*** SuSE Linux Deploys mySAP.com on Compaq Hardware ***

Nuremberg, Germany, February 15, 2002 - Today, SuSE Linux, the 
international Open Source technology leader and solutions 
provider, announced the implementation of mySAP.com on "SuSE Linux 
Enterprise Server", one of the most advanced enterprise Linux 
computing systems, at the SuSE Nuremberg headquarters. Since the 
beginning of this year, SuSE Linux has been utilizing SAP's 
enterprise resource planning tool on Compaq hardware for the 
company's business operations.

Since mid-2001, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is certified for 
mySAP.com and can be deployed from corporate users throughout the 
world with full support by SAP AG and SuSE Linux AG. "mySAP.com 
offers us reliable and tested modules for the reproduction of our 
company's logistics and accounting & finance processes," explained 
Ludwig Ehnes, SAP Project Manager at SuSE Linux AG. In addition to 
tasks such as the production, warehousing, and sales of software 
and hardware products, SuSE Linux AG also uses the new ERP system 
to handle offers and invoices for training, support, and 
consulting services. The migration to mySAP.com is taken in 
gradual steps. Since the effective startup on January 1, up to 120 
employees at the SuSE Nuremberg headquarters have been working 
with the modules SD (Sales & Distribution), MM (Materials 
Management), FI (Finance), and CO (Controlling). Next, SuSE plans 
the implementation of the customer relationship management tool 
myCRM.com with an integrated e-commerce solution. Thus, SuSE is 
one of the first companies worldwide that deploys mySAP.com both 
on servers and workstations under a Linux operating system.

SuSE Linux AG utilizes four Compaq ProLiant series machines as 
server platform for the central mySAP.com installation; two Compaq 
ProLiant DL580 systems for the SAP R/3 installation and the SAP DB 
installation, and two Compaq ProLiant ML530 systems as development 
and test servers.

Besides the evaluation of the company's processes and the 
subsequent customizing of the SAP R/3 modules, the consolidation 
of comprehensive master data was a major milestone of SuSE's SAP 
project. Before the ERP system's final implementation, a wide 
range of surrounding activities such as extensive quality 
assurance tests, programming of company-specific modifications, 
the integration of suppliers and service partners in the ERP 
system, and the training of the staff had to be carried out.

"We have gained extensive system know-how through our contribution 
to the SAP LinuxLab. Thus, most of the implementation was realized 
by our own staff," added Ludwig Ehnes. In the SAP LinuxLab, 
hardware suppliers such as IBM, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard 
collaborate with SAP and Linux specialists like SuSE on the 
adaptation of Linux platforms to mySAP.com.

*** About SuSE

SuSE Linux 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 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.

For more information, please visit http://www.suse.de/en/

Press contact:
SuSE Linux AG
Martina Eckstein
Deutschherrnstr. 15-19
90429 Nuremberg
Germany
martina.eckstein@suse.de
Phone: +49-(0)911-74053507