Free Software Linux

From the article: IBM’s Corp.’s Cognos segment has chosen Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise to debut its Cognos 8 business intelligence software on the mainframe. Cognos, which IBM bought for $4.9 billion last November, bypassed three IBM operating systems (z/OS, z/VM and z/VSE) and instead chose IBM System z for Linux and Novell’s SUSE for its entrée into the mainframe market. An IBM mainframe version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is also in the works.

As covered in earlier posts, SUSE Linux Enterprise has many new features and bug fixes. It is now available for download! SLED http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=O4laI0St6AA~ SLES http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=xWohTS2zkSs~ Have a lot of fun

From the press release: WALTHAM, Mass.— 14 Apr 2008— To further help customers experience the benefits of Linux* on the mainframe, Novell today announced simplified pricing and discounts throughout 2008 for SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for IBM’s System z mainframes. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z lets customers consolidate distributed workloads onto System z servers to help minimize costs, reduce downtime and data center complexity, and increase flexibility. …

From the article: Linux on mainframe: Backing into the biggest benefits Baldor’s key motivation for change was to reduce complexity and boost availability. But the switch came with another big bonus: saving money. Ultimately, the conversion is expected to slash IT costs from 1.8 % to 1 % of company revenue, Shackelford said. Typically, manufacturers allocate 2.5% of revenue to IT, but SAP systems drive the average higher, he said. In addition, the switchover has chopped energy costs, cutting electricity consumption by 80% and helping IT become greener, he said. Read the complete article.