----- Original Message ----- From: Martina Eckstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: "LINUX FOR THE ENTERPRISE" > Dear Linux Users in India, > > attached, you find our latest press release. > We will appreciate if you use it in one of your articles. > > Many thanks and best regards > > Martina Eckstein > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > LINUX FOR THE ENTERPRISE > > Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Siemens Business Services and Siemens IT > Service partner with SuSE to provide Enterprise-strength solutions for > Linux customers > > > Bad Homburg/Germany. March 27, 2000. Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Siemens > Business Services (SBS) and Siemens IT Service (ITS) have extended their > Linux offering by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with SuSE Linux > AG. The agreement is part of a major drive to bring the benefits of Linux > as an Enterprise IT platform, and combines the strengths of all four > organisations to provide European organisations with a powerful partner > for all their Enterprise Linux requirements. > > The new partnership integrates the expertise and global commitment of the > companies to deliver comprehensive Linux system solutions. Working with > Fujitsu Siemens Computers, SBS, ITS and SuSE, customers can now opt for a > Linux-based system from a reliable, competent support partner that > supports the quality and development of a Linux systems implementation > throughout its lifecycle. > Nuremberg-based SuSE Linux AG enhances the development potential of SuSE > Labs with its Professional Services operation, which offers an effective > support organization and direct contact with developers. Fujitsu Siemens > Computers brings extensive IT expertise, backed by the business > implementation capabilities of SBS and the Europe-wide support strength of > ITS which guarantees rapid response times for Linux customers. > > "With this new service offering, we are bringing together global service > capacity and many years experience in hardware and corporate consulting > from the Siemens side, and SuSE's wide-ranging expertise with Linux and > Open Source Software," commented Roland Dyroff, CEO of SuSE Linux AG. > "Customers will thus be enjoying the full efficiency of both > companies, and will profit from the combined competence of the two firms." > > "This co-operation deal is an important step towards guaranteeing 24 x 7 > Linux support for our customers," added Dr. Joseph Reger, Vice President > for Strategic Marketing at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Over the last two > years, Linux has been the subject of an enormous amount of technical > development within Fujitsu Siemens Computers. We have supported this > process through both our own product development, such as Networker for > backup purposes, and our high availability Reliant Monitoring Software, > and through our Open Source contributions - such as the development of an > extension which allows the use of up to four GB of memory on Intel-based > servers." > > The co-operation with SuSE covers the certification and marketing of > Fujitsu Siemens Computers platforms with SuSE Linux for all Intel-based > systems, including PRIMERGY servers and Celsius workstations. The > agreement extends across training and continuing education, and the > provision of Linux know-how and support services for the Siemens Groups: > Fujitsu Siemens Computers, ITS and SBS. > > Siemens AG is one of the world`s largest providers of complete solutions > in the field of corporate IT and communications infrastructures. The Linux > strategy of global players such as Siemens calls for a Linux distribution > that is properly localized, available in many languages and backed by > comprehensive support facilities. SuSE Linux is developing and maintaining > an international presence and high-quality Linux distribution in the > marketplace, available on a large number of hardware platforms. > > About Fujitsu Siemens Computers: > Fujitsu Siemens Computers was formed through a joint venture between > Fujitsu Computers (Europe) Limited and Siemens Computer Systems, and > commenced operations on 1st October 1999. The company is jointly owned by > Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and has its headquarters in Amsterdam, The > Netherlands. With extensive European manufacturing facilities, > customer-focused companies in 25 European countries, and more than 7,200 > experienced employees, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is aiming to be the > number one computer company in its home market, Europe, by the year 2001. > > Fujitsu Siemens Computers provides the world's most complete portfolio of > best-in-the-class IT products. From the smallest notebooks to the most > powerful data centre solutions, its world-leading technology creates > solutions to business problems and enhances individual's lifestyle. > Developed and manufactured in Europe for Europe, the product portfolio > benefits from the technologies and worldwide sourcing networks of the > parent companies. > > In addition to an enviable customer base which includes most of the top > 1,000 largest enterprises in the Europe, the company's assets include: > relationships with more than 2,000 of the leading VARs, distributors and > retailers with over 100,000 outlets serving millions of customers; a sales > organisation with more than 2,500 sales professionals; and the combined > strengths of the parent companies with a global network of service and > integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated to > the product portfolio. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the new IT force in > Europe. Home page: www.fujitsu-siemens.com > > About Siemens Business Services (SBS) > SBS is among the world's leading providers of electronic business > solutions and services in the area of information and communication. With > its comprehensive IT expertise and specific sector knowledge, SBS offers > solutions and services from a single source, ranging from consulting > through system integration to management of complete business processes > for users. Set up in 1995 as a subsidiary of Siemens AG, the company has > rapidly developed into a market leader in Germany. SBS achieved sales of > EUR 3,6 billion (DM 7,1 billion) in fiscal year 1998/99 and currently > employs over 21,000 people in 58 countries. > > About SuSE: > With more than 340 employees, SuSE Linux AG is one of the world's largest > Linux specialists. Thanks to its stability and quality, SuSE Linux is > currently being employed by over one million private users and more than > 50,000 business customers around the world. The development and sales > center in Nuremberg is backed up by branches in Oakland/USA, London, > Prague and Marano sul Panaro/Italy, dedicated to the further development > and dissemination of SuSE Linux. For the efficient deployment of Linux > within the corporate sphere, SuSE backs up its commercial Linux software > and complete Linux systems with a comprehensive range of qualified > consulting and support services. > The SuSE Labs are making a major contribution to the development of Linux, > especially in the areas of Linux-Kernel, glibc, XFree86, KDE, ISDN4Linux, > ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus), > as well as high availability and Multiplatform Support. > SuSE received the award for "Best Linux Distribution" at LinuxWorld Expo > 2000 in New York. > More information is available at http://www.suse/de/en > > > For further information about SuSE please contact: > > SuSE Worldwide: > Michaela Geuthner > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SuSE GmbH > Schanzaeckerstr. 10 > 90443 Nuernberg > T: +49-(0)911-7405344 > > > For further information about Fujitsu Siemens Computers, > Siemens Business Services and Siemens IT please contact: > > Dr. Herbert Schweikl > Judith Grindal > Tel:++49-89-636-41932 > Tel:++ 49-6172-1888330 > Fax:++49-89-636-49809 > Fax:++49-6172-1888270 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on the LIH mailing list see: http://lists.linux-india.org/lists/LIH
