NEW DELHI: IBM has announced its extensive portfolio of middleware and systems platforms that will support Novell's new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 offerings. The new SUSE Linux enterprise offerings incorporate the open source Xen virtualization software to help businesses increase server utilization and lower management costs.

IBM will support Xen technology as part of the virtualization engine portfolio on the company's Intel and Opteron processor based server and blade systems. Additionally, IBM has plans to support SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell across its entire hardware and software portfolio and provide services support.

Xen is an open source virtualization software that allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on the same physical server, allowing customers to consolidate their current workloads onto a single server. Recent tests by Novell shows customers may have the ability to increase server utilization by nearly 70 percent, as well as help increase the efficiency of managing and provisioning Linux systems.

Alok Ohrie, director, Systems & Technology Group, IBM India, said, "This combination of SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and Xen offers clients the most innovative open technology solution in the market today for running virtualized IT environments.”

“IBM is committed to Xen because we believe it is a powerful open source technology that will help accelerate a standard virtualization technology platform to enable high levels of simplicity across diverse platforms.”

Jeff Jaffe, executive vice president and chief technology officer for Novell, said, “Novell is the first company to delivery fully supported Linux innovations like Xen virtualization technology. The combination of IBM's deep expertise with virtualization and our new distribution incorporating Xen is a powerful combination that can help clients reduce their total cost of ownership.”

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