Novell has released the first service pack for
theSuSE Linux Enterprise platform,
featuring virtualisation, high-performance computing, security and
interoperability enhancements.
SuSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 enhancements include support for
new processor technologies, including
quadcore Intel Xeon and quadcore AMD Opteron processors.
SP1 also has enhanced security features, audit subsystem
enrichment and support for Novell Open Enterprise Server 2.
For the desktop, SP1 features expanded
Openoffice.org support and an updated desktop user experience,
along with a desktop virtualisation technology preview and advances
in enterprise integration capabilities, said Novell.
A separate SuSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack
also sees Novell becoming the first supplier to offer a supported
system for
Xen virtual machine guests.
Novell said this driver pack brings the performance benefits of
paravirtualisation and enterprise-level support to a wider range of
fully virtualised workloads, giving customers more choice and
flexibility and enabling them to run legacy applications on newer,
more powerful, energy-efficient hardware.
The Virtual Machine Driver Pack includes drivers for Windows XP,
Windows 2000 and Windows 2003, and will ship in July. Other drivers
will follow in the paid-for pack.
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