Novell Joins The Green Grid

WALTHAM, Mass. – April 10, 2007 – Novell today announced that it has
joined The Green Grid, a consortium of information technology companies
and professionals committed to improving energy efficiency in the data
centre. As a contributing member, Novell is working with other members
of The Green Grid, such as AMD, Dell, HP, IBM and Microsoft, to develop
technology which aims to reduce data centre energy usage globally.
Through this collaboration, Novell will help customers reduce the power
consumption in their data centre through the operating system
virtualization built into the SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise platform and the
management tools that comprise the Novell(R) ZENworks(R) product suite. As a
result, customers can lower the cost of managing their data centres
while also helping the environment.

"Reducing energy consumption in the data centre is one of the most
significant issues facing companies today,"said Rick Schuckle,
director of The Green Grid. "Novell’s commitment to The Green Grid, in
conjunction with our other key industry organizations, raises awareness
for this escalating challenge and demonstrates the possibility of
developing real-world business solutions that are a win-win for
corporations and the community."

A key area of focus around data centre efficiency for Novell is
virtualization. Virtualization technology, like Xen* on SUSE Linux
Enterprise server, can increase energy efficiency by reducing the number
of physical servers an organization has running, thus reducing the
demand for power. Virtualization offers customers a substantial benefit
as long as they can easily manage their environment. With the Novell
ZENworks Orchestrator and Virtual Machine Management, customers can
simplify the management of their virtual machines, thus improving
flexibility and reducing costs without impacting the operation of their
data centre.

"It is critical that customers find solutions for making their data
centres energy efficient without slowing down the speed of business,"
said Eric Anderson, vice president of engineering at Novell. "Working
with The Green Grid, Novell will further help to shape efficient data
centres by contributing to the development of technology standards and
best practices that decrease power consumption while increasing
productivity."