Novell unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 on Tuesday, with features and capabilities that reflect the company's controversial multiyear agreement with Microsoft.

In 2006, Microsoft and Novell agreed to work on improving compatibility between their products, and pledged not to pursue patent claims against each other's customers. The move has been widely decried by open-source software advocates.

But the relationship has borne significant fruit, according to Novell. The vendor said SUSE 11 will work "seamlessly" with Windows regarding areas like systems management, virtualization, document formats and even multimedia.

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