Today at VMworld 2010, VMware and Novell announced the general  availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware®, the first step  in the companies' expanded partnership announced in June of 2010.  The  solution is designed to reduce IT complexity and accelerate the customer  evolution to a fully virtualized datacenter.  With SUSE Linux  Enterprise Server for VMware®, customers who purchase a VMware vSphere™  license and subscription also receive a subscription for patches and  updates to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware® at no additional  cost.  Additionally, VMware will offer the option to purchase technical  support services for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware® for a  seamless support experience available directly and through its network  of solution provider partners. This unique solution benefits customers  by reducing the cost and complexity of deploying and maintaining an  enterprise operating system running on VMware vSphere.

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Interested in running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) on VMware vSphere^TM? VMware and Novell are expanding their technology partnership to make  it easier for customers to use SLES operating system in vSphere  environments with support offerings that will help your organization:

• Reduce the cost of maintaining SLES in vSphere environments
• Obtain direct technical support from VMware for both vSphere and SLES
• Simplify your purchasing and deployment experience

In  addition, VMware plans to standardize our virtual appliance-based  products on SLES for VMware further simplifying the deployment and  ongoing management of these solutions.

Go to http://www.vmware.com/go/slesforvmware for more information on this exciting partnership!