IBM Retail Environment for SUSE Linux

Helps reduce costs associated with managing multiple operating systems, in a single store or across the enterprise

• Helps enable retailers to run Linux without paying for an in-house Linux support team
• Helps provide reliability and continuity for retailers at a level unavailable with consumer-grade Linux distributions
• Helps ensure that retailers receive release updates and full support for future versions

Offers a single, convenient point of contact for support, including systems integration

Helps improve uptime and speed recovery from downtime

Helps improve network security and helps prevent server outages and related store downtime

Helps keep track of in-store hardware and software inventory, so retailers can service peripherals proactively and validate software updates

Streamlines the reporting process for easier network diagnostics

Retailers select a default configuration based on a systems role in the store instead of configuring each client individually, which helps simplify network administration

Helps retailers get a new server up and running in a Linux environment with less intervention and fewer manual steps