SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Now Certified and Supported on IBM Hardware and Middleware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Now Certified and Supported on IBM Hardware
and Middleware
Novell delivers reliability and high performance for mission critical
applications running on IBM infrastructure

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enabling customers to run
their time-critical business applications faster, and with more reliability
and predictability, Novell today announced SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Real Time
10 is now certified on select IBM BladeCenter hardware and supported by IBM
WebSphere Real Time middleware. Utilizing best-of-breed products, Novell's
real-time operating system and IBM's real-time Java hardware together ensure
enterprises running latency-sensitive applications have the highest possible
performance and availability across their entire solution stack.
"IBM and Novell are leveraging their strengths to deliver complete
Linux-based solutions for customers looking for ways to reduce latency and
increase the availability of their time-sensitive applications by running them
on a certified and supported open source-based solution stack," said Inna
Kuznetsova, director of Linux at IBM. "Real-time Linux enables customers to
prioritize processes and allows for a predictable period of completion on many
time-sensitive projects, including critical tasks such as derivatives
trading."
Companies are increasingly standardizing on Java for its portability and
time to market advantages. Until recently, however, enterprises running
time-critical Java applications could not guarantee they would meet necessary
time constraints and quality of service metrics. Combining IBM BladeCenter
hardware and IBM WebSphere Real Time with SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 10
from Novell(R) ensures time-sensitive Java workloads will deliver predictable
performance, each and every time. This means mission critical enterprises,
such as financial services organizations, are able to meet their external and
internal customer commitments.
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time from Novell is fully supported with
WebSphere Real Time and certified on select IBM BladeCenter hardware," said
Roger Levy, senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform
Solutions at Novell. "Enterprises that require their Java applications to meet
strict deadlines now have access to an integrated, tested and optimized
development and run-time environment for time-critical Java workloads."
Pricing and Availability
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 10 is available for a suggested $2,500
annual subscription. More information on pricing and availability can be found
at http://www.novell.com/realtime.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 10 inherits the strengths of the SUSE
Linux Enterprise platform. The next-generation platform for the open
enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise is the best-engineered and most
interoperable platform for mission-critical computing, from the desktop to the
data center. SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time is fully integrated with
ZENworks(R) Orchestrator, Novell's solution for scalable management of
heterogeneous resources. Together, the two products extend low-latency
benefits beyond applications and into the data center. For more information on
SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings from Novell, visit
http://www.novell.com/linux.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux* platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management
software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and
risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell
harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology
to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Novell, SUSE and ZENworks are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.

Charlotte Betterley of Novell, +1-781-464-8253, cbetterley@novell.com; or
Rebecca Paquette of SHIFT Communications, +1-617-779-1849,
rpaquette@shiftcomm.com, for Novell