WINE@Etersoft | |
Logo Size: | 100px |
Developer: | Etersoft |
Genre: | Compatibility layer |
License: | Proprietary |
Operating System: | Linux, FreeBSD |
WINE@Etersoft is a Microsoft Windows compatibility layer available for Linux and FreeBSD. This compatibility layer enables many Windows-based applications to run on Linux operating systems, or FreeBSD.
WINE@Etersoft is developed by Etersoft and based on Wine, an open-source Windows compatibility layer. WINE@Etersoft is focused on popular Russian software applications as, Consultant Plus, and Garant. Unlike regular Wine, it supports security keys and cryptography.[1] [2]
In 2008, the WINE@Etersoft software product won Russian prestigious award on technology category CNews AWARDS.[3]
WINE@Etersoft supports many operating systems: Astra Linux, ALT Linux, Fedora Linux, Debian, Mandriva Linux, Slackware, openSUSE, FreeBSD, CentOS, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux.[4]
Lots of applications have been supported by the software at one time over the span of 16 years.[5] Some still are supported by either the Etersoft company or Applications' developers.Some of the popular software:,Consultant Plus,Garant,T-FLEX CAD,[6] Kompas-3D,[7] AVARDA, MetaTrader 4, QUIK.
There is a private use version of WINE@Etersoft named WINE@Etersoft Local that was once used in educational institutes between 2007 and 2010.[8] In 2010, the WINE@Etersoft School product was released, distributed free of charge among Russian schools and focused on running educational applications on Linux.[9] [10] [11] [12] It was later replaced with the WINE@Etersoft Network Special Education License.[13]