See: "http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-03-27-009-26-PR-EL-SS";
Nuremberg, Germany and Armonk, NY, March 27, 2002 - SuSE Linux and IBM today announced a broad services alliance that will enable both companies to jointly provide Linux support and services to corporate customers around the world. In the agreement, IBM Global Services and SuSE will collaborate on support and professional services. IBM will package and support turnkey implementations of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), backed by SuSE's expert development, maintenance, and support teams. In addition to this complete services offering, the two organizations will also collaborate on customer engagements and supplement each other's skills to provide a formidable Linux services delivery capability for corporate customers.
