Novell Readies Customers and Partners for Linux-Based Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell Readies Customers and Partners for Linux-Based Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell today introduced Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2, announcing support from software partners and delivering a training and technical services promotion to help more customers take advantage of Open Enterprise Server. Backup solution vendors CA, Commvault, Symantec and Syncsort along with anti-virus software vendors McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro are planning support for Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, which is scheduled to ship in 2007. The next Open Enterprise Server will feature virtualization, storage and file management innovations and complete the shift to providing workgroup services completely on SUSE® Linux Enterprise, while helping long-time customers maintain their NetWare® investment.

“Open Enterprise Server is designed to fit with today’s environments that run a mix of platforms including Linux*, Windows* and NetWare,” said Kent Erickson, vice president and general manager of Workgroup Solutions for Novell. “It delivers advanced workgroup and networking services on Linux, letting customers get in on all the benefits of Linux without giving up the proven Novell workgroup services they’ve come to rely on. We’re committed to providing the additional support customers need to be successful, such as quality training, technical services and certified applications and hardware options.”
Next Novell Open Enterprise Server

The current version of Novell Open Enterprise Server has been focused on providing advanced workgroup and networking services in a mixed environment and has been recognized for excellence, most recently earning the top spot in the server operating systems category of the 2006 VARBusiness Annual Report Card. The next version will complete the shift to workgroup services running completely on the Linux platform. Open Enterprise Server 2 will make traditional NetWare workgroup services run on Linux as well or better than they do on NetWare or Windows and simplify the migration of those services to Linux. In addition, it will use the virtualization capabilities in SUSE Linux Enterprise to offer extended hardware support for traditional NetWare applications.

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