SUSE LINUX DEPLOYS MYSAP.COM ON COMPAQ HARDWARE

Nuremberg, Germany - 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 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
For more information please contact:
Rupert Warwick 
T: 020 7436 4336 F: 202 7436 4224 E: rwarwick@fphcom.com 
For more information, please visit http://www.suse.de/en/ 


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