SuSE Linux 7.2 for the IA-64 availableNuermberg 18 July 2001 SuSE Linux is shipping its 7.2 release, the first Linux operating system for Intel's 64-bit Itanium-based systems.
SuSE Linux 7.2 for IA64 includes SuSE
Linux 7.2 Professional. SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium systems also
constitutes the basis for the evaluation and deployment of Linux on
Itanium systems in professional server environments. Itanium-based systems
offer companies a suitable basis for high availability, scalability,
flexibility, and functionality.
SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium systems is based on state-of-the-art Linux
technology, including the latest Linux Kernel 2.4.4. Besides the actual
operating system, the package comprises of 1,500 applications on 6 CD-ROMs,
enabling the setup of Intranet and Internet solutions as well as setup and
protection of heterogeneous networks. Professional users get all tools
needed for setting up WWW, proxy, mail, and news servers in Linux. The
support of large files up to 4 TByte equips SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium
systems for utilization as server system for complex database applications.
A wide array of development tools helps to speed up the implementation of
specific adaptations. The graphical user interfaces KDE 2.1 and GNOME 1.4
are included in the package.
The SuSE installation and configuration program YaST2 is a powerful tool for
user and system administration. Graphical YaST2 screens facilitate the
configuration and maintenance of various network services like Samba, NFS,
and BIND. The SuSE tool ALICE (Automatic Linux Installation and
Configuration Environment) provides the basis for rational configuration
management in company networks.
Due to its availability and compatibility across multiple platforms, SuSE
Linux is the perfect operating system base for professional server
deployment providing investment security on a long-term basis. SuSE Linux
not only boasts comprehensive network capabilities, stability, and
flexibility, but it also paves the way to a uniform and rational
administration of heterogeneous networks, regardless of the platform being
used. Accordingly, development and acquisition costs for strategic software
products are minimized. The low acquisition costs of the Linux operating
system and the permanently reduced administration expenditures contribute to
considerable savings in the operating costs for large server farms.
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