SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension allows .NET developers to maintain and improve existing development practices and productivity levels associated with running their .NET-based server applications. It also improves the interoperability of .NET applications with Java and other legacy Linux and UNIX applications by enabling developers to combine investments in .NET and Java on Linux.

Corporate and ISV developers who run .NET on Linux receive support for mainframe-based (s390x) server consolidation in addition to x86 and x86_64.

Features include advanced 64-bit support (in Mono), 16 GB memory and 32 CPU count and faster networking and IO stacks.

With SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension, you can improve performance and manageability without costly licensing policies. Here are the features that lead to improved systems management, maintenance, scalability, and performance:

• Advanced 64-bit Support (in Mono)
• Higher Memory (16GB on x86 versus 4 GB on x86 for Windows Web Server Edition)
• Higher CPU count (32 CPU versus 4 CPU limit for Windows Web and Standard Edition)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension helps ISV developers who utilize the .NET Framework to build applications for all of the workloads listed below to be sold into the market as products for both large- and small- to mid-size deployments.

Corporate or in-house developers leverage and customize .NET-based applications developed by ISVs in order to deploy many applications throughout larger-scale deployments, including:

• Web application deployment, including line of business (LOB) and large-scale deployments
• Web-based workloads including Web services and Web site design or development
• Third-party and/or highly customized: Web content management, ERP, CRM and supply-chain management applications
• JEE applications (exposing .NET functionality from legacy UNIX and Linux applications)
• IT infrastructure