SUSE Introduces Retail-Friendly Linux Service Pack

For years SUSE has created platforms that help businesses run more efficiently. Today the company announced the SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is available to the constantly growing retail industry.

SP2 includes features that help IT administrators oversee and improve overall operations at store level and increase customer satisfaction in the process.

The platform offers a variety of features to help any retail business, large chain or independently owned. This includes point of service (POS) branch servers, a directory-based administration server and user-friendly tools and templates for a variety of POS devices. S2P allows companies to cut costs on data center services while tending to all technical needs at an in-store level. There is less room for error and any problems can be fixed on the spot instead of calling out to other services.

IT professionals can even use a Subscription Management Tool to run updates making the platform a high security program. Full disk encryption for data and root partitions are the key security features that make it easier to meet Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, while building compliant systems.

Customers do not have to fear their credit card information will be stolen when using SP2.

IT administrators can also use the integrated Subscription Management Tool to centrally manage software updates within the firewall on a per-system basis, and help maintain corporate security policies and regulatory compliance while tracking entitlements across large deployments.

"SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service gives retailers a competitive advantage by reducing total cost of ownership and improving quality of service,” Meike Chabowski, product marketing manager at SUSE, said in a press release. “Our retail customers are able to provide richer customer experiences, accelerate customer checkout, respond quickly to customer needs and work more efficiently with partners to enhance overall store operations."

70 percent of US Fortune 100 retailers use SUSE Linux Enterprise to conduct business, according to Chabowski.