For those wanting to run Windows under Linux, CodeWeavers, Inc. has zeroed in on thirty popular apps like Lotus Notes 6.51 and MS Project. This, hopes CodeWeavers' CEO Jeremy White, will help make his company's Windows-to-Linux software even more attractive.

CodeWeavers has this week announced a major new alignment of its CrossOver line of products "to better meet the needs of individuals and enterprises wishing to run Windows applications under the Linux operating system," as White put it.

Among the moves announced are:

• The debut of CrossOver Office 3.0, featuring support for over 30 of the most popular Windows applications. In addition to its traditional support for Microsoft Office, Visio, and Internet Explorer, Intuit Quicken, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash, and others, CrossOver Office 3.0 offers new Linux support for Lotus Notes 6.51, Microsoft Outlook XP, and Microsoft Project;

• The creation of CrossOver Office Standard, a new home version of CrossOver Office. Priced at just $39.95, CrossOver Office Standard runs all the same Windows applications as the traditional CrossOver Office product, now known as CrossOver Office Professional; and

• The direct integration of CrossOver Plugin, CodeWeavers' browser plug-in application, into all CrossOver Office products.

White observed that CrossOver Office "continues to be the most innovative Windows-to-Linux solution in the world."

"CrossOver offers the cleanest, most intuitive integration with a Linux PC of any product on the market," he declared, adding: "With today's announcements, we're giving our customers more of what they've been asking for. Corporate users will get the robust, fully-featured product they need to conquer the transition to the Linux desktop. CrossOver Office Standard, meanwhile, allows home users and enthusiasts to now make that same journey at a price that's in line with their individual budgets."