SLES 11 Support: The Linux Access Gateway Appliance now installs with a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 kernel. This puts the Access Gateway Appliance on a supported platform that supplies security updates.

Simplified Installation: The installation program for the Access Gateway Appliance has been simplified, has a new look, and has only one mode of installation. For more information on installation, see Section 6.0, Installing the Linux Access Gateway Appliance.

Timeout Per Protected Resource: You can now configure protected resources to have different session limits. You do this by assigning to the protected resource a contract that has the session timeout that you require for the resource. The soft timeout has been replaced with an activity realm, which is used to determine when the user needs to be prompted for reauthentication. For more information, see Assigning a Timeout Per Protected Resource in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Access Gateway Guide.

Access Gateway Service: You can install the Access Gateway as a service on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 64-bit operating system or Windows Server 2008 64-bit operating system. The Access Gateway Service supports all the major features of the Access Gateway Appliance. For a comparison that identifies the minor differences between the Access Gateway Service and the Access Gateway Appliance, see Section 3.6.5, Access Gateway Feature Comparison.

Performance: A number of enhancements have been done to improve performance. For additional ideas on how to tune your system for best performance, see Tuning the Access Gateway for Performance in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Access Gateway Guide.