Oracle and Novell Certify Their Latest Enterprise Linux Offerings

Expanding their longtime partnership into the Linux*
arena, Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced that
Oracle’s latest database, clustering, application server, collaboration
solutions and enterprise applications are now available for and supported on
Novell’s SUSE(R) LINUX Enterprise Server 9. Oracle(R) Database 10g, Oracle
Application Server 10g and Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle
Collaboration Suite, and Oracle E-Business Suite 11i 10 have all been tested
and certified for deployment on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9. Customers can
deploy Oracle products on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 knowing that Novell
and Oracle stand behind them with world-class support and training.
“Oracle’s support of key products on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 marks
another important step in providing choice to customers,” said Hal Bennett,
vice president of alliances at Novell. “Combining the power of Oracle with the
2.6 Linux kernel in SUSE LINUX makes for a compelling data center option for
enterprise customers.”