Mandriva Business Server based on the Mageia Linux project

[fraterlinux]

"Yet for a Linux distribution vendor like Mandriva, the release of a new Linux server edition (the first major one after a long time) is always a special moment. All the more so because Mandriva Business Server is actually a breakthrough not just in terms of product design, but also in terms of its components. Mandriva spent a long time assessing the various platforms it could work with. It was decided to base the Mandriva Business Server on the Mageia Linux project. But we didn’t stop there. We took the Mageia as a base and turn it into the Mandriva Business Server. Specifically it means that Mandriva added its own, custom kernel; it also includes much more recent versions of key packages such as openldap, ejabberd, samba and php. On top of that, we stripped the server from its XOrg components as well as any graphical environment commonly found on Linux and created our own environment. Aside this, specific security related settings and packages have been added or customized. With this as a rock-solid base, we were then able to work on offering our customers with innovative and intuitive tools to run their daily operations securely and easily."

font: http://blog.mandriva.com/en/2012/12/10/mbs-peek/