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Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, NetWare Services and Xen

I've been following the market for system software for quite some time and have watched Novell's efforts, which include the venerable NetWare and SUSE Linux, with some interest since the 1980s. The company's announcement of Open Enterprise Server 2; an amalgam of one part Linux, one part NetWare services, one...

Tags: Novell Inc., Xen, Novell NetWare, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Operating Systems, Linux, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2007-10-19

Taking Hold of Your Future: Upgrading to Novell Open Enterprise Server on Linux

Moving from NetWare to Novell Open Enterprise Server on Linux may seem like a big step - perhaps too big a step to make at this time. But the reality is quite different. Novell helps ensure that upgrade is fast, smooth and trouble free. And making the move is well...

Tags: Novell Inc., Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Linux, Servers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware

White papers 2007-03-01

Novell Open Enterprise Server Vs. Microsoft Windows Server 2003: A Total Cost of Ownership Study for NetWare Customers

For a NetWare customer, Novell Open Enterprise Server is significantly less expensive than Windows Server 2003. A migration from NetWare to Open Enterprise Server not only saves users time and money, but also eliminates the turmoil and disruption of business during the migration. Novell Open Enterprise Server provides all of...

Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, Enterprise Server, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Novell NetWare, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

White papers 2005-09-20

Listen in: Novell exec chats on Open Enterprise Server

In our sixth IT Matters podcast audio interview (download the MP3 or learn how to have them automatically downloaded while you're sleeping), Novell director of product marketing Charlie Ungashick stopped by to discuss Open Enterprise Server. OES is a brand new product that's currently in final beta and that Novell...

Tags: Novell Inc., Novell NetWare

Blog posts 2005-01-25

Novell sets Open Enterprise Server release

Novell sets Open Enterprise Server releaseNovell sets Open Enterprise Server releaseNo thanks. I tried their Suse 9.x offering and was less than impressed. First it was KDE centric, tried reinstalling with GNOME but that was a disaster. Updates barely worked. Novell I had high hopes that...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Servers, Operating systems, personal version, SuSE, Novell NetWare, Novell Inc., Novell Open Enterprise Server, Open Enterprise Server release, enterprise server, SUSE 9.x, GNOME, NetWare 7, server

Discussion threads 2004-10-11

Open Enterprise Server Technical Webcast

Open Enterprise Server represents one of the most important product releases in Novell's history. A key factor in their success rests in their ability to discuss with the customers how Open Enterprise Server works and explain the various components that comprise this critical part of the Novell product and solution...

Tags: Novell Inc., Webcast, Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Servers, Hardware

Webcasts

How to Position and Sell Novell Open Enterprise Server

Novell Open Enterprise Server OES is a secure, highly available suite of services that combine NetWare and SUSE LINUX to deliver proven file, print and application services in an open environment. Unlike other server platforms that either force vendor lock-in or offer insufficient support for enterprise-level customers, OES provides customers...

Tags: Novell Inc., Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Servers, Leadership, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Webcasts

Additional Resources

A Friday Active Directory puzzler

We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...

Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-25

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability?

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

'Branded community' leads to trademark morass

After publishing a guest blog on enterprise communities, I received what appeared to be a cross between a sales pitch and cease-and-desist email from a branding business. How is this approach good branding? by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Community, Branding, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity

Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Open Office sweeps Sourceforge awards

The big winner? Open Office. It swept the awards for top project, top enterprise project, and top project in education. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: SourceForge, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Is there an open source jobs boom?

The bottom line is things are about as bad in programming as in anything else. But if you know open source you have a cost-cutting story to tell, and that might keep you employed a bit longer than your Microsoft-loving buddy. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Job, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame

Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...

Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall

Netflix said Friday it ended the second quarter with more than 8.4 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a year ago, and spent less money acquiring those customers. Those two factors added up to better than expected quarterly results and an improved outlook. The company has been...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Acquisition, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

10 essential gadgets for students

I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...

Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-25

If Xen and KVM are free, why do VMware and Microsoft get all of the press?

Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial cost (read "free"). Depending upon the implementation (Citrix, Red Hat, SUSE, Virtual Iron, Oracle, Sun, Qumranet, etc.)...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Comprehension, Productivity, Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-25

News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop

Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge

So does Google have anything up its sleeve, when it comes to the Android mobile communications platform? It better have. Because expectations keep getting lowered. And Apple keeps raising the ante, at least in getting attention for new mobile applications. According to a Forbes.com...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-24