San Francisco-based Macromedia today announces the immediate availability of Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Linux - a new version of Macromedia Flash Player offering improved performance and security and powerful new development capabilities.

Now installed across more than 98 percent of Internet-connected desktops and a growing number of mobile devices, Macromedia Flash Player is already bundled with Linux operating systems distributed by Novell, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and Turbolinux.

"Novell is committed to providing the world's best enterprise Linux desktop," says Charlie Ungashick, director of product marketing and management for Linux desktops at Novell. "The inclusion of Macromedia Flash Player helps Novell give users the desktop capabilities they want and need," Ungashick continued.

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