SuSE Linux 7.2 Available for Intel Itanium Systems 

Borehamwood, UK * 06 June 2001 - SuSE Linux, the international technology
leader and solutions provider in Open Source, announced the release of the
first Linux operating system for Intel's Itanium-based systems. The port of
SuSE Linux 7.2 to Intel's 64-bit architecture emphasises SuSE as a leading
provider of server solutions for the most demanding enterprise clients
worldwide.

With its new release, SuSE meets the needs of application developers who want
to port their Linux applications to the Itanium platform. SuSE Linux 7.2 for
Itanium systems also constitutes the ideal basis for the evaluation and
deployment of Linux on Itanium systems in professional server environments.
Itanium-based systems offer companies a suitable basis for high availability,
scalability, flexibility, and functionality.

"End-users and developers will be able to take advantage of the 64-bit
capabilities of Itanium-based platforms and the technical competence of SuSE
with the release of SuSE's 7.2 Linux," said Victor Krutul, manager Operating
System Programs, Intel Corporation. "Linux on Itanium-based systems will
provide high performance, reliability, and flexibility to IT professionals."

SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium systems is based on state-of-the-art Linux
technology, including the latest Linux Kernel 2.4.4.  Besides the actual
operating system, the package comprises of 1,500 applications on 6 CD-ROMs,
enabling the setup of Intranet and Internet solutions as well as setup and
protection of heterogeneous networks. Professional users get all tools needed
for setting up WWW, proxy, mail, and news servers in Linux. The support of
large files up to 4 TByte equips SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium systems for
utilisation as server system for complex database applications. A wide array
of development tools helps to speed up the implementation of specific
adaptations. The graphical user interfaces KDE 2.1 and GNOME 1.4 are included
in the package.

The SuSE installation and configuration program YaST2 is a powerful tool for
user and system administration. Graphical YaST2 screens facilitate the
configuration and maintenance of various network services like Samba, NFS,
and BIND. The SuSE tool ALICE (Automatic Linux Installation and Configuration
Environment) provides the basis for rational configuration management in
company networks.

Due to its availability and compatibility across multiple platforms, SuSE
Linux is the perfect operating system base for professional server deployment
providing investment security on a long-term basis. SuSE Linux not only
boasts comprehensive network capabilities, stability, and flexibility, but it
also paves the way to a uniform and rational administration of heterogeneous
networks, regardless of the platform being used. Accordingly, development and
acquisition costs for strategic software products are minimised. The low
acquisition costs of the Linux operating system and the permanently reduced
administration expenditures contribute to considerable savings in the
operating costs for large server farms.

SuSE Linux 7.2 for IA64 can be obtained exclusively directly from SuSE from
June 20. The package includes SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium systems on 6 CDs, a
manual and additionally SuSE Linux 7.2 Professional. The purchase price of
245 Euro includes 60 days of installation support by phone, fax, or e-mail.

*** About SuSE ***
SuSE Linux AG is the international technology leader and solutions provider
in Open Source operating system (OS) software.  SuSE´s unique expertise in
Linux and their largest development team worldwide dedicated to Open Source
software has contributed to the recognition of SuSE as a leader in Linux
solutions. SuSE offers the largest support database to the public, and owns
the largest hardware database in the Linux market. Furthermore, SuSE supports
more hardware platforms than any other commercially available Linux
distribution.
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, and SuSE Linux Ltd., based in
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK are privately held companies focused entirely
on supporting the Linux community and Open Source development. With a
workforce of over 500 people worldwide, SuSE has offices all over Europe,
Latin America and in the US.
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).
Additional information about SuSE can be found at http://www.suse.co.uk

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Rupert Warwick or Caroline Larnach
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