Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop is the secure and extensible option for business desktops and

laptops. A natural and ergonomic presentation is complemented by a full set of productivity applications for email, messaging, and browsing. OpenOffice provides communication and presentation tools that are completely compatible with Microsoft Office. You will find that the top Enterprise Application clients run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop.

 

Desktop

Native Linux Desktop

• OpenChange allows MAPI access to Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Exchange servers show greatly reduced boot times, improved laptop suspend, resume, docking station, and projector support, and a complete update of all desktop applications.
• The desktop includes many graphics and multimedia improvements.
• A new version of OpenOffice includes support for the ISO standard OpenDocument format (ODF 1.2), Microsoft Office import functions, and many other improvements to appearance, ease of use, and functionality.
• Printing improvements include better printing, printer discovery. and configuration services. Monitoring of ink and toner supply levels is easier, and automated discovery of Postscript printers simplifies configuration.
• SPICE is a remote-display system that provides the ability to remotely view a desktop via a low-cost, thin client.

Internationalization (I18N)

• Intelligent Input Bus (IBus) is the default input method framework for Asian languages.
• Im-chooser allows easy enabling and configuring of system input methods.
• Indic Onscreen Keyboard (IOK) enables input using Inscript keymap layouts and other 1:1 key mappings.
• Font support is improved, with updates for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indic, and Thai language fonts.

Security

• XACE prevents unauthorized communications between multiple windows on the same desktop.