10/18/2015 SUSE Enterprise Linux Server on Windows Azure 30 May 2012

Introducing SUSE Enterprise Linux Server on Azure 2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server is now available as a technical preview on Windows Azure. This versatile Linux platform seamlessly integrates with Windows Azure cloud services to deliver an easily manageable cloud environment. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Windows Azure is a proven platform that provides superior reliability and security for cloud computing. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Available on Windows Azure SUSE makes it easy to extend SUSE Linux Enterprise Server-based applications to Windows Azure using the one-click-deployment capabilities of SUSE Studio. Through SUSE Studio, you can rapidly develop cloud-ready applications and automatically launch them on Windows Azure, virtually eliminating inefficient manual processes. One-Click Deployment using SUSE Studio An enterprise-class distribution, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Windows Azure is backed by a wide range of support options available from SUSE. During the preview, SUSE will provide the most current security patches, bug fixes and new features, so you can maintain peak performance efficiently and cost effectively. Full support options will be available at General Availability. Preview and Deploy Now; Support Later

MISSION-CRITICAL INTEROPERABILITYINDUSTRY SUPPORTPERFECT GUEST 3 Why SUSE Linux Enterprise Server? Alliance Solutions: Server The most interoperable Linux for powering physical, virtual, and cloud mission-critical workloads Optimized to deliver superior performance as a guest OS on leading cloud-ready hypervisors Broad industry support, with the most certified ISV applications and the most hardware certifications.

4 Why SUSE? Enterprise Class World’s major automobile manufacturers who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ALL NEARLY AUTOMOTIVERETAIL U.S. Fortune 100 general merchandisers, specialty retailers, food stores, and drugstores who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 70% NEARLY SUSE sets the bar for Enterprise Linux Solutions LEADING PROVIDER U.S. Fortune 500 aerospace and defense companies who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 80% NEARLY AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE Companies who use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 2 OUT OF 3 GLOBAL FORTUNE 100 Customers worldwide GLOBAL MARKET Technical support and customer service AWARD WINNING GOLD STANDARD

5 Why SUSE? Engineering Excellence MICROSOFT RECOMMENDED The ONLY Linux recommended by Microsoft is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SAP Instances of SAP applications running on Linux run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 70%+ MAINFRAMES Instances of Linux running on mainframes run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 80%+ BROAD PLATFORM COVERAGE ARCHITECTURES SUSE Linux Enterprise Server runs on five architectures, from x86 to mainframe 5 HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 50%+ HPC on Linux uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Server UNIFIED SUPPORT Available for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Linux Where employees consistently rank among contributors to Linux kernel. SUSE employs 400 Linux developers. TOP 3 KERNEL DEVELOPMENT of LINUX ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE 20+ YEARS SLES was the first enterprise Linux distribution

6 Why SUSE? Broad Ecosystem CERTIFIED HARDWARE Hardware systems certified and supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise— more than any other Linux distribution CERTIFIED APPLICATIONS ISV certifications—more than twice as many as Red Hat CERTIFIED PRODUCTS SUSE Linux Enterprise products certified SOLUTION PROVIDERS & SYSTEM INTEGRATORS Value-added dealers and resellers 3200 TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS Independent software and hardware vendors 1300 TRAINING PARTNERS 600 PARTNER ECOSYSTEM MEMBERS INTEROPERABILITY Part of company-wide mission

Why SUSE? Attachmate and SUSE FAQ WHAT HAPPENS TO CONTRACTS? SUSE contractual commitments to customers and partners remain unchanged. WHAT HAPPENS TO SUSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Certain IP has been sold to CPTN Holdings, LLC. Customers and partners will continue to have the right to use this IP. WHO IS ATTACHMATE? A privately held enterprise software holding company. Principal holdings include Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell, and SUSE. WHAT ABOUT OPERATIONS? The Attachmate Group operates Novell and SUSE as separate business units alongside other units, including Attachmate and NetIQ.

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