.54 euros. It is also available as a downloadable Live version ISO image that will boot and run directly from a DVD.