Aurema and Novell to Offer Supported Workload Management Solution for SUSE LINUX

Business Wire, Feb 15, 2005

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- ARMTech for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Addresses Growing Customer Demand for Workload Management on Linux Platform

Aurema Inc., the leading provider of cross-platform workload management solutions for server utilization and performance, today announced the availability of ARMTech for SUSE(R) LINUX(R) Enterprise Server, a new version of its industry-leading ARMTech workload management offering, optimized for the Linux platform and supported by Novell.

ARMTech for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server extends the system management capabilities of Novell's SUSE LINUX operating system to provide increased system utilization, application availability, and overall Quality of Service, ensuring the highest levels of performance from business-critical applications and facilitating server consolidation in enterprise environments.

Delivering a powerful combination of scalability, reliability, performance, and cost of ownership benefits, ARMTech for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server is the first workload management offering supported by a major Linux distributor.

"Aurema's development of ARMTech for SUSE LINUX marks an important step in the continued growth of the partner ecosystem around Novell's Linux offering by meeting the key customer demand for workload management functionality," said Hal Bennett, vice president of alliances at Novell. "Workload management functionality like that offered by Aurema is an absolute requirement for Linux migration and server consolidation on Linux, and a key piece of Novell's data center strategy for SUSE LINUX."

Aurema will debut ARMTech for SUSE LINUX at this week's LinuxWorld in Boston, where it will be featured in the Novell booth. Available in April, 2005 for SLES8 and SLES9, ARMTech for SUSE LINUX will be YES Certified by Novell at the time of launch, signifying the highest level of support and compatibility with Novell products.

"We've seen a high demand among Linux customers for the performance, scalability, and service levels that Aurema workload management solutions deliver," said Mark Wright, President and CEO of Aurema. "ARMTech for SUSE LINUX is the first fully supported workload management solution specifically designed to manage resource contention in Linux environments, and we're pleased to extend the ARMTech workload management product family to Linux to meet this customer demand. With ARMTech for SUSE LINUX, enterprises now have a common platform with the same level of management and control on Linux-based servers as they have come to expect from Unix and Windows-based systems.

"Customers can now move forward confidently with Linux migration projects knowing there is a supported workload management solution that can help ensure their Linux ROI through increased server consolidation and utilization, improved performance, and lower Total Cost of Ownership," he added.

ARMTech for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server will be offered by Aurema and selected certified software resellers and distributors worldwide. Contact Aurema sales at sales@aurema.com or 408-973-7894 for more information.

About ARMTech

ARMTech for SUSE LINUX extends Aurema's workload management product suite to the Linux platform. ARMTech products couple robust, cross-platform system management capabilities for increased server utilization and lower TCO with the detailed management information essential for efficiently managing computing infrastructure.

By monitoring, optimizing and dynamically provisioning system CPU and memory, ARMTech controls system resource contention to prevent any application, process, or program from adversely affecting the performance of another, facilitating server consolidation and ensuring increased stability and improved overall performance.

Products within the integrated ARMTech workload management suite provide specific solutions for such common datacenter requirements as VMware and Citrix MetaFrame optimization, SQL and Web Server application consolidation, desktop and workstation management, and detailed usage reporting for management, monitoring, billing, chargeback, and capacity planning.

About Aurema

Aurema Inc. is the leading provider of workload management solutions for server and desktop optimization. The company's flagship ARMTech product suite offers a cross-platform workload management solution that maximizes server utilization and improves application performance, to bring new levels of productivity, efficiency and accountability to on-demand and utility computing environments. Licensed and resold by leading hardware and software vendors, including IBM, Sun, Citrix, and Microsoft, Aurema's workload management products and technologies are successfully deployed in thousands of installations worldwide. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California. For more information, visit www.aurema.com.