IBM and Novell have teamed up to drive Linux adoption among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with new packaged bundles of Novell’s Linux distribution and IBM’s software and servers.The first bundle, called the Integrated Stack for Linux, combines Novell’s Suse Linux Enterprise Server with IBM’s WebSphere Application Server Community Edition—a free J2EE application server built on the Apache Geronimo open-source application server project—and IBM’s DB2 Express-C database server, a free, scaled-down version of its DB2 Universal Database Express Edition. The offering is initially available for SMBs through distributor Avnet’s reseller channel. Avnet will preinstall the software on IBM’s xSeries Intel based-servers for resellers.To help ease Linux deployments in Microsoft Windows environments, Avnet will also preload startup Centeris’ Likewise application for Active Directory integration and management. The Likewise application makes Linux servers appear as Windows servers in a Windows environment, allowing system administrators to manage both through a Windows console. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Avnet will also offer the Likewise application with a second bundle from IBM and Novell, the Integrated File and Print Server for Linux, to help users manage Linux file and print servers in a Windows environment. IBM this week will also roll out a new version of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition with new clustering and load-balancing capabilities and new development tools to ease application creation, debugging and deployment. Web Sphere Application Server CE is based on software IBM acquired from Gluecode Software last year.-Shelley Solheim, IDG News Service Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Embrace the Generative AI revolution: a guide to integrating Generative AI into your operations The CTO of SAP shares his experiences and learnings to provide actionable insights on navigating the GenAI revolution. By Juergen Mueller Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence feature 10 most in-demand generative AI skills Gen AI is booming, and companies are scrambling to fill skills gaps by hiring freelancers to make the most of the technology. These are the 10 most sought-after generative AI skills on the market right now. By Sarah K. White Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Hiring Generative AI IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe