SUSE offers to support medical device manufacturers

Mar 26, 2020 09:51 GMT  ·  By

The entire world is now struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and tech giants themselves have stepped in to help provide protective equipment and support the research for a vaccine.

As a key part of the tech world, Linux itself is playing an essential role in this fight against the new coronavirus, and today SUSE announced it’s offering free services, including the open-source operating system and container technologies, to medical device manufacturers.

More specifically, SUSE will provide companies that produce medical devices supposed to help us deal with COVID-19 with support and maintenance for SUSE Linux Enterprise and container technologies that can be embedded into new devices.

Free support and container technologies

SUSE’s products, such as the SUSE Embedded Linux, can be installed on medical devices, while container technologies, including SUSE CaaS Platform, and SUSE Cloud Application Platform, help with a series of extra capabilities, including enhanced security and reliability.

“The current global pandemic requires more from us than simply trying to survive as companies and individuals,” said SUSE CEO Melissa Di Donato.

“We are determined to help others as much as we can, doing what we do best. We have cutting-edge open source technology and know-how that can help others in the fight to save lives, and we will share it immediately and without charge. Our customers, partners and communities know of and share our commitment to making a difference – and that extends to our neighbors and fellow human beings around the world.”

Companies building medical devices for the fight against the new coronavirus and interested in partnering with SUSE are recommended to reach out to the company at [email protected] to discuss the collaboration.

At the time of writing this article, there are over 475,000 confirmed cases of infection with the virus. More than 21,000 people have already died after contracting the coronavirus.