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Podcast: New Rev Of SUSE Linux First To Officially Support .NET, Silverlight

 

Published 3/24/2009 by dberlind@techweb.com (David Berlind) at InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs

With no change to its business model or pricing (subscription-based support starting at $349 per server), Novell launched version 11 of it Linux distribution known as SUSE Enterprise Linux. For the first time, according to Novell officials, support is now available for running applications that were originally designed for Microsoft's .NET or Silverlight platforms. But, given how IT shops are starting to pinch pennies by moving to the cloud, must Novell change course? (link)

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