Novell has launched SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which delivers the industry's broadest virtualization capabilities, powerful advances in high availability clustering and more flexible maintenance and support options. As a result, customers can take advantage of the latest open-source technologies to run their mission-critical services cost effectively on any platform.
"As an Air Traffic Control service provider, we naturally place the highest demands on the quality and reliability of the software products we use," said Dr. Stefan Schimanski, Head of Linux Competence and Service Centre, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung. "SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 fully meets these requirements, which makes it our strategic choice for mission-critical systems. With Service Pack 1, Novell continues to improve the already rock-solid basis while making new and innovative features ready for the enterprise."
With SP1, Novell is implementing more flexible support options that will allow customers to remain on older package releases during the product's life cycle, and will significantly lower the hurdle to deploy upcoming service packs. This program delivers superior control and flexibility by allowing them to decide when and how to upgrade. Long Term Service Pack Support will continue to be available for customers that want full technical support and fixes backported to earlier releases. Also with SP1, Novell announces enhancements to the Partner Linux Driver Program, a program that allows SUSE Linux Enterprise customers to receive the latest supported hardware drivers and kernel modules from the Novell partner ecosystem in a timely manner.
