Novell has opened an innovative Web service called SUSE Studio that shortens the procedure of building Linux-based software appliances. It offers a suitable interface for creating custom editions of Novell's SUSE Linux distribution with specific configurations. The service is division of Novell's broader SUSE Appliance Program plan.

Enterprise software operation arrives with a group of severe technical challenges. Receiving a multifaceted piece of server software up and running on backend communications frequently needs system administrators to struggle with addiction along with configuration problems. Software appliances are more and more viewed as a forceful explanation to this trouble.