From:	 mfinnie@suse.de (Michaela Finnie)
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: "SuSE Ships SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 - Platform for Professional Linux Deployment"
Date:	 Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:40:00 +0200 (CEST)

SuSE Ships SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 - Platform for Professional
Linux Deployment

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Nuremberg, GERMANY - August 24, 2001 - Today, SuSE Linux, the
international technology leader and provider of Open Source solutions,
presented "SuSE Linux Enterprise Server" version 7, now based on the
latest Linux kernel 2.4 and optimized for deployment in high-performance
servers.

Apart from the operating system basis optimized for stability and
security, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 comprises all server services
relevant in Linux, enabling the implementation of e-mail, Internet, and
application services, as well as file and print services in heterogeneous
networks (UNIX, Windows 9x/NT/2000, Novell Netware, MacOS).

Due to its powerful support of various hardware architectures and the
extremely high degree of failsafety, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 is the
ideal medium for consolidating complex server structures; from department
and Internet/intranet servers to application servers for mission-critical
applications.

Mummert + Partner Unternehmensberatung AG, one of Europe's most
prestigious management consultancies, has successfully deployed SuSE Linux
as a server in several areas of its IT infrastructure, such as DHCP
server, Syslog server, proxy server, and also firewall. "The SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server concept is conclusive. Its stable server services
bundled with the maintenance offer, provide us with the planning
reliability that we expect from an operating system", says Götz von  der
Heyde, networking expert at Mummert + Partner Unternehmensberatung AG.

*** Investment Security for Heterogeneous Networks

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 provides professional Linux users with a
unique full-service offer: release cycles of one year ensure planning
security;  maintenance periods tuned to meet customer requirements
guarantee long-term investment security. From the end of August, 
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 will be available for Intel's 32-bit 
architecture (x86), Intel's 64-bit architecture (Itanium processor family), 
and IBM's mainframe platform S/390. Versions for IBM's iSeries, 
pSeries, and zSeries will follow in late autumn.

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 is an open operating system platform with a
uniform source code. Its scalability, from compact Intel servers to
mainframes, is unmatched in the entire IT world. The cross-platform
availability will enable companies to integrate Linux in all areas of
their IT environments, from PC clients to powerful host systems. Thus,
SuSE Linux is the operating system of choice for professional deployment.

Included in the purchase price, the maintenance services make sure that
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 is always  up-to-date, stable, and tested.
SuSE regularly informs users by e-mail and makes the respective patches,
fixes, and updates available via FTP server.

Furthermore, the "SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Update Service"  provides
more convenience by  sending all updates on CD, installation support for
fixes and patches, and detailed documentation to subscribed users on a
quarterly basis.

*** Security Through Certification

The reliability and performance of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 is
regularly substantiated by certifications of leading hardware and software
providers like Oracle, SAP, Intel, Compaq, IBM, and Fujitsu-Siemens.

"SuSE and Intel(R) are working together to deliver a compelling roadmap of
server technologies. The combination of Intel(R) Itanium(tm) and Xeon(tm)
Processor-based servers with SuSE Linux Enterprise Server will enable
significantly higher levels of performance, scalability and availability
for business solutions," comments Stephen Chase, Director e-Business &
Communication Solutions, Europe, Middle East & Africa at Intel Corp.

"Today, Linux is the fastest-growing server operating system. From now, we
will encounter Linux in many areas characterized by expandability,
multiple utilization capabilities, and Internet connection: from the
desktop and servers to appliances, i.e. the dedicated system for special
tasks," says Dr. Bernd Kosch, Vice President Strategic Alliances at
Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Combined with our PRIMERGY servers, the proven
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server constitutes a stable platform that is fully
capable of meeting the requirements of business-critical computing."


*** Available from Late August

"SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IA-32" will be available from late
August on. It comprises three CDs, 600 pages of documentation, and 12
months of free maintenance. The price of EUR 650,- + VAT includes
installation support for 30 days (for one computer).

The fee for the "SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Update Service" amounts to
US$ 200.- + VAT per year (per computer). "SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
for IA-32" can be obtained directly from the manufacturer, from SuSE
Business Partners, or from qualified software retailers.

For more information please refer to http://www.suse.de/en/sles/


*** About SuSE

SuSE Linux AG, Nuremberg/Germany, is one of the world's leading  providers
of complete solutions based on the Open Source operating  system Linux. In
addition to operating systems and application  software for private
customers, SuSE Linux AG offers software solutions and complete systems
for the deployment of Linux in  companies.

SuSE supports its enterprise customers with a comprehensive range of
qualified consulting, training, and support services. The company, which
hosts the world's largest development team for Open Source solutions, has
made its unique project and support know-how accessible via the Internet
in the largest existing Linux knowledge database. Currently SuSE Linux AG
has more than 500 employees. The company runs subsidiaries in six
countries.

Press contact:

SuSE Linux AG
Michaela Finnie
Schanzaeckerstr. 10
D-90443 Nuremberg
Germany
e-mail: michaela.finnie@suse.de
Phone: +49-(0)911-74053-196
Fax: +49-(0)911-74053-575

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