IBM and SuSE co-operation demonstrates integration of enterprise ready Linux systemsNuermberg 30 January 2002 SuSE Linux and IBM have extended their partnership to offer the most advanced Linux solutions for enterprise-level computing. IBM and SuSE Linux are offering performance and scalability through the complete IBM eServer product line, combined with the capabilities of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system.
The expanded partnership builds on previously announced IBM eServer iSeries, pSeries, xSeries, and zSeries offerings, and continues IBM's and SuSE's work at the forefront of delivering
Linux enterprise solutions. As a consequence of this agreement, SuSE Linux and IBM will closely co-operate to tune SuSE's SLES operating system exactly to the technical requirements of IBM's
eServer line.
In the agreement, IBM and SuSE Linux combine efforts to make 64-bit computing a reality for the corporate server environment. Supporting all 64-bit IBM eServer hardware platforms from the
Intel Itanium Processor Family (IPF) to the IBM eServer zSeries mainframe, SuSE's SLES operating system is one of the mostadvanced enterprise Linux computing systems today. The resulting uniqueness is complemented by the fact that SuSE's SLES OS is the only operating system that is available and certified across all IBM hardware platforms.
For companies hosting complex IT infrastructures this opens the door to the unprecedented
perspective of migrating the entire IBM hardware to a single powerful enterprise operating system. In contrast to conventional Linux versions, SuSE's SLES OS is actively maintained by SuSE for
at least 2 years, thus guaranteeing uninterrupted server operations even after the installation of enhanced upgrade versions.
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