SuSE Linux Enterprise Server

"SuSE Linux Enterprise Server" is the final result of SuSE's diversification of its Linux products targeting different audiences, which began within the last six months. With "SuSE Linux Personal", the company succeeded in introducing Linux to individual users who have not used Linux before. The expanded scope of "SuSE Linux Professional" created enthusiasm among the traditional customer group of technically inclined users.

"The combination of Compaq ProLiant servers and SuSE Linux constitutes the ideal platform for companies with stringent performance, stability, and availability requirements. This server operating system is especially suitable for intensive computing applications, which are often the basis for mission-critical applications in the industry. Our long-standing strong partnership will satisfy the needs of even the most demanding customers," explains Peter Mark Droste, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Compaq Computer GmbH.

Today Linux continues to be the fastest-growing operating system for servers, thereby sustaining the trend of the past two years. According to the latest figures provided by the International Data Corporation (IDC), in 2000 Linux constituted 27 percent of the server operating systems, representing a sales increase of 24 percent over 1999.

With an increasing number of commercial applications, more and more companies decide to utilize Linux even in complex, mission-critical applications. In order to ensure maximum security and stability as the basis for smooth operation, SuSE offers customer-specific maintenance services: the customer documents his company's hardware equipment, the server services and the applications. Subsequently, SuSE selects updates and security patches relevant for the customer and informs him about the availability on the SuSE FTP server.