With more than 340 employees, SuSE Linux AG is one of the world's largest Linux specialists. Thanks to its stability and quality, SuSE Linux is currently being employed by over one million private users and more than 50,000 business customers around the world. The development and sales center in Nuremberg is backed up by branches in Oakland/USA, London, Prague and Marano sul Panaro/Italy, dedicated to the further development and dissemination of SuSE Linux. For the efficient deployment of Linux within the corporate sphere, SuSE backs up its commercial Linux software and complete Linux systems with a comprehensive range of qualified consulting and support services. The SuSE Labs are making a major contribution to the development of Linux, especially in the areas of Linux-Kernel, glibc, XFree86, KDE, ISDN4Linux, ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus), as well as high availability and Multiplatform Support. SuSE received the award for "Best Linux Distribution" at LinuxWorld Expo 2000 in New York.