SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 empowers businesses to leverage Linux and open source by delivering a scalable, high-performance foundation for secure enterprise computing. Built for reliability, it offers comprehensive functionality to power today’s networks and meet user demands. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server also

supports a broad range of hardware platforms and leading software applications.

Through its unique and open management capabilities, you can easily install, deploy, configure, secure and update Linux servers anywhere on your network—significantly reducing IT costs.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is backed by Novell, giving you a reliable release cycle and a complete enterprise software ecosystem for Linux: technical support, training, consulting, indemnification and an extended partner network. The Novell commitment to open source, combined with our expertise in Linux integration, helps businesses of all sizes deploy Linux quickly and confidently.

☆ Rely on a scalable, high-performance platform
Complex enterprise systems must perform well 24x7 and adapt to meet ever-changing user demands. Businesses can support mission-critical applications and ensure minimal downtime because SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9:

◇ Delivers the first enterprise-class Linux* server built on the powerful new Linux 2.6     kernel.
◇ Features advanced I/O schedulers for quick application tuning.
◇ Offers support for the latest hardware and advanced network, storage and connectivity     features for redundancy across peripherals and the network.
◇ Supports clustering for automatic fail-over.
◇ Provides Hotplug services for hardware change without system disruption.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 offers rich software-development capabilities through built-in network services and protocols, including CUPS, DNS, DHCP, IMAP, NTP, SLP, Postfix, PXE, Proxy, Samba, SNMP, SMTP and many others. It also includes application and database services—;such as Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, MySQL and PostgreSQL—and supports popular solutions from hundreds of independent software vendors.

☆ Guarantee data privacy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 has achieved the highest level of security and operations certification ever achieved in the Linux market—Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+—because of features like these:

◇ Rich user management, authentication and access control.
◇ Support for encrypted file systems.
◇ Easy-to-use certificate authority and management.
◇ Virtual private networking.
◇ Integrated firewall and proxy services.
◇ Automated monitoring and intruder detection.

☆ Lower management costs
With an array of unique management features, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is the easiest Linux to deploy, configure and maintain across the enterprise:

◇ YaST enables easy installation and configuration of the operating system, network     services, storage, clusters and even applications.
◇ AutoYaST enables “no touch” deployment of Linux across your infrastructure.
◇ Open application programming interfaces (APIs) and support for the Common     Information.
◇ Model (CIM) standard allow for integration with third-party management solutions.
◇ Class-based kernel resource management (CKRM) enables mainframe-like partitioning     of large-scale servers.
◇ Directory-enabled configurations provide centralized management.
◇ Built-in support for Novell ZENworks Linux Management offers an optimal solution for     keeping Linux servers and applications up-to-date and secure.
◇ A common code base ensures the use of consistent management tools and automatic     software updates—across all Linux deployments—for maximum flexibility and cost     savings.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 also supports numerous architectures, including x86, AMD64, Intel EM64T, the Intel Itanium* Processor family, IBM POWER, IBM zSeries and IBM S/390.