wine 1.4:How to run windows software in linux?

Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
  WINE is a free and open source  software that allows computer programs written for windows to run on linux platforms.The name Wine initially was an acronym for WINdows Emulator. Its meaning later shifted to the recursive backronym, Wine Is Not an Emulator in order to differentiate the software from other emulators.

 Wine benefits
Last but not least, Wine can provide benefits over Windows right now:

• Wine makes it possible to take advantage of all the Unix strong points (stability, flexibility, remote administration) while still using the Windows applications you depend on.
• Unix has always made it possible to write powerful scripts. Wine makes it possible to call Windows applications from scripts that can also leverage the Unix environment to its full extent.
• Wine makes it possible to access Windows applications remotely, even if they are a few thousand miles away.
• Wine makes it economical to use thin clients: simply install Wine on a Linux server, and voila, you can access these Windows applications from any X terminal.
• Wine can also be used to make existing Windows applications available on the Web by using VNC and its Java client.
• Wine is Open Source Software, so you can extend it to suit your needs or have one of many companies do it for you.

Latest Releases

• Wine 1.4
• http://www.winehq.org/ 

credits:http://www.winehq.org/