Novell announced the worldwide availability of SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10, the next-generation platform for the open enterprise. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell® includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, providing a secure and reliable foundation for enterprise computing from the desktop to the data center - a lineup of enterprise-class solutions matched by no other Linux vendor.

"We are extremely excited and proud to announce the availability of the most innovative, best-engineered and the first complete open source Linux platform for the enterprise," said Revathi Kasturi, managing director, West Asia, Novell Inc. "Beginning August 24, we aim to demonstrate the capabilities of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Server and Desktop in customer road shows across the country, including the first fully supported virtualization, application-security, and improved desktop usability."

"Novell is committed to proactive investments in India. I am extremely happy to share with you that localized version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 will also be available in Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali and Marathi" continued Revathi

SUSE Linux Enterprise is the best-engineered, lowest-cost and most-interoperable platform for enterprise computing, from the desktop to the data center. Only SUSE Linux Enterprise offers a complete open source platform for the mission-critical applications that drive customers' business. Supported and certified by the world's leading hardware and software vendors, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is backed by Novell's award-winning technical support and global ecosystem of partners and services.

"Linux is the promising future of enterprise computing, and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell is delivering on that promise now," said Sebastian Joseph, General Manager Technology, Mudra Communications. "We migrated from RISC based Unix and Sun Solaris to Intel based Red Hat Enterprise Linux before switching over to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 as it offered superior performance and manageability at a lower cost. With the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 platform's continued innovation, we are now in the process of migrating our PCs to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10."