Sun Microsystems
may not be ready to offer factory-loaded Linux PCs, but the company is making one Linux distro available on some of its workstations. According to a news release from Novell that just crossed the transom:
Novell today announced that SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 from Novell is now available from Sun Microsystems on Sun* Ultra* Workstations. The Sun Ultra 20, Ultra 20 M2, Ultra 40 and Ultra 40 M2 Workstations are available with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, certified and supported by Sun. The workstations have been fully tested and YES Certified to run SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, a complete desktop computing solution that dramatically reduces costs, improves end-user security and increases workforce productivity.
A Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation, configured with SLED 10 instead of Solaris and the lowest-cost components available, runs just shy of $5,000, according to Sun's web-based configuration tool.
The custom-configured systems, pre-loaded with Novell's Linux, is ready to ship in 14 business days, according to the configurator.
