For Immediate Release

Realtimepublishers Announces the Immediate Release of The Developer Shortcut Guide to SUSE LINUX for the Open Source Community

Industry expert John Featherly authors three-part eBook on developing enterprise-level Java and .NET applications for the SUSE LINUX platform

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—July 14, 2005—Realtimepublishers, the worldwide leader in corporate sponsored ePublishing, announced the immediate release of The Developer Shortcut Guide to SUSE LINUX. Written for experienced developers who are looking to get a quick start on writing open source–based enterprise applications, this guide offers the most up-to-date information on the capabilities of SUSE LINUX as a development environment for enterprise .NET and Java applications. Authored by industry expert John Featherly and sponsored by Novell, the eBook is offered at no charge on Content Central (http://cc.realtimepublishers.com/portal.aspx?pubid=339) and Novell’s developer Web site (http://developer.novell.com/ebook/suse/).

“As more developers are considering the move to an open source platform for enterprise application development, there is an obvious need for a strong resource that can make known the tools available for that migration,” explained author John Featherly. “The Developer Shortcut Guide to SUSE LINUX starts with a tour of developer features in SUSE LINUX Professional and then shows the construction of an enterprise application in parallel Java J2EE and .NET implementations. The guide stays focused on getting quick results leveraged by the time-saving features of SUSE LINUX Professional and the growing selection of open source application foundation products.”

"Development and deployment of applications on SUSE LINUX holds great promise, and Novell wants to make it as easy as possible for developers to leverage the open source platform,” said Chris Cooper, director of Novell Developer Services. “We wanted to participate in this project because there were no guides offering a consolidated list of tools, IDE's, and libraries available to the application developer who wanted to start developing on the SUSE LINUX platform. Sponsorship of the eBook The Developer Shortcut Guide to SUSE LINUX will help Novell help developers.”

As with all Realtimepublishers eBook releases, the guide will be written in real-time and eBook chapters will be published and posted monthly as soon as they are completed, ensuring the most timely, topic-specific information available.

“We are extremely excited to get this guide into the hands of the Linux developer community and feel certain that it will offer application developers a strong resource for learning how to utilize SUSE LINUX as a development environment,” explained Realtimepublishers founder and series editor, Sean Daily. “In order to keep The Developer Shortcut Guide to SUSE LINUX eBook in line with the open source community ethos of making information free, we are especially happy that Novell has agreed to be the primary sponsor.”

About The Author
John Featherly is a consultant with the HP Enterprise Application Services group. John currently works on application architecture and design projects for a wide variety of customers. Freedom to choose application technology leads to projects that use J2EE open source software or Microsoft or both. John is now working on a proof of concept project to demonstrate OSS capability of Microsoft .NET applications on SUSE LINUX using Mono. Recently a member of the joint HP/Microsoft .NET Results evangelism program and a long-time application developer on many platforms including pre-Linux UNIX, John has a big picture perspective of the history of application technology, which he brings to customers. John has two BA degrees from MIT, one in EECS and one in Physics.

About Realtimepublishers
Realtimepublishers is the worldwide leader in corporate sponsored ePublishing for the technology industry. Providing turn-key publishing and production services for technology companies, Realtimepublishers produces electronic and printed books, video tutorials, whitepapers, reference guides, webinars, articles, and more. With a who's who list of industry expert authors, a veteran editorial staff, and a leading content delivery system through its information portal, Content Central (http://cc.realtimepublishers.com), Realtimepublishers offers the most current expert resources for IT professionals. Current Realtimepublishers’ sponsors include Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, NetIQ, Computer Associates, Veritas, Dell, and more. For more information, please visit http://www.realtimepublishers.com.

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