Novell Fuels Linux Growth in the Data Center

BARCELONA, Spain (BrainShare® 2005) – Sept. 12, 2005 – Novell today announced the rapid growth of business-critical applications running on Linux* in the data centre, as data centre software vendors Agresso, Carmen Systems, Jeeves Information Systems and Sage join Oracle, SAP and Siebel in supporting Novell’s SUSETM Linux Enterprise Server. In addition, Novell is launching the beta version of the most rigorous training and examination program for Linux certifications to meet data centre requirements. As a result, customers can run the critical applications they need on a cost-effective and proven Linux infrastructure in their data centres, with the full backing and global ecosystem of Novell.

“CIOs are under increasing pressure to align their IT infrastructure with changing business requirements while positioning themselves for growth,” said Hans Sparkes, head of Enterprise Linux, Unisys EMEA. “Our expertise, unique tools and enterprise-class services optimize organizations’ IT infrastructure and maximize performance through consolidation, migration and simplification. Our partnership with Novell provides customers with greater choice and flexibility at a significantly lower cost than with proprietary solutions.”

Check out the full press release at Novell.