Borehamwood, UK — (press release excerpt) — SuSE Linux announced the release of the first Linux operating system for Intel's Itanium-based systems. With its new release, SuSE meets the needs of application developers who want to port their Linux applications to the Itanium platform. SuSE Linux 7.2 for Itanium systems also constitutes the ideal 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 utilisation 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.

 
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