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SuSE and Siemens Create Linux Memory Extension - for Intel-based systems - Company Business and Marketing

SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, and Siemens AG, Munich, have completed a Linux extension allowing the use of up to four GByte of memory on Intel-based servers. High-end server systems with memories of this size are used, for example, in computer-intensive database applications which are the basis of company-relevant applications in many companies.

"Due to its stability and extensive networking capabilities, Linux already enjoys an excellent reputation in numerous companies as a server operating system. By breaking this barrier, which until now stood at two GByte, Linux qualifies as a genuine alternative for memory-intensive applications," explained Roland Dyroff, CEO of SuSE GmbH.

"Siemens is highly committed to the further development of Linux," said Peter Schumpp-Kappler, Vice-President of Marketing for the Siemens Computer Systems business sector. "This is not the only project in which we are cooperating closely with SuSE. Our Intel-based Primergy servers form the ideal hardware platform to use the increased memory support of Linux effectively. Memory-intensive applications, such as large SAP R/3 installations, will especially reap the benefits of this."

The Linux extension is available as a patch on the SuSE ftp server (www.suse.de/e/patches/index.html), and thanks to close cooperation with Linus Torvalds, is part of the Linux 2.3.15 developers' kernel.

SuSE, with a workforce of over 160 people, is one of the leading Linux system houses worldwide. The SuSE Linux distribution is used by more than 50,000 business customers worldwide due to its stability and high quality. For an efficient Linux in a business environment, SuSE Linux offers an extensive palette of qualified consulting and support services, as well as commercial Linux software and Linux complete systems. SuSE is contributing considerably to the development of Linux for projects such as the Linux kernel, glibc, XFree86, KDE, ISDN4Linux, ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus).

Its North American subsidiary, SuSE Inc., is located in Oakland, CA, where it offers sales and technical support, business partner programs, and consulting to customers, VARs, ISVs, distributors, and resellers. The web site is www.suse.com.

Information and Communication Products offers the entire product range of IT and communications from a single source: These products range from mobile and fixed network phones to ISDN devices, PCs, notebooks, servers and mainframes all the way to retail and self-service systems. Communication cables and IT services complement the portfolio.

Within Information and Communication Products, the Computer Systems Group is responsible for Siemens's computer business. The comprehensive range of products offered stretches from individual Scenic Mobile notebooks to best-in-class Scenic PCs for the business sector as well as Xpert, the PC for the private user segment and Scovery, the flexible network PC, to Intel-based Celsius high-end workstations. The innovative Primergy server family, the RM family of scalable Unix servers and the successful BS2000/OSD mainframes round off the product portfolio together with an extensive range of storage media. Further information on Siemens Computer Systems can be found on the web: http://www.siemens.com/computer.