Today, SUSE Linux, the
international technology leader and provider of Open Source solutions,
announced the complete SUSE Linux 7.1 package is now available in Japanese
as a free download with full support in Japanese. As worldwide economies
tighten, interest in Linux continues to grow. SUSE highly reviewed
version 7.1 highlights the company's enterprise initiatives.
Nuremberg, Germany 04/23/2001 The SUSE Linux 7.1 Japanese edition offers professional users all the tools
necessary to execute various server and desktop tasks, including Kernel 2.4,
glibc 2.2, Logical Volume Manager, ReiserFS, and LDAP, as well as an
improved KDE desktop supporting Japanese. In addition to databases, the
Japanese edition includes server applications for e-mail, e-commerce, Web,
FTP, and file serving. SUSE Linux 7.1 Japanese
Edition also offers Japanese fonts and input methods, a Japanese / English
dictionary interface, and the typesetting system CJK-LaTeX, which is
suitable for Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Numerous office tools such as
Netscape 4.76 or the graphics program Gimp complete the software portfolio.
"The Japanese interest in Linux is very strong. Although SUSE core market
is presently in Europe and the US, the Asian market has enormous potential
and we are eager to get a feedback from Japanese users. One of SuSE^Òs
strengths is that all international versions of SUSE Linux are compatible.
This is crucial in order to position SUSE as a truly global player", said
Dirk Hohndel, CTO of SUSE Linux AG.
"SAP has very positive experiences with Linux as a reliable, stable, and
scalable platform for mySAP.com e-business solutions in international
operations," said Harald Kuck, Head of Internet Server Development at SAP.
"The availability of SUSE Linux in localized versions makes Linux an even
more attractive option for global deployment."
"With the scalability enhancements in the new 2.4 kernel, Japanese customers
can now take advantage of the most powerful version of SuSE
Linux to date," said Dick Sullivan, vice president, Solutions and
Integration Marketing, IBM Software. "When coupled with the proven
enterprise capability of IBM's server and software products, including DB2
Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server, and Lotus Domino,
Japanese customers and solution providers should see an increase in overall
performance to complement the cost and reliability advantages of Linux."
SUSE Linux is available for IA32, IA64, PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC, and S/390
processors. Complete SUSE Linux packages for IA32 consisting of CD-ROMs and
manuals can be obtained in Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian,
Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
SUSE Linux 7.1 Japanese Edition for IA32 processors is located on the
SUSE FTP server at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/japanese-7.1/
About Novell
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