Novell Unveils Long-Term Plans for Linux in the Workgroup
Novell committed to providing Linux as a clear alternative for
current NetWare customers and users of proprietary workgroup
products
SALT LAKE CITY (BrainShare 2006)20 Mar 2006Novell today announced
long-term plans for Novell Open
Enterprise Server, including a
roadmap for two future product releases. Novell also announced it
will continue to support Novell NetWare 6.5 as long as customers
choose to run it. As a result, Novell customers can continue to
leverage their NetWare investments while gaining new options with
Linux* to run their advanced services and applications, with little
or no disruption to their current IT environments.
The next release of Open Enterprise Server, codenamed Cypress, is
scheduled to be released in mid-2007 and is planned to contain
features including server virtualization, improved integration of
services between Microsoft* Active Directory and Novell
eDirectoryTM using Kerberos, support for AMD and Intel x86-64-bit
processors, and many others. Ponderosa is planned to follow,
focusing on advanced solutions for Novell's next generation of
collaborative services, along with workgroup platform innovations
for improving the productivity of knowledge workers. Since its
introduction last year, Novell has shipped more than 8 million Open
Enterprise Server licenses to nearly 10,000 new and existing
customers.
Laptop Battery Our NetWare customers are embracing Open Enterprise Server, and
new customers are adopting it, as well, said Jeff Jaffe, Novell
executive vice president and chief technology officer. We have been
extremely pleased with how both existing and new customers have
received Open Enterprise Server to help them introduce the benefits
of Linux into their environments. Future versions of Open
Enterprise Server will focus on letting customers take full
advantage of hardware enhancements, experience improved system
interoperability and flexibly address the individual needs of their
organization.
About Novell Novell, Inc. ( NOVL) is a leading provider of infrastructure software and services to over 50, 000 customers in 43 countries. With more than 20 years of experience in data center, workgroup and desktop solutions, Novell's 6, 000 employees, 5, driven computing and Linux solutions. class software and support for commercial and open source software, Novell delivers increased operating flexibility and choice at a lower total cost of ownership. //www.novell.com.
Thinkpad Cypress is also slated to include the many benefits of SUSE
Linux Enterprise that were announced separately today, in addition
to innovations in enterprise printing with print accounting and
remote printer management.
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Microsoft Jason Cowie, chief information officer for Macmahon Holdings, a
contracting and services firm headquartered in Perth, Australia,
said, Our plan is to rebuild our Novell infrastructure with Open
Enterprise Server, migrating from NetWare 6.5. We see that as a
perfect choice both NetWare and Linux kernels supported by Novell,
both secure, both stable. And when we make our move across to
Linux, we have the vision already laid out and the flexibility to
do it.
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Laptop Computers NetWare Support Continues
Novell understands that for some customers, it will take time to
migrate to Linux. With the advancements in virtualization
technology, Novell can and will support NetWare 6.5 for as long as
required, whether that is 10 years or longer.
And then, of course, we have the Standalone Server product, which is called Acronis True Image Server for Windows or Linux and that will manage a single standalone server. What type of computers can we back up, because in a medium to a large sized, even some small sized businesses, who knows what kind of computers they have They may have laptops, they may have desktops, they may just have anything and everything
Laptop Computer Novell recognizes the need to continue supporting its loyal
NetWare customers, and the announcement of what amounts to
perpetual support for NetWare through the use of virtual machine
technology should be welcome news to NetWare users, said Al Gillen,
research director of system software at IDC. This will reduce
pressure to migrate off Novell and gives users the opportunity to
experience Linux through Open Enterprise Server on their own terms
and timing.
"Computer industry analysts estimate that some 60 percent of all corporate data exists only on desktop and laptop computers, " said Walter Scott, CEO of Acronis. "Incorporating Acronis True Image with New Mexico Software backup server is the ideal solution to capture that corporate data and ensure that it is not lost. While traditional server backups are effective for protecting server data, every company should have a combination of server and workstation backup plans."
Desktop Computer Novell Open Enterprise Server is the foundation of the new
Novell Open Workgroup Suite, also announced today. For more
information about Novell Open Enterprise Server, visit
http://www.novell.com/oes.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers Software for the Open
Enterprise. With more than 50,000 customers in 43 countries, Novell
helps customers manage, simplify, secure and integrate their
technology environments by leveraging best-of-breed, open
standards-based software. With over 20 years of experience, more
than 5,000 employees, 5,000 partners and support centers around the
world, Novell helps customers gain control over their IT operating
environment while reducing cost. More information about Novell can
be found at http://www.novell.com.
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Open Enterprise are trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States
and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
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