Mandriva announced yesterday in a press release that a new version of its portable USB Mandriva Flash Drive was available for purchase. The new edition is based on the recently released Mandriva Linux 2010.0 operating system, with the KDE4 flavour. Mandriva Flash 2010 is available on an 8 GB USB flash drive.

Think of Mandriva Flash 2010 as your personal and private 3D mobile desktop, which empowers you to perform your daily computer tasks from anywhere. It offers a fully secure and protected environment that allows anyone to store their personal data on the same device. No software will be installed on the PC, because everything works off the USB flash drive. Mandriva Flash 2010 includes the powerful Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird applications for a safe and secure web browsing and effective e-mail communication, respectively, as well as the popular OpenOffice.org office suite and the Google Toolbar.

Highlights of Mandriva Flash 2010:

· Mandriva Smart Desktop technology;
· Latest KDE4 desktop environment;
· Windows launcher;
· Microsoft Windows migration utility;
· Amazing 3D desktop effects;
· OpenOffice.org office suite;
· Mozilla Firefox web browser;
· Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client;
· Adobe Flash Player 10;
· Java Runtime Environment;
· Google Toolbar;
· Boot and restore CD.

Mandriva Flash 2010 has localization in English, German, French, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese and Dutch. It doesn't require an installation, you can boot directly from the USB stick and most hardware configurations are supported.

Mandriva Flash 2010 is available right now from the official Mandriva Store at the price of $59.90 or 49.90 euros. All orders will be delivered in two weeks from the time of purchase. The USB flash drive has a 5-year warranty period.

About Mandriva

Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of Mandriva Linux, an easy-to-use and innovative operating system, and one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world. Dedicated to making open-source technologies accessible to all users, Mandriva offers a full range of products and services to enterprises, individuals and government organizations. Mandriva products are available online, in 80 languages and in more than 140 countries through dedicated channels.