Now here's a special Christmas present for all of you Linux enthusiasts out there, as Mandriva just launched a new version of its portable USB Mandriva Flash Drive. The new edition is based on the KDE4 Edition of the Mandriva Linux 2009 distribution (released on October 9th, 2008) and it's available as an 8 GB key.

Think of Mandriva Flash 2009 as your personal and private mobile desktop, which empowers you to do your daily computer tasks from anywhere. Mandriva Flash 2009 offers a fully protected and secure environment that allows you to store your personal data. No software will be installed on the PC, everything works off the USB flash drive.

Mandriva Flash 2009 includes the powerful Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird applications for a safe and secure web browsing and effective e-mail communication, respectively. With Mandriva Flash 2009, Windows users will be able to migrate their documents and parameters to Linux. Moreover, your bookmarks and e-mails will be available on both Microsoft Windows and Mandriva Linux operating systems.

Highlights of the 8GB Mandriva Flash:

· KDE 4 desktop environment
· Windows launcher
· Microsoft Windows migration tool
· Amazing 3D desktop effects
· OpenOffice.org office suite
· Mozilla Firefox web browser
· Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client
· Codeina audio/video player
· Adobe Flash
· Sun Microsystem's Java
· Skype VoIP client
· Google Toolbar
· Includes a boot and restore CD

Mandriva Flash 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 key and most hardware configurations are supported.

This Christmas offer of Mandriva Flash 2009 is available right now from the official Mandriva Store at the price of $55 USD or 44 Euros and it will expire on December 31st, 2008. All orders will be delivered in 2 weeks.

About Mandriva

Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of Mandriva Linux, an easy-to-use and innovative operating system. It is one of the most popular Linux editions in the world. Dedicated to making open source technologies accessible to all users, the company offers a full range of products and services to individuals, enterprises and government organizations. Mandriva products are available online, in 80 languages and in more than 140 countries through dedicated channels. Mandriva Linux 2009 can be downloaded right now from Softpedia.