Red Hat and Novell will upgrade their enterprise Linux distribution to support the latest Linux kernel.
Linux2.6 kernels are considered to be a relatively large upgrade of the kernel of the Linux operating system. It will provide better enterprise operations than ever, such as better load balancing and enhanced multi-processor service performance.
Novell and Red Hat will launch their new products in February, all based on 2.6 kernels.
Novell's Open Enterprise Server will be a milestone release, which will integrate NetWare network operating system and open source SUSE Linux enterprise-level server platform. This is the first Novell's first offer to users based on NetWare6.5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 integrated platform allows users of NetWare and SUSE Linux to share their information management architecture.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 will be released on February 14, traditional Western Valentine's Day. This will be the first major upgrade of Red Hat from September 2003, which will also be its first enterprise product that supports Linux 2.6 kernel.
This new RedHat's enterprise distribution will provide enhanced security Linux, which is a set of toolkits open by the US National Security Authority, which will greatly enhance the strength of software to malicious attacks. At the same time, this version also has corresponding optimization measures for large databases.
