Expanded System Functionality for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IBM eServer iSeries and pSeries

Expanded System Functionality for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IBM eServer iSeries and pSeries

*** Expanded System Functionality for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 
7 for IBM eServer iSeries and pSeries ***

Unique support for new IBM eServer p670, p690, and i890 systems

Nuremberg, Germany, July 4, 2002 - Today, SuSE Linux, the 
international Open Source technology leader and solutions 
provider, announced the release of an update for SuSE Linux 
Enterprise Server 7 for IBM eServer iSeries and pSeries systems.

SuSE Linux presents the latest Linux technologies for enterprise 
customers who use SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 on these IBM 
eServer platforms, covered by SuSE's maintenance guarantee:

- Expanded hardware support

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for iSeries and pSeries supports 
IBM's latest powerful p690, p670, and i890 systems with Power4 
microprocessors. For the first time, the latest generation of 
pSeries servers can be partitioned into logical systems. This 
gives customers the flexibility to consolidate multiple 
applications on a single high-performance server, thus reducing 
the complexity of their IT infrastructure and resulting in cost 
savings.

- New drivers

With the help of the ODBC driver for Linux, users can access DB2 
Universal Database for OS/400 from Linux applications.

- New security fixes

Important improvements in the field of security contribute to 
keeping the IT system up to date with latest features.

- New patches

Expanded features ensure stable and smooth system operations.

*** Available for download or on CD

Users of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for iSeries and pSeries 
receive the innovations through a password-protected Internet site 
or on CD within the scope of the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 
maintenance service. New users, who now buy SuSE Linux Enterprise 
Server 7 for iSeries and pSeries including 12 months of system 
maintenance from a SuSE partner, automatically receive the Update 
CD.

*** About SuSE Linux Enterprise Server

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server presents professional Linux users an 
unprecedented full-service offer. In addition to the operating 
system basis, optimized for stability and security, SuSE Linux 
Enterprise Server 7 offers all server services relevant on Linux. 
Release cycles of one year provide planning security. The system 
maintenance guarantees long-term investment security, since the 
certifications of leading hardware and software providers remain 
valid even after an update. Within the scope of its system 
maintenance, SuSE offers all relevant patches, fixes, and updates 
in a quality-assured and documented state, allowing companies to 
operate their IT infrastructure on the basis of a secure, 
powerful, and stable operating system from the outset.

*** 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/

IBM, the IBM e-business logo, iSeries, and pSeries are either 
trademarks or registered of International Business Machines 
Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. The 
IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo 
with the following descriptive term "server" following it.

Press contact:
SuSE Linux AG
Christian Egle
Deutschherrnstr. 15-19
90429 Nuremberg
Germany
ce@suse.de
Phone: +49-(0)911-74053-44