Developer(s) | Etersoft |
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Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD |
Type | Compatibility layer |
License | Proprietary |
Website |
etersoft |
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 1C:Enterprise, 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: 1C:Enterprise, 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]