August 2007 Highlights - Novell Software Evaluation & Development Library
Novell Technical Subscriptions
A worldwide community built it, Novell® made it ready for the enterprise and now you can see the latest results for yourself. A hot item is shipping this month: SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 SP1. It delivers enhancements in virtualization, high-performance computing, security, interoperability, system management and more. See what it can do for you by installing today!
New Software
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1
The new SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 delivers significant enhancements in virtualization, high-performance computing, security, interoperability and system management. It runs on the x86, AMD64 and EM64T platforms and includes the following enhancements to the server and desktop, respectively:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack. A bundle of paravirtualized network, bus and block device drivers that enable unmodified Windows and Linux guest operating systems to run with near-native performance in virtual environments.
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Updated high-availability storage infrastructure. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP1 includes updates to all key components of the infrastructure, including the cluster file system, volume manager and cluster resource manager. The result is improved support for workloads like SAP running on Oracle, DB2 and MaxDB.
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Enhanced security features. The AppArmor 2.0 security framework is integrated into the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 platform and now includes support for Apache Tomcat.
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Support for new processor technologies. Specifically, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP1 supports Quad-Core Intel Xeon and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
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Updated desktop user experience. Improvements include redesigns to the Novell main menu, control center, and logout and screen-saver dialogs, and updates to the desktop effects engine. The desktop also includes new utilities like an international clock applet and a disk-space-usage utility. SP1 also includes changes that allow for much faster boot-up speeds.
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Enhanced security features. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop now includes desktop lockdown tools and secure disk partitions.
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Expanded OpenOffice.org support. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop now includes the latest version of the Novell edition of OpenOffice.org (version 2.1), including the new OpenXML/ODF translator to convert Microsoft Word 2007 documents to OpenOffice.org, additional Visual Basic macro support, and improved Impress presentation functionality, including the ability to play embedded video as part of presentations.
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Desktop virtualization. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop now includes Xen virtualization technology in preview mode, along with improved management and auditing tools.
To learn more about this exciting update, visit www.novell.com/linux
Developer Resources
It has the developer resources you need, all of which are conveniently available via the Subscriber Portal. This month's updates include a variety of software, tools and solutions, including numerous SDKs. Log in to the portal today or visit http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Novell_Developer_Kit to learn more!
What's New and Upcoming
Multiplatform beta is here!
With this release, you can now search and browse technical resources on Linux as well as Windows. See the important notice accompanying your Install DVD for more information.
Download subscription content three weeks early!
Links to Linux patches now included
Beginning this month, your Novell Professional Resource Suite or Novell Support Resource Library subscription will contain an index of all the Linux patches organized by product. You'll be able to download the patches to which you are entitled by following a link to the Novell Downloads page.