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SUSE Enterprise Linux Server on Windows Azure

www.suse.com/suse-linux-enterprise-server-on-azure

30 May 2012

IntroducingSUSE Enterprise Linux Server on Azurewww.suse.com/suse-linux-enterprise-server-on-azure

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MISSION-CRITICAL INTEROPERABILITY

INDUSTRY SUPPORTPERFECT GUEST

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Why SUSE Linux Enterprise Server?Alliance Solutions: Server

The most interoperable Linux for powering physical, virtual, and cloud mission-critical workloads

Optimized to deliver superior performance as a guest OS on leading cloud-ready hypervisors

Broad industry support, with the most certified ISV applications and the most hardware certifications.

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Why SUSE?Enterprise Class

World’s major automobile manufacturers who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

ALLNEARLY

AUTOMOTIVERETAILU.S. Fortune 100 general merchandisers, specialty retailers, food stores, and drugstores who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

70%NEARLY

SUSE sets the bar for Enterprise Linux Solutions

LEADINGPROVIDER

U.S. Fortune 500 aerospace and defense companies who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

80%NEARLY

AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE

Companies who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

2 OUT OF 3GLOBAL FORTUNE 100

Customers worldwide15000+

GLOBAL MARKET

Technical support and customer service

AWARDWINNING

GOLD STANDARD

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Why SUSE?Engineering Excellence

MICROSOFT RECOMMENDEDThe ONLY Linux recommended by Microsoft is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SAP

Instances of SAP applications running on Linux run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

70%+

MAINFRAMES

Instances of Linux running on mainframes run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

80%+BROAD PLATFORM COVERAGE

ARCHITECTURESSUSE Linux Enterprise Server runs on five architectures, from x86 to mainframe

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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

50%+HPC on Linux uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

UNIFIED SUPPORTAvailable for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Linux

Where employees consistently rank among contributors to Linux kernel. SUSE employs 400 Linux developers.

TOP 3KERNEL DEVELOPMENT

of LINUXENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

20+YEA

RS

SLES was the first enterprise Linux distribution

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Why SUSE?Broad Ecosystem

CERTIFIED HARDWARE

Hardware systems certified and supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise—more than any other Linux distribution

13500+

CERTIFIED APPLICATIONS

ISV certifications—more than twice as many as Red Hat

8500+

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS

SUSE Linux Enterprise products certified

2000+

SOLUTION PROVIDERS& SYSTEM INTEGRATORS

Value-added dealers and resellers3200

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

Independent software and hardware vendors

1300

TRAINING PARTNERS

600

PARTNER ECOSYSTEM

5000+MEMBERS

INTEROPERABILITY

Part of company-wide mission

Why SUSE?Attachmate and SUSE FAQ

WHAT HAPPENS TOCONTRACTS?SUSE contractual commitments to customers and partners remain unchanged.

WHAT HAPPENS TO SUSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?Certain IP has been sold to CPTN Holdings, LLC. Customers and partners will continue to have the right to use this IP.

WHO IS ATTACHMATE?A privately held enterprise software holding company. Principal holdings include Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell, and SUSE.

WHAT ABOUT OPERATIONS?The Attachmate Group operates Novell and SUSE as separate business units alongside other units, including Attachmate and NetIQ.

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