SUSE Linux Enterprise isn’t the only paid Linux distribution. But it is the only Linux distribution recommended by Microsoft and SAP. The only distribution supported by both Novell and Microsoft. And the distribution with more Linux firsts than any other, including the first enterprise distribution to ship with built-in Xen virtualization.

Choosing a Linux distribution is serious business. To help you weigh your options, we’ve provided some comparison information below. Once you’ve considered the benefits of SUSE Linux Enterprise: it’s impressive performance, stability, security, interoperability, and cost savings, we think you’ll see why HSBC, BMW and Wal-Mart chose SUSE Linux Enterprise. And why you should, too.

Whether you’re looking for a Linux solution that works with Microsoft Windows, or a Linux solution with built-in virtualization, security and management tools, SUSE Linux Enterprise provides a complete open source platform with everything you need to run your mission-critical applications.

• Interoperability
  • Only Linux distribution recommended by Microsoft and SAP
• Built-in Virtualization
  • First distribution to ship with a built-in Xen hypervisor
• Powerful Management Tools
  • Integration with Novell ZENworks Orchestration Toolset
• Unmatched support from Novell and Microsoft
  • More than 900 trained & certified Linux technicians
  • Service Level Agreements met for 99+% of incidents
  • 65% of all incidents responded to within 5 minutes
• Best-in-class Security, Performance and Reliability
  • Novell AppArmor® application layer security
  • Industry-leading scalability to 10TB of physical memory and 1024 CPUs
  • Built-in high availability cluster solutions

Linux is an open source operating system. You can download the Linux code free of charge. But, you’re on your own when and if there’s a problem. So the question is: which mission critical applications can you afford to put at risk? If the answer is “none”, then the choice is clear: minimize the risk by choosing a rock-solid Linux distribution.

When you choose SUSE Linux Enterprise, you get support and maintenance — for a low subscription price. That means you get patches, security updates and new updates of Linux as part of your subscription fee. You get online, on-site and phone support. And you get the peace of mind that comes from knowing your company’s revenue producing applications and systems are running as they should be. Leaving you to focus on growing your business.

What You Get	Paid	Unpaid
Code	X	X
Maintenance	X
Bug support	X
Online support	X
On-site support	X
Phone support	X
Security	X
System updates	X

• First enterprise distribution to ship on 7 architectures
  • X86, x86-64, ia64, ppc, ppc64, s390, s390x
• First enterprise distribution to ship 2.6 Kernel
• First journaling file system for Linux Kernel
• First Linux distribution to receive Common Criteria
  • EAL2+, EAL3+, and EAL 4+
• First to ship with integrated IPsec support (1999)
• First to rely on CIM standard for System Management
• First enterprise distribution to ship Xen Virtualization