Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 Reduces Costs While Enhancing User Productivity
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Posted on December 13, 2011 at 8:21:01 AM
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 Reduces Costs While Enhancing User Productivity
Latest version of enterprise-class solution delivers trusted networking, file and print services on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
PROVO, Utah, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today announced the availability of Novell® Open Enterprise Server 11. The latest release is built on SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, providing customers with more flexibility and choice. Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 simplifies and streamlines management of file and print networks so customers can leverage existing investments to help lower costs and enhance end-user productivity.
Novell Open Enterprise Server is a SUSE Linux Enterprise-based workgroup operating system with enterprise-class file and print services that are easy to deploy and manage. It serves the needs of knowledge workers by delivering industry-leading interoperability, reliability and scalability. The latest release extends the flexibility of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1, allowing customers to choose from a broad array of support options, driver tools and modules. Customers also gain more deployment options via SUSE Studio to build and deploy software appliance-based services to their Novell Open Enterprise Server environment using SUSE Studio templates from Novell.
According to a recent Technology Spotlight from IDC, "Having Open Enterprise Server deploying aboard a standard Linux kernel - one consistent with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server products - leads to better standardization for customers, which is one dimension to achieving lower operational costs for operating system deployments."(i)
The release of Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 demonstrates a reinvestment in Novell's core solutions and a commitment to product development and customer needs.
"Our Open Enterprise Server customers' number-one request is the ability to leverage the flexibility and choice in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1. Now, customers can get the most out of their existing IT infrastructure investments while continuing to lower costs and reduce administration time," said Eric Varness, vice president of product management and marketing at Novell. "This is the first in a series of product announcements that reaffirm Novell's commitment to delivering reliable, cost-effective solutions while enhancing productivity in the workplace."
Additional customer benefits of Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 include:
-- Cross-Platform Client Support - Native Mac* AFP protocol support makes
it the most comprehensive and advanced cross-platform server for mixed
Windows*, Linux* and Mac clients, enhancing interoperability and choice.
-- Centralized Server Deployment - Innovative server upgrade capability
allows IT administrators to manage server upgrades from a single
location, saving considerable time and resources.
-- Dynamic Storage Technology - Data tiering capability allows IT
administrators to apply automated controls for data movement and storage
so that compliance requirements can be met more easily and cost
effectively.
-- Microsoft* Active Directory Authentication - Supports business
applications by allowing Microsoft Active Directory-based applications
to authenticate directly from Novell eDirectory, keeping server sprawl
and administration complexity down.
Availability
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 is currently available. For more information on pricing and availability for Novell Open Enterprise Server 11, visit http://www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/
About Novell
Novell, Inc., believes that customers should have choice and control of their IT systems. A global software leader to enterprises worldwide, Novell delivers solutions that make work environments more productive, secure and manageable. Novell supports thousands of organizations around the world with collaboration, endpoint management, and file and networking technologies, all of which drive end-user productivity directly or on the backend. With solutions including Novell GroupWise, Novell ZENworks and Novell Open Enterprise Server, businesses can reach new levels of productivity while minimizing cost, complexity and risk. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Copyright (C) Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Novell, the Novell logo, the N logo, and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. * All third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(i) IDC Technology Spotlight, sponsored by Novell, "The Convergence of Open Enterprise Server: NetWare Services Become Linux Services," May 2011 http://idcdocserv.com/1199
SOURCE Novell
Novell
CONTACT: CONTACT: Amie Johnson of Novell, +1-801-861-2893, amie@novell.com; or Noah Brown of PAN Communications, +1-617-502-4365, novell@pancomm.com, for Novell
Web Site: http://www.novell.com
Latest version of enterprise-class solution delivers trusted networking, file and print services on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
PROVO, Utah, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today announced the availability of Novell® Open Enterprise Server 11. The latest release is built on SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, providing customers with more flexibility and choice. Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 simplifies and streamlines management of file and print networks so customers can leverage existing investments to help lower costs and enhance end-user productivity.
Novell Open Enterprise Server is a SUSE Linux Enterprise-based workgroup operating system with enterprise-class file and print services that are easy to deploy and manage. It serves the needs of knowledge workers by delivering industry-leading interoperability, reliability and scalability. The latest release extends the flexibility of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1, allowing customers to choose from a broad array of support options, driver tools and modules. Customers also gain more deployment options via SUSE Studio to build and deploy software appliance-based services to their Novell Open Enterprise Server environment using SUSE Studio templates from Novell.
According to a recent Technology Spotlight from IDC, "Having Open Enterprise Server deploying aboard a standard Linux kernel - one consistent with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server products - leads to better standardization for customers, which is one dimension to achieving lower operational costs for operating system deployments."(i)
The release of Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 demonstrates a reinvestment in Novell's core solutions and a commitment to product development and customer needs.
"Our Open Enterprise Server customers' number-one request is the ability to leverage the flexibility and choice in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1. Now, customers can get the most out of their existing IT infrastructure investments while continuing to lower costs and reduce administration time," said Eric Varness, vice president of product management and marketing at Novell. "This is the first in a series of product announcements that reaffirm Novell's commitment to delivering reliable, cost-effective solutions while enhancing productivity in the workplace."
Additional customer benefits of Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 include:
-- Cross-Platform Client Support - Native Mac* AFP protocol support makes
it the most comprehensive and advanced cross-platform server for mixed
Windows*, Linux* and Mac clients, enhancing interoperability and choice.
-- Centralized Server Deployment - Innovative server upgrade capability
allows IT administrators to manage server upgrades from a single
location, saving considerable time and resources.
-- Dynamic Storage Technology - Data tiering capability allows IT
administrators to apply automated controls for data movement and storage
so that compliance requirements can be met more easily and cost
effectively.
-- Microsoft* Active Directory Authentication - Supports business
applications by allowing Microsoft Active Directory-based applications
to authenticate directly from Novell eDirectory, keeping server sprawl
and administration complexity down.
Availability
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 is currently available. For more information on pricing and availability for Novell Open Enterprise Server 11, visit http://www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/
About Novell
Novell, Inc., believes that customers should have choice and control of their IT systems. A global software leader to enterprises worldwide, Novell delivers solutions that make work environments more productive, secure and manageable. Novell supports thousands of organizations around the world with collaboration, endpoint management, and file and networking technologies, all of which drive end-user productivity directly or on the backend. With solutions including Novell GroupWise, Novell ZENworks and Novell Open Enterprise Server, businesses can reach new levels of productivity while minimizing cost, complexity and risk. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Copyright (C) Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Novell, the Novell logo, the N logo, and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. * All third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(i) IDC Technology Spotlight, sponsored by Novell, "The Convergence of Open Enterprise Server: NetWare Services Become Linux Services," May 2011 http://idcdocserv.com/1199
SOURCE Novell
Novell
CONTACT: CONTACT: Amie Johnson of Novell, +1-801-861-2893, amie@novell.com; or Noah Brown of PAN Communications, +1-617-502-4365, novell@pancomm.com, for Novell
Web Site: http://www.novell.com