Sun and SuSE Linux Enter Into Global Alliance

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Sun Microsystems, Inc. and SuSE Linux today announced a
global alliance to expand the reach of Java(TM) technology and SuSE Linux in
the rapidly growing market for open systems. Under the terms of the
agreement, SuSE commits to become a Java 2 Standard Edition source licensee
and to distribute Sun’s Java Virtual Machine(TM) (JVM) to further expand the
deployment of the world’s most popular application environment. In support of
this global alliance, Sun will sell, ship and provide full customer support
for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 on Sun’s x86 systems.

Link: prnewswire.com