Dell claims its SuSE package is the industry's cheapest
Published: 27 Oct 2004 16:30 BST
Dell became the last of the four major server sellers to fully support Novell's SuSE Linux, announcing on Wednesday a partnership that puts low price front and centre.
As expected, the Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker elevated Novell, the second-ranked Linux seller, to the status of market leader Red Hat. Customers will be able to buy SuSE Linux Enterprise Server on Dell's dual-processor servers the same way as they buy Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Windows or Novell NetWare.
The joint product "will be at the lowest price in the industry -- that's for any Linux offering today," said Linda York, vice president of global alliances at Dell. The SuSE Linux license, including full technical support, will cost $175 per year for a single-processor server or $269 per year for a dual-processor server, York said.
Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems already fully support SuSE Linux on their servers.
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