Virtual Windows to run unmodified on Linux

SAN FRANCISCO

FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Novell and Intel Corporation announced the availability of paravirtualized
network and block device drivers that will allow Microsoft Windows Server
2000/2003/XP to run unmodified in Xen virtual environments on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 10 from Novell, operating on Intel-based server platforms
featuring Intel Virtualization Technology. Combined with the existing ability to
host unmodified Linux on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, these new drivers will
let customers confidently migrate to newer and fewer energy-efficient servers,
consolidating legacy Windows or Linux solutions onto virtual servers.

"With our SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 platform launch in July 2006, Novell
became the first major Linux distributor to integrate Xen virtualization into a
Linux distribution," said Jeff Jaffe, Novell Executive VP and CTO. "In
September, we became the first distribution to support virtualized Linux
workloads on Xen, and today we are the first distributor to support virtualized
Windows workloads on Linux. Our commitment to innovation to solve customer
problems has never been greater."

"Intel has been working with the open source community to enable Linux
virtualization solutions to take advantage of Intel Virtualization Technology,
so that guest OS and applications can run unmodified," said Doug Fisher,
Intel VP of Software and Solutions Group. "In addition, our Quad-Core Intel
Xeon Processor-based platform with its outstanding performance, energy
efficiency and reliability provides unparalleled headroom for multiple Virtual
Machines running varied data center workloads. Getting Windows to run with Linux
unmodified and vice versa will bring an immense confidence boost to IT managers
in making decisions on corporate platform standardization and refresh."

In addition to providing cost savings when virtualizing Windows on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server, these drivers can improve the availability of Windows- and
Linux-based workloads via clustered virtual systems and help IT staff respond
faster to business needs by easily creating and provisioning services on virtual
systems.

Novell is sponsoring a virtualization pilot program for customers, providing
enterprise-level support for running fully virtualized Windows 2000/2003/XP
workloads on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The paravirtualized device drivers
are now available to members of the pilot program. General availability is
scheduled for later this year. For more information on the pilot program and
Novell virtualization solutions, visit www.novell.com/virtualization.
For more about SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings from Novell, visit www.novell.com/linux.
For more information about Intel Virtualization Technology, visit www.intel.com/business/technologies/virtualization.htm