Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:07:28 +0200
From: Martina Eckstein <meck@suse.de>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject:  "SuSE Linux Preliminary Version for IBM/S390 Platform Now Available for Download"


SuSE Linux Preliminary Version for IBM S/390 Platform Now Available for
Download

Newest Version Showcases SuSE's Technical Leadership for Enterprise
Computing


OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA and NUREMBERG, GERMANY -- July 10, 2000 --
Today, SuSE Linux, the international technology leader and solution
provider in open source operating system (OS) software, announced
the availability of the preliminary version of SuSE Linux OS for the 
IBM S/390 platform. It is now available for download from SuSE's 
ftp server (ftp://ftp.suse.com).

SuSE's preliminary version includes the Linux operating system and
more than 400 popular software applications such as Apache, Samba,
Sendmail, Bind, various development tools and other applications. 
The release of the production version is scheduled for this fall.

SuSE will be working with the IBM Lab in Böblingen, Germany during the
S/390 Install Fest, scheduled for July 15th to 30th.
"With more than 100 worldwide participants signed up, our engineers,
along with IBM engineers, will walk clients through their first
installation", said Marcus Kraft, head of the SuSE Linux S/390 project.

Mission-critical applications for enterprise systems that require the
traditional strength of the S/390 platform - unmatched in reliability,
security, scalability and availability - will now operate on SuSE
Linux S/390, complemented by new Linux applications.

"SuSE has provided excellent Linux support for the S/390," comments Nancy
Roath, VP, S/390 brand marketing, IBM. "The team at SuSE has continued to
impress our engineers at IBM and we look forward to continuing our
relationship with them."

Running SuSE Linux on the S/390 architecture results in significant
cost savings for businesses running server farms. The S/390 also allows
configuring logical partitions on a single machine and the use of VM/ESA.
The ease of quickly adding new Linux guests to a VM/ESA system is
very useful for replicating servers. Internet businesses needing
additional servers to process requests, such as web shops, can add web
servers in minutes by using the outstanding capabilities of the S/390
platform.

In addition, the S/390 allows its traditional operating systems
(OS/390, VM/ESA, VSE/ESA) to run independently of each other. This
partitioning gives enterprises the possibility to deploy SuSE Linux while
maintaining their current OS environment.Customers can use standard
Internet applications, such as Apache or Sendmail, without giving up
their traditional host OS/390.

Besides the Intel platform, SuSE Linux also runs on PowerPC and
Alpha processors. SuSE's availability on the S/390 facilitates and
unifies platform interoperability and system administration tasks in
the heterogeneous network. At the same time, it minimizes the
expenditure for development or acquisition of new products.

"Running Linux on IBM products, from ThinkPad to S/390, offers enterprise
solutions to a new breed of IT professionals. The stability of Linux, 
combined with the strength and trustworthiness of IBM makes for an
unbeatable combination" explained Dirk Hohndel, CTO of SuSE Linux AG
in Germany. "With SuSE Linux for the S/390 we establish SuSE as a 
major league player in the enterprise server environment."

"We are extremely pleased to have IBM, the world's largest computer
company, offer SuSE Linux to its customers," added Volker Wiegand,
President of SuSE Inc., in Oakland, California. "We look forward to
showing SuSE Linux working on a wide range of IBM's hardware in a
heterogeneous e-business environment at LinuxWorld this fall."


About SuSE:

Founded in 1992, SuSE is the international technology leader and solution
provider in open source operating system (OS) software, setting new
standards for quality and ease of use. Its award-winning SuSE Linux 6.3  
and the newly released 6.4 include thousands of third party Linux
applications supported by extensive professional consulting and support
services, excellent documentation, comprehensive hardware support, and an
encyclopedic set of Linux tools. Designed for Web and enterprise server
environments and efficient as a home and office platform, SuSE's   
distribution, surrounding features, effective configuration and
intelligent design result in the most complete Linux solution available
today.

SuSE Linux AG, headquartered in Germany is a privately held company
focused entirely on supporting the Linux community and Open Source
development. With a workforce of over 450 people worldwide, SuSE has
offices in Europe, the US, and Latin America. More than 50,000 business
customers use SuSE Linux worldwide due to its stability and high quality.
SuSE contributes considerably to Linux development projects such as the
Linux kernel, glibc, XFree86TM, KDE, ISDN4Linux, ALSA
(Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus).

SuSE received the "Show Favorites" award at LinuxWorld Expo 2000 in
New York in February 2000 and March 1999.

Additional information about SuSE can be found at http://www.suse.de/en/
or http://www.suse.com

Contact:
SuSE US Agency:
The Terpin Group
Xenia von Wedel
Phone: 650-344-4944
Fax: 650-344-4992
E-mail: Xvonwedel@terpin.com

SuSE worldwide:
SuSE International Marketing
Michaela Geuthner
Phone: +49 911 740 53 196
Fax: + 49 911 741 77 55
email: intmkt@suse.de

IBM US Agency
TSI Communications
Stephanie Morimura
Phone:  (212) 320-2364
smorimura@tsicomm.com


* S/390 is a registered trademark of IBM, OS/390 is a registered trademark
of IBM *