Linux vendor Novell is releasing an optimized version of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server tailored to run applications from enterprise applications vendor SAP. – Novell has released a new version of its
popular SUSE Linux distribution optimized to run SAP
applications, deepening its already close relationship with the enterprise
software vendor.
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server for SAP applications quot;simplifies
both physical and virtual deployments of…
Novell is reportedly in talks with VMware to sell off its Linux software business. – Just weeks after signing a deal to make VMware an even bigger Linux partner than it had been to date, Novell is reportedly considering selling off its Linux business to VMware.
According to the Wall Street Journal,
Novell is in “advanced talks” with at least two buyers, one of which is
VMware, wh…
Review: eWEEK Labs encountered a few snags testing SLES 11 with SUSE Linux Enterprise 11′s Service Pack 1, especially involving KVM and Hyper-V, but Novell is doing a good job of maintaining SLES as a leading enterprise operating system that should be evaluated by any organization that employs virtualization. – With the first
service-pack update to its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Novell has stuck
with its philosophy of appealing to as many different server constituents as
possible, with a particular focus on assuming as many different virtualization
host and client roles as possible.
Between the
…
eScan has introduced its latest version for security of Linux based systems called eScan for Linux version 3.0. eScan claims that it would be an ideal solution for both Linux desktops as well as file servers.
This version of eScan flaunts its efficient antivirus engine which allows quick scan where latest threats are detected [...]
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Linux for the mainframe. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Bill Claybrook delves into the 10-year history of Linux for the mainframe, discussing its first deployments, advantages and appropriate workloads, as well as its current market outlook, cost of ownership and available applications. He also offers advice on how you can determine if Linux for the mainframe is the right choice for your data center’s server virtualization project.
– The year was 1999. It was the beginning of Linux for the mainframe. IBM and SUSE (which was later acquired by Novell in 2004) began working on a version of Linux for the mainframe. By 2000, the first enterprise-ready, fully supported version was available: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390. The…
A new template for the Ingres database eliminates the burden for IT managers of managing the life cycle of the operating system or the middleware database component within their appliances.
– SAN FRANCISCO Novell and open-source database provider Ingres March 18 announced that they have hooked
up to make the long-established, enterprise-class Ingres DB available in
Novell’s SUSE Studio.
SUSE Studio is a toolkit used by independent software vendors to build virtual
machine-based app…
eWEEK Labs’ Jason Brooks and Andrew Garcia discuss Novell’s latest community-oriented Linux OS, OpenSUSE 11.2, which is packed with official OpenSUSE versions of the latest and greatest of what the open-source software world has to offer. Where OpenSUSE 11.2 sets itself apart from its Linux rivals is its focus on highlighting community software contributions alongside the official distribution-provided packages. This community software focus, combined with the long time power user orientation of SUSE distributions, makes OpenSUSE 11.2 a very configurable–but potentially confusing–Linux-based operating system option.
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SUSE Studio is a Web-based service for creating software appliances on Novell’s family of SUSE Linux-based operating systems. SUSE Studio could prove very useful for any individual or organization that uses Novell’s Linux distributions by easing complex customization tasks.
– SUSE Studio is a Web-based service for creating custom operating system and
application bundles also known as software appliances based on Novell’s family
of SUSE Linux-based operating systems.
The free service, which recently concluded its limited beta period and is
now broadly accessible, is …
Novell’s SUSE Studio 1.0 is a Web-based service for building Linux-based software appliances that outshines similar services, such as rPath’s rBuilder, with its ease of use and tight integration with the existing framework of SUSE software tools and services. Also impressive is the service’s Test Drive feature, which enabled eWEEK Labs to cycle quickly through the tweak-build-test process of honing a software appliance.
By Jason Brooks
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